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Article by Diego Ingrassia – “Assessing credibility in selection interviews” – NOVEMBER 2017_ LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT<\/a><\/p>\n

The economic crisis is finally leaving the Eurozone<\/em>, and a breath of hope is enveloping our country. Timid signs of recovery have emerged, and the possibility of investing in technological innovation and new resources to be employed is no longer a utopia.<\/p>\n

Those who work within the selection processes must know how to choose wisely who to hire: all too often it happens that new recruits perform well in the first few months only to have a downturn in terms of motivation and commitment to the company.<\/p>\n

We know that in the field of Human Resources, the first step is usually a careful evaluation of the information available on possible candidates. Currently, this analysis, once limited to CVs, is largely enriched by the information available on the web within the various social networks. This fact calls for serious reflection on a survey that is much more exposed than in the past to the risk of a misleading assessment due to the presence of data that could deviate considerably from reality. The factor linked to social desirability, always lurking in any form of self-presentation, in fact finds a very large and completely new space within these communication tools.<\/p>\n

Ideally, a selection interview should be able to generate the best meeting point between the needs and interests of both parties. In reality this does not happen, or still happens too rarely, because even at selection tables people lie. Research carried out by EIA (Emotional Intelligence Academy)<\/a> in the UK, highlights these findings. A quarter of job interviewees lie when writing their CV. The most common distortions and omissions are those concerning:<\/p>\n