Barriers to Communication During Interviews for Accounting Jobs

Abstract

Abstract This study explored accounting student interviewees' perceptions of the seriousness of possible barriers to effective communication during on-campus interviews. The accounting student interviewees perceived items indicating closed-mindedness or tending to result in onesided communication as the most serious, whereas physical or environmental barriers were perceived to be less serious. Compared with business interviewees' perceptions reported by Golen and Lynch (1987), the accounting interviewees generally viewed all barriers to communication to be less serious problems. The accounting and business interviewees did have similar views on the manner in which the barriers relate to one another. On the other hand, recruiters were less concerned with prejudice or bias and lack of feedback and more concerned with lack of credibility and lack of interest than were the interviewees.