Applicants' perceptions of selection procedures and decisions: A critical review and agenda for the future

This review critically examines the literature from 1985 to 1999 on applica nt perceptions of selective procedures. We organize our review around sever al key questions: What percetions have been studied? What are determinants of perceptions? What are the consequences or outcomes associated with perce ptions applicants hold? What theoretical frameworks are most useful in exam ining these perceptions? For each of these questions, we will provide sugge stions for key resesrch directions. We conclude with a discussion of the pr actical implications of this line of reserch for those who design and admin ister selection processes. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserv ed.