INSTALLING A REALISTIC JOB PREVIEW: TEN TOUGH CHOICES

Thirty years of research on the realistic job preview (RJP) has established its validity, and recent utility analysis suggests that RJPs can lead to substantial employee-replacement cost savings. Despite the research attention given to RJPs, relatively little has been written on how to implement them. This paper raises ten issues concerning the initiation, development, and implementation of RJPs. These ten issues are framed as "tough choices," since one usually must choose between two desirable courses of action. Recommendations are made for each of the ten choices on the basis of previous RJP research, relevant theory, and the practical experiences of the author.