Using a computer simulation to improve psychological readiness for job interviewing in unemployed individuals of pre-retirement age
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Aysina, Rimma M.
Efremova, Galina I.
Maksimenko, Zhanna A.
Nikiforov, Mikhail V.
Abstract / Description
Unemployed individuals of pre-retirement age face significant challenges in finding a new job. This may be partly due to their lack of psychological readiness to go through a job interview. We view psychological readiness as one of the psychological attitude components. It is an active conscious readiness to interact with a certain aspect of reality, based on previously acquired experience. It includes a persons’ special competence to manage their activities and cope with anxiety. We created Job Interview Simulation Training (JIST) – a computer-based simulator, which allowed unemployed job seekers to practice interviewing repeatedly in a stress-free environment. We hypothesized that completion of JIST would be related to increase in pre-retirement job seekers’ psychological readiness for job interviewing in real life. Participants were randomized into control (n = 18) and experimental (n = 21) conditions. Both groups completed pre- and post-intervention job interview role-plays and self-reporting forms of psychological readiness for job interviewing. JIST consisted of 5 sessions of a simulated job interview, and the experimental group found it easy to use and navigate as well as helpful to prepare for interviewing. After finishing JIST-sessions the experimental group had significant decrease in heart rate during the post-intervention role-play and demonstrated significant increase in their self-rated psychological readiness, whereas the control group did not have changes in these variables. Future research may help clarify whether JIST is related to an increase in re-employment of pre-retirement job seekers.
Keyword(s)
unemployed job seekers pre-retirement age psychological readiness for job interviewing computer-based simulation simulated job interviewPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2017-05-31
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
13
Issue
2
Page numbers
251–268
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
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Review status
peerReviewed
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Citation
Aysina, R. M., Efremova, G. I., Maksimenko, Z. A., & Nikiforov, M. V. (2017). Using a computer simulation to improve psychological readiness for job interviewing in unemployed individuals of pre-retirement age. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 13(2), 251–268. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v13i2.1250
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Aysina, Rimma M.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Efremova, Galina I.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Maksimenko, Zhanna A.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Nikiforov, Mikhail V.
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Date of first publication2017-05-31
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Abstract / DescriptionUnemployed individuals of pre-retirement age face significant challenges in finding a new job. This may be partly due to their lack of psychological readiness to go through a job interview. We view psychological readiness as one of the psychological attitude components. It is an active conscious readiness to interact with a certain aspect of reality, based on previously acquired experience. It includes a persons’ special competence to manage their activities and cope with anxiety. We created Job Interview Simulation Training (JIST) – a computer-based simulator, which allowed unemployed job seekers to practice interviewing repeatedly in a stress-free environment. We hypothesized that completion of JIST would be related to increase in pre-retirement job seekers’ psychological readiness for job interviewing in real life. Participants were randomized into control (n = 18) and experimental (n = 21) conditions. Both groups completed pre- and post-intervention job interview role-plays and self-reporting forms of psychological readiness for job interviewing. JIST consisted of 5 sessions of a simulated job interview, and the experimental group found it easy to use and navigate as well as helpful to prepare for interviewing. After finishing JIST-sessions the experimental group had significant decrease in heart rate during the post-intervention role-play and demonstrated significant increase in their self-rated psychological readiness, whereas the control group did not have changes in these variables. Future research may help clarify whether JIST is related to an increase in re-employment of pre-retirement job seekers.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationAysina, R. M., Efremova, G. I., Maksimenko, Z. A., & Nikiforov, M. V. (2017). Using a computer simulation to improve psychological readiness for job interviewing in unemployed individuals of pre-retirement age. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 13(2), 251–268. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v13i2.1250
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1050
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1242
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v13i2.1250
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Keyword(s)unemployed job seekersen_US
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Keyword(s)pre-retirement ageen_US
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Keyword(s)psychological readiness for job interviewingen_US
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Keyword(s)computer-based simulationen_US
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Keyword(s)simulated job interviewen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleUsing a computer simulation to improve psychological readiness for job interviewing in unemployed individuals of pre-retirement ageen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue2
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers251–268
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Volume13
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Visible tag(s)Version of Record