The Proposal of a Tool for Candidates Selection for Employment. The Case of Survey Interviewers

Alina Morosanu, Elisabeta Jaba and Daniela Serban

Prague Economic Papers, 2017, vol. 2017, issue 5, 561-577

Abstract: This study purpose is a questionnaire development used to quantify survey interviewer cha- racteristics. Five dimensions of personality were used: conscientiousness, extraversion, agree-ableness, emotional stability and openness. Those dimensions where measured using a Likert scale with 6 points. In total, 107 survey interviewers from a branch of private companies specialized in public opinion research answered the questionnaire's questions. Reliability of the questionnaire was assessed by internal consistency. A preliminary list of 25 items was prepared as a starting point. After evaluation of validity, five items were rejected. The new measurement instrument with 20 items was finally developed. The content validity index for the final questionnaire was found acceptable. Results showed that final questionnaire was internally consistent.

Keywords: survey interviewer; characteristics of; personality; questionnaire; reliability; validity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C83 J21 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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