Applicants' perceptions of selection procedures and decisions: A critical review and agenda for the future

This review critically examines the literature from 1985 to 1999 on applicant perceptions of selective procedures. We organize our review around several key questions: What percetions have been studied? What are determinants of perceptions? What are the consequences or outcomes associated with perceptions applicants hold? What theoretical frameworks are most useful in examining these perceptions? For each of these questions, we will provide suggestions for key resesrch directions. We conclude with a discussion of the practical implications of this line of reserch for those who design and administer selection processes. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.