THE INTERVIEW AS AN RJP MEDIUM - SHOOTING ONESELF IN THE FOOT

Wanous and Colella (1989) stated that the interview is the most common ly used medium for delivering realistic job preview (RJP) information to applicants. RJPs incorporated into the interview typically involve a question-and-answer period in which the applicant is encouraged to a sk questions. This study examined whether interviewer ratings are infl uenced by the kind of questions (realistic favorable vs. realistic, mo derately unfavorable vs. unrealistic, highly unfavorable) asked In the RJP segment of the interview. The temporal placement of the question- and-answer segment (beginning of the interview vs. at the end) was con sidered as well. ANOVA results indicated no significant differences in job-related ratings, and MANOVA results indicated no significant diff erences in personal-trait ratings. Implications and directions for fut ure research are also addressed.