Is this project an undergraduate, graduate, or faculty project?
Undergraduate
Project Type
group
Campus
Daytona Beach
Authors' Class Standing
Serena Meyer, Junior Colton Tyger, Senior Grant Garrison, Senior Addison Rohrbacher, Senior
Lead Presenter's Name
Serena Meyer
Lead Presenter's College
DB College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor Name
Elizabeth Blickensderfer
Abstract
An interview simulation was created to assess the differences of stress experienced by interviewees between in-person and online interviews. As online interviews rise, it’s important to discover how they differ from in-person. What are the differences between these two and how can they affect the interviewee? Three in-person and three virtual job interviews were conducted. Each interview included five trigger events that the participants had to react to. These consisted of invasive questions, an interruption, an acting task, and whether they got the job. There were four forms of measurement: a post interview survey, body language observation, a pulse tracker, and a filler word counter. There were no significant differences between in person and virtual stress levels. However, there were significant differences in reaction score between those who received the job and those who did not as well as a significantly higher heartrate of the participants 1 minute into the acting trigger event vs. before it. These results speak to the fidelity of the interview and how the reactions of participants can be real despite the interview being a simulation. Future research could validate or explore the topic with a higher number of participants.
Did this research project receive funding support (Spark, SURF, Research Abroad, Student Internal Grants, Collaborative, Climbing, or Ignite Grants) from the Office of Undergraduate Research?
No
Stress Effects During In-Person and Online Simulated Interviews
An interview simulation was created to assess the differences of stress experienced by interviewees between in-person and online interviews. As online interviews rise, it’s important to discover how they differ from in-person. What are the differences between these two and how can they affect the interviewee? Three in-person and three virtual job interviews were conducted. Each interview included five trigger events that the participants had to react to. These consisted of invasive questions, an interruption, an acting task, and whether they got the job. There were four forms of measurement: a post interview survey, body language observation, a pulse tracker, and a filler word counter. There were no significant differences between in person and virtual stress levels. However, there were significant differences in reaction score between those who received the job and those who did not as well as a significantly higher heartrate of the participants 1 minute into the acting trigger event vs. before it. These results speak to the fidelity of the interview and how the reactions of participants can be real despite the interview being a simulation. Future research could validate or explore the topic with a higher number of participants.