Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to introduce the special issue that brings together six papers exploring aspects of person‐organization fit. Design/methodology/approach – This overarching paper contextualizes the theme and introduces the selected papers. Findings – The findings in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a contingency perspective that describes the relative importance of person‐job (PJ) fit and person‐organization (PO) fit as selection criteria for hiring various types of employees. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on the theories of...

Purpose – This paper seeks to report an empirical test of Schneider's attraction proposition that organizations attract similar types of people. Design/methodology/approach – The person‐people (PP), person‐group (PG) and person‐organization (PO) fit of applicants to eight utility firms...

Reviews contemporary thinking on recruitment and selection in organisations. Draws upon data from a 1992 and a 1995 survey to explore the nature of current recruitment and selection practices in Ireland with particular reference to managerial jobs. Policy decisions on recruitment are examined,...