Based on the premise that past behavior is the best predictor of future performance, behavior-based interviewing uses specific questions based on teacher candidates' skills, background, and experience to determine if they can do the job.

Evaluations of applicants using an assessment process were examined for five factors of effective performance. Reliabilities were comparable for applicants grouped by race and sex, and interviewers were calibrated with one another in terms of level of evaluations. (Author)

College recruiters (N=66) evaluated the qualifications and employability of either a male or a female applicant for a supervisory position. Contrary to the hypotheses, the moderately aggressive female was rated as favorably as the moderately aggressive male and the passive male was rated as negatively as the passive female. (Author)

Examined the effect of level of nonverbal behavior and mode of presentation (audio, audiovisual, visual, and printed transcript) on ratings given to a confederate "job interviewee." The results showed significant main effects and an interaction between level and mode. A poor visual presentation results in the lowest interviewer ratings. (Author)

Examined aspects of job interview behavior that influence employer preference for a female managerial applicant in the human service field. Job interview vignettes, depicting female managerial applicants displaying various leadership and personality styles, were presented to employers (N=60). Results indicated most preferred combined warmth with…

Proposes five rules to help job interviewers elicit data useful in predicting job performance. Rules include: developing critical job requirements; indirect exploration of job requirements; collecting data revealing motivated work behavior (such as candidate's self-reported enjoyable achievement experiences); and summing up data. (RC)

The surest way to improve schooling for 12 million children in poverty is to get them better teachers. The problem is selection, not training. "Star" urban teachers persistently engage their students, protect and enhance student learning opportunities, easily apply generalizations, succeed despite students' life conditions, genuinely respect…

Analyzes audio- and videotapes of actual employment interviews conducted at a university placement center to determine (1) relationships among interviewers' verbal behaviors such as silence, interruptions, probing questions, etc.; (2) applicants' perceptions of their interviewers as empathic listeners; and (3) interview outcomes in terms of second…