Potential Employees’ Impression Management Tactics and Human Resource Management Professionals’ Perspectives

Yağmur Bakanoğlu; Emel Esen; Selin Karaca Varinlioğlu

Makale detayları

Potential Employees’ Impression Management Tactics and Human Resource Management Professionals’ Perspectives

Yazarlar:

Yağmur Bakanoğlu | Emel Esen | Selin Karaca Varinlioğlu

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi

Dergi:

Istanbul Management Journal Issue 95, pp.53-64

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001311138

pISSN:

2619-9254

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 This research aims to determine the impression management tactics used by potential employees that are important to employers in the job market, particularly in their curriculum vitaes CVs and interviews during the application process, and to identify which tactics are the most important to human resources HR specialists. The study has employed within its scope semi-structured interviews that allow a thorough examination of the participants feelings, attitudes, and thoughts with 45 potential employees and eight HR professionals. The study findings reveal that potential employees mostly prefer the tactics of building a favorable image, self-promotion, and supplication, whereas they use exemplification tactics less. Similar to these results, HR professionals also highlighted the tactics of building a favorable image, self-promotion, and supplication in recruitment interviews. The study results are expected to be beneficial for creating a more positive image of potential candidates in the labor market, both during the recruitment interviews and the job application stage. JEL Classification : M1 , M10 , M12.

 This research aims to determine the impression management tactics used by potential employees that are important to employers in the job market, particularly in their curriculum vitaes CVs and interviews during the application process, and to identify which tactics are the most important to human resources HR specialists. The study has employed within its scope semi-structured interviews that allow a thorough examination of the participants feelings, attitudes, and thoughts with 45 potential employees and eight HR professionals. The study findings reveal that potential employees mostly prefer the tactics of building a favorable image, self-promotion, and supplication, whereas they use exemplification tactics less. Similar to these results, HR professionals also highlighted the tactics of building a favorable image, self-promotion, and supplication in recruitment interviews. The study results are expected to be beneficial for creating a more positive image of potential candidates in the labor market, both during the recruitment interviews and the job application stage. JEL Classification : M1 , M10 , M12.

 This research aims to determine the impression management tactics used by potential employees that are important to employers in the job market, particularly in their curriculum vitaes CVs and interviews during the application process, and to identify which tactics are the most important to human resources HR specialists. The study has employed within its scope semi-structured interviews that allow a thorough examination of the participants feelings, attitudes, and thoughts with 45 potential employees and eight HR professionals. The study findings reveal that potential employees mostly prefer the tactics of building a favorable image, self-promotion, and supplication, whereas they use exemplification tactics less. Similar to these results, HR professionals also highlighted the tactics of building a favorable image, self-promotion, and supplication in recruitment interviews. The study results are expected to be beneficial for creating a more positive image of potential candidates in the labor market, both during the recruitment interviews and the job application stage. JEL Classification : M1 , M10 , M12.

 This research aims to determine the impression management tactics used by potential employees that are important to employers in the job market, particularly in their curriculum vitaes CVs and interviews during the application process, and to identify which tactics are the most important to human resources HR specialists. The study has employed within its scope semi-structured interviews that allow a thorough examination of the participants feelings, attitudes, and thoughts with 45 potential employees and eight HR professionals. The study findings reveal that potential employees mostly prefer the tactics of building a favorable image, self-promotion, and supplication, whereas they use exemplification tactics less. Similar to these results, HR professionals also highlighted the tactics of building a favorable image, self-promotion, and supplication in recruitment interviews. The study results are expected to be beneficial for creating a more positive image of potential candidates in the labor market, both during the recruitment interviews and the job application stage. JEL Classification : M1 , M10 , M12.

Makale detayları

Potential Employees’ Impression Management Tactics and Human Resource Management Professionals’ Perspectives

Yazarlar:

Yağmur Bakanoğlu | Emel Esen | Selin Karaca Varinlioğlu

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi

Dergi:

Istanbul Management Journal Issue 95, pp.53-64

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001311138

pISSN:

2619-9254

impression management

self-presentation

human resources

potential employees

job application

Sayı

Makale detayları

Potential Employees’ Impression Management Tactics and Human Resource Management Professionals’ Perspectives

Yazarlar: Yağmur Bakanoğlu | Emel Esen | Selin Karaca Varinlioğlu

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi

Dergi: Istanbul Management Journal Issue 95, pp.53-64

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001311138

pISSN: 2619-9254

impression management

self-presentation

human resources

potential employees

job application

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Yağmur Bakanoğlu | Emel Esen | Selin Karaca Varinlioğlu

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi

Dergi:

Istanbul Management Journal Issue 95, pp.53-64

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001311138

pISSN:

2619-9254