Interviewees' Overuse of the Word “Like” and Hesitations

Effects in Simulated Hiring Decisions

Bibliographic Data

ID13669874
AuthorsBrenda L Russell (0000-0002-2620-4920, Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author), Brenda Russell (0000-0001-9880-2244, Penn State-Berks), Jenna Perkins (Castleton University), Heather Grinnell (Castleton University)
Year2008
Volume102
Issue1
Pages111-118
Publication date2008-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.102.1.111-118
PMID18481672
OpenAlexW1969813118
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited10

This study examined the use of hesitations and discourse markers such as “uh” and “like,” sex of an interviewee, and professional or student participants on hiring decisions of job interviewees. Participants consisted of 105 students between the ages of 18 to 43 years and 71 professionals between the ages of 22 to 76 years (120 women, 56 men). Adult professionals and students were least likely to want to hire, perceived the applicant as less professional, and were less likely to recommend the interviewee for hiring if the interviewee overused the word “like” compared to “uh” or control. Professionals were less likely than students overall to want to hire interviewees across conditions. Sex of the interviewee was not found to be significant

Cognitive psychology · Linguistics · Word (group theory · Applied Psychology · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Philosophy · Psychology · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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