2015/09/24 by Denise Frauendorfer, Marianne Schmid Mast, Corinne Sutter · 1 citation
Psychology · #Cognitive Abilities and Testing #Personality Traits and Psychology #Psychological Testing and Assessment
paper · doi:10.1024/1421-0185/a000163
openalex publication_date 2015/09/24 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
Abstract. We investigated whether including an applicant’s photograph on a resume boosts or hampers the accurate assessment of that person’s (Big Five) personality traits and intelligence. A group of 114 participants rated 8 applicants (4 men and 4 women) with respect to their personality traits and intelligence. We used a 3 × 2 (Condition [resume with photograph, resume without photograph, photograph only] × Sex [male, female]) between-subjects design. In all conditions, all personality traits (except Agreeableness) were assessed at better than guessing level. Including a photograph on the resume did not significantly alter the accuracy of personality assessment.