Functional forms of competence: Interviewing

dc.citation.btitleCommunication Competence
dc.citation.epage448
dc.citation.isbn978-3-11-031745-9
dc.citation.spage431
dc.contributor.authorHuffcutt, Allen I.
dc.contributor.authorCulbertson, Satoris S.
dc.contributor.authorRiforgiate, Sarah E.
dc.contributor.authoreidsatoris
dc.contributor.authoreidsriforgi
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-14T19:55:38Z
dc.date.available2016-03-14T19:55:38Z
dc.date.published2015
dc.descriptionCitation: Huffcutt, A. I., Culbertson, S. S., & Riforgiate, S. E. (2015). Functional forms of competence: Interviewing. In A. F. Hannawa & B. H. Spitzberg (Eds.), Communication Competence (Vol. 24) (pp. 431-448). Boston: De Gruyer Mouton.
dc.descriptionEmployment interviews are ubiquitous in the workplace, providing a necessary step in the hiring process and influencing organizational composition and applicant employment. Research pertaining to professional interviewing is frequently conducted outside of the communication discipline, yet the nature of the interview interaction is highly communicative. The purpose of this chapter is to develop a solid foundation for understanding communication in employment interviews by utilizing the concept of communication competence as a theoretical basis. Specifically, we address aspects of communication effectiveness and appropriateness in employment interviews, including how they vary according to the degree of their standardization. For instance, both parties (interviewer and interviewee) have the goal of reducing uncertainty, although the nature of those goals differ (e.g., organizational perspectives regarding potential interviewee performance verses interviewee perceptions of job fit and the likelihood of being offered the job). Directions for future research are presented, including a pressing need for research examining how the two parties adjust communication during the interaction based on perceptions of the other’s communication behaviors.
dc.description.embargoembargo 10/01/2016
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2097/32161
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dc.subjectEmployment interviews
dc.subjectImpression management
dc.subjectUncertainty reduction
dc.subjectInstrumental goals
dc.subjectRelational goals
dc.subjectSelf-preservation goals
dc.titleFunctional forms of competence: Interviewing
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