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Publication details [#66816]

Mieroop, Dorien Van De. 2019. Implying identities through narratives of vicarious experience in job interviews. Journal of Pragmatics 152 : 61–75.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

Place, Publisher

Elsevier

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Annotation

In job interviews, the applicants' identity work often happens through storytelling. Next to personal experience stories, applicants also use narratives of vicarious experience: these typically occur when the applicant's identity as a good candidate is threatened.