A Model of Faking Likelihood in the Employment Interview

@article{Levashina2006AMO,
  title={A Model of Faking Likelihood in the Employment Interview},
  author={Julia Levashina and Michael A. Campion},
  journal={Wiley-Blackwell: International Journal of Selection \& Assessment},
  year={2006}
}
  • J. Levashina, M. A. Campion
  • Published 15 November 2006
  • Psychology
  • Wiley-Blackwell: International Journal of Selection & Assessment
There has been surprisingly little research on faking in the employment interview, despite the fact that professional judgment would suggest that faking might occur in the interview. Based on a review of the literature on faking in personality tests and the literature on deception, we propose a model of faking during an employment interview and develop 19 testable propositions to guide future research. We argue that faking is a function of capacity, willingness, and opportunity to fake… 
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