Does Emphasizing Different Types of Person-Environment Fit in Online Job Ads Influence Application Behavior and Applicant Quality? Evidence from a Field Experiment

摘要

Grounded in person-environment fit theory, this field experiment was designed to test the effects of job advertisements emphasizing information about demands-abilities (D-A) or needs-supplies (N-S) fit on the size and quality of the applicant pool. The wording used in 56 actual job ads was manipulated to emphasize D-A or N-S fit, and data were collected about application behavior and applicant quality based on ratings of the resumes submitted by 991 applicants. Other study hypotheses were tested using survey data collected from a subsample (n = 91).