The Role Of Character In The Hiring Process: A Pilot Study Survey Of College Seniors Potential Employers

We surveyed 31 prospective employers (65% response rate) regarding their views on character as part of the employment selection process. The results showed character qualities superordinate, relative to skills that prospective employees bring to potential jobs. We discuss survey results in light of business educators responsibility for helping students to internalize ethical decision-making. Although the results show employers making few company changes due to the medias attention on corporate scandals, respondents express that the pool of applicants with strong character is shrinking. They expect that character training will occur prior to employment in a variety of milieuincluding higher education

The Role Of Character In The Hiring Process: A Pilot Study Survey Of College Seniors’ Potential Employers

We surveyed 31 prospective employers (65% response rate) regarding their views on character as part of the employment selection process. The results showed character qualities superordinate, relative to skills that prospective employees bring to potential jobs. We discuss survey results in light of business educators’ responsibility for helping students to internalize ethical decision-making. Although the results show employers making few company changes due to the media’s attention on corporate scandals, respondents express that the pool of applicants with strong character is shrinking. They expect that character training will occur prior to employment in a variety of milieu—including higher education

Seeking psychological treatment for perinatal anxiety: Attitudes and preferences among pregnant, postpartum, and non-perinatal women

Objective: Perinatal anxiety (PA) impacts 15 to 24.5% of women though treatment-seeking rates are low, despite various available and effective treatment options. The present study aimed to understand pregnant, postpartum, and non-perinatal women’s attitudes toward treatment-seeking and information needs regarding PA. Methods: Non-perinatal, pregnant, and postpartum women ages 18-40 in Central Canada completed an online survey (N = 200). Crosstabulation analyses illustrated differences in treatment preferences across groups. A one-way between-subjects ANOVA informed differences in attitudes toward psychological treatment-seeking across groups. Results: Across groups, women had positive attitudes toward psychological treatment seeking. Women endorsed a preference for PA support from peers and psychoeducation from their family doctor. Most women desired brief 1-page fact sheets on psychological and pharmacological treatment options during early pregnancy or pregnancy planning. Conclusion: Findings inform a need for evidence-based eHealth and in-person treatments for PA. Women have positive attitudes toward seeking such services and voiced a preference for information regarding treatment options to be delivered early in pregnancy. Practice Implications: Findings demonstrate a need for a unified national psychoeducation and treatment information resource to be developed and disseminated online. Such resources should be available early in pregnancy or pregnancy planning to prevent developing or worsening PA