Reacting to Applicant Perspectives Research: What's next?

In this article, we discuss the six studies appearing in the ‘Applicant Perspectives in Selection’ special issue of International Journal of Selection and Assessment and identify three overarching themes. The first involves, how applicants work to control the impressions employers have of them, highlighting how applicants are active impression managers in selection contexts. The second involves, the broad theme of the kinds of information applicants get, how they get it, and how they react to it. The third involves, how context might shape applicant reactions. We highlight areas of future research consistent with these themes and close with some recommendations for practice.