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Innovative Praxis

Entwicklung und Erprobung eines Interviews zur internationalen Personalauswahl

Published Online:September 01, 2006https://doi.org/10.1026/0932-4089.50.1.17

Abstract

Zusammenfassung. Durch die zunehmende Globalisierung der Märkte steigt der Bedarf an adäquaten Auswahlinstrumenten für die internationale Personalauswahl. Ein Scheitern der Auslandsentsendung ist oftmals mit hohen materiellen und immateriellen Kosten verbunden. In der vorliegenden Studie wurde ein strukturiertes Auswahlinterview für den Auslandseinsatz entwickelt und erprobt. Das Interview wurde an einer Stichprobe deutscher Trainees (N = 66) validiert, die für die Dauer von 3 bis 7 Monaten ein Praktikum in den USA absolvierten. Es zeigen sich positive Zusammenhänge der Beurteilung im Interview sowohl mit Selbst- als auch mit Vorgesetzteneinschätzungen der Leistung im Praktikum. Darüber hinaus weist das Interview auch inkrementelle Validität auf, die sich darin zeigt, dass Varianz in beiden Leistungskriterien erklärt wird, die die Prädiktoren Alter, Geschlecht, Ausbildungserfolg und die bisherige Auslandserfahrung nicht erfassen.


Development and testing of an employment interview for international personnel selection purposes

Abstract. Increased globalization of markets leads to a higher need for appropriate international personnel selection instruments. Failed expatriate assignments often produce high economic and psychological costs. In this study a structured interview for job assignments abroad was developed and tested. The interview was validated with a sample of German trainees (N = 66) who completed a 3 to 7 months internship in the US. The study reveals a positive relationship between the evaluation in the structured interview and both self- and supervisor evaluation of the intern's performance. Additionally, the interview possesses incremental validity in accounting for variance in both performance criteria not explained by the predictors age, gender, school and university grades, as well as previous experience abroad.

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