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CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DETAILS Name: First names: Work address: E-mail: Telephone number: Oostrom Janneke Karina VU University AmsterdamFaculty of Psychology and Education
Department of Social and Organizational Psychology Van der Boechorststraat 1, room 1B-25
1081 BT Amsterdam
j.k.oostrom@vu.nl
+31 20 59 83382
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
2012 - present 2010 - 2012 2007 - 2010 2005 - 2007 2005 - 2007 VU University Amsterdam
Assistant professor (full-time)
Coordinator of BA courses on IO-psychology and Measurement and Diagnostics, coordinator of MA internships and theses, BAPD supervisor, advisor of BA and MA theses.
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Assistant professor (full-time)
Coordinator of Minor Work and Organizational Psychology, coordinator of practical Personnel Selection, BAPD supervisor, advisor of BA and MA theses.
Erasmus University Rotterdam / GITP International
Ph.D. candidate (full-time)
Coordinator of practical Personnel Selection, advisor of BA and MA theses. Tasks at GITP: developing personnel selection instruments such as serious games and situational judgment tests.
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Teaching assistant (part-time)
Tutor and trainer in courses on Statistics and Work and Organizational Psychology.
Van der Maesen & Koch HR-consultancy
HR-consultant and researcher (part-time)
Developing personnel selection instruments, such as multimedia situational judgment tests and cognitive ability tests.
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 2014
2007 - 2010
2001 - 2005
University Teaching Qualification (BKO)
VU University Amsterdam
Ph.D. in Work and Organizational Psychology
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Title of dissertation: ‘New Technology in Personnel Selection: The Validity and Acceptability of Multimedia Tests’. Dissertation advisors: Prof. Dr. Marise Ph. Born, Prof. Dr. Henk T. van der Molen, and Dr. Alec W. Serlie.
Master’s degree in Work and Organizational Psychology (Cum Laude)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
2015 - present 2015 2015 2014 - present 2014 - present 2010 - present 2010 - 2014 2010
Board member of the NOA foundation
Co-organizer of the annual conference of the Dutch Association of I/O Researchers (WAOP)
Co-organizer of the annual Mini-Conference of the department of Social and Organizational Psychology
VU representative in the Dutch Committee on Tests and Testing (COTAN) Editorial board member
Personnel Selection and Decisions
Reviewer
Ad hoc reviewer for European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, Applied Psychology: An International Review, Journal of Personnel Psychology, Gedrag & Organisatie, Asian Journal of Social Psychology, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, International Journal of HRM, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, conferences of SIOP and EAWOP.
External reviewer for the COTAN
Member of the WAOP dissertation prize committee
PHD SUPERVISION
Debby Purba
Punya Iyer
“Organizational embeddedness in relation to turnover, task performance, and organizational citizenship behavior: Cross cultural comparisons between Indonesia and the Netherlands”. Co-promotor. Expected graduation date: December, 2015.
“The effects of PO fit and misfit on work behaviors”. Co-promotor. Expected graduation date: August, 2016.
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Jan Luca Pletzer
Britt de Soete
“Social value orientation in the workplace”. Co-promotor. Expected graduation date: July, 2016.
“The diversity-validity dilemma in personnel selection: Alternative response modalities as a strategy to reduce subgroup differences”. Member of advisory committee. Graduated in 2013.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Situational judgment testing
• Applicant and recruiter perceptions
• Impression management in interviews / CVs
• Adverse impact / discrimination
GRANTS AND PRIZES 2015 2013 2012 2011 2011 2005
VU Junior Teacher Award (€ 3,000)
VU University Amsterdam "FPP Apparatuurcommissie" funds for obtaining INTERACT software (€ 6,780)
Grant for research project “Improving selection procedures for the judicial education program” (€ 29,905)
NITPB prize for dissertation (€ 2,500)
Innovation vouchers for research project “Evaluating psychometric properties of competency and personality questionnaire Case-Builders” in collaboration with Test & Match BV (€ 5,000)
Unilever Research Prize for MA thesis (€ 2,500)
PUBLICATIONS
Oostrom, J. K., & De Soete, B. (in press). Ethnic differences in perceptions of cognitive ability tests: The explanatory role of self-serving attributions. International Journal of Selection and Assessment.
Dubbelt, L., Oostrom, J. K., Hiemstra, A. M. F., & Modderman, J. P. L. (2015). Development and validation of a digital work simulation to predict workplace deviance. Journal of Business Ethics, 3, 619-367. doi: 10.1007/s10551-014-2249-x
Purba, D. E., Oostrom, J. K., Van der Molen, H. T., & Born, M. Ph. (2015). Personality and organizational citizenship behavior in Indonesia: The mediating effect of affective commitment. Asian Business &
Management, 14, 147-170. doi: 10.1057/abm.2014.20
Oostrom, J. K., Melchers, K. G., Ingold, P. V., & Kleinmann, M. (2015). Why do situational interviews predict performance? Is it saying how you would behave or knowing how you should behave? Journal of Business
and Psychology, 30, 387-398. doi: 10.1007/s10869-015-9410-0
Nikolaou, I., & Oostrom, J. K. (Eds.) (2015). Employee recruitment, selection, and assessment: Contemporary
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Oostrom, J. K., De Soete, B., & Lievens, F. (2015). Situational judgment testing: A review and some new developments. In I. Nikolaou, & J. K. Oostrom (Eds.), Employee recruitment, selection, and assessment:
Contemporary issues for theory and practice (pp. 172-189). Sussex, UK: Psychology Press.
Nikolaou, I., & Oostrom, J. K. (2015). Introduction. In I. Nikolaou, & J. K. Oostrom (Eds.), Employee recruitment,
selection, and assessment: Contemporary issues for theory and practice. Sussex, UK: Psychology Press.
Van Toorenburg, M., Oostrom, J. K., & Pollet, T. V. (2015). What a difference your email makes: Effects of informal e-mail addresses in online résumé screening. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking,
18, 135-140. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2014.0542
Patterson, F., Kerrin, M., Born, M. Ph., & Oostrom, J. K., & Prescott-Clements, L. (2015). What are values and how can we assess them? Implications for values-based recruitment in healthcare. In J. Cleland, & S. Durning (Eds.), Researching Medical Education (pp. 167-180). New York, NY: Wiley & Sons.
Oostrom, J. K., De Rijke, L. M., Serlie, A. W., & Heldeweg, B. (2014). Individuele verschillen in communicatiestijlen: Verklaart persoonlijkheid onze manier van communiceren op het werk. Gedrag & Organisatie, 27, 361-384. doi: 10.5553/GenO/092150772014027004001
Oostrom, J. K., & Born, M. Ph. (2014). Using cognitive pretesting to explore causes for ethnic differences on role-plays. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 4, 138-149. doi: 0.1016/j.ijintrel. 2013.12.008 Van der Linden, D., Oostrom, J. K., Born, M. Ph., Van der Molen, H. T., & Serlie, A. W. (2014). Knowing what to
do in social situations: The general factor of personality (GFP) and the performance on situational judgment tests. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 13, 107-115. doi: 10.1027/1866-5888/a000113
Van der Molen, H. T., Schmidt, H. G., De Jong, M. L., Osseweijer, E. M., & Oostrom, J. K., De Boer, B. J. (Eds.). (2014). Skills in psychodiagnostics. Amsterdam: Boom Lemma.
De Soete, B., Lievens, F., Oostrom, J. K., & Westerveld, L. (2013). Alternative predictors for dealing with the diversity-validity dilemma in personnel selection: The constructed response multimedia test. International
Journal of Selection and Assessment, 21, 239-250. doi: 10.1111/ijsa.12034
Oostrom, J. K., & Born, M. Ph. (2013). De cognitieve interview methode: Bespreking van een alternatieve manier om testbias te onderzoeken. Gedrag & Organisatie, 26, 205-222.
Oostrom, J. K., Van der Linden, D., Born, M. Ph. & Van der Molen, H. T. (2013). New technology in personnel selection: How recruiter characteristics affect the adoption of new selection technology. Computers in
Human Behavior, 29, 2404-2415. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.05.025
Oostrom, J. K., Born, M. Ph., & Van der Molen, H. T. (2013). Webcam testing and selection. In D. A. J. A. Derks & A. B. Bakker (Eds.), The psychology of digital media at work. Sussex, UK: Psychology Press.
Oostrom, J. K., Born, M. Ph., Serlie, A. W., & Van der Molen, H. T. (2012). Implicit trait policies in multimedia situational judgment tests of leadership skills: Can they predict leadership behavior? Human Performance,
25, 335-353. doi: 10.1080/08959285.2012.703732
Oostrom, J. K., Bos-Broekema, L., Serlie, A. W., Born, M. Ph., & Van der Molen, H. T. (2012). A field study of pretest and posttest reactions to a paper-and-pencil and a computerized in-basket exercise. Human
Performance, 25, 95-113. doi: 10.1080/08959285.2012.658928
Op de Beek, M. R. E., Oostrom, J. K., & Born, M. Ph. (2011). De webcamtest als voorspeller van professioneel gedrag. Gedrag & Organisatie, 24, 257-285.
Van der Molen, H. T., Schmidt, H. G., De Jong, M. L., Osseweijer, E. M., & Oostrom, J. K. (Eds.). (2011).
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Oostrom, J. K., Born, M. Ph., Serlie, A. W., & Van der Molen, H. T. (2011). A multimedia situational judgment test with a constructed-response item format: Its relationship with personality, cognitive ability, job experience, and academic performance. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 10, 78-88. doi: 10.1027/1866-5888/a000035
Oostrom, J. K., Born, M. Ph., Serlie, A. W., & Van der Molen, H. T. (2010). The role of individual differences in the perceived job relatedness of a cognitive ability test and a multimedia situational judgment test.
International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 18, 395-407. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2010.00521.x
Oostrom, J. K. (2010). New technology in personnel selection: The validity and acceptability of multimedia tests. Unpublished dissertation.
Oostrom, J. K., Born, M. Ph., Serlie, A. W., & Van der Molen, H. T. (2010). Webcam testing: Validation of an innovative open-ended multimedia test. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 19, 532-550. doi: 10.1080/13594320903000005
Oostrom, J. K., & Van Mierlo, H. (2008). An evaluation of an aggression management training program to cope with workplace violence in the healthcare sector. Research in Nursing and Health, 31, 320-328. doi: 10.1002/nur.20260
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Born, M. Ph., Fong, Y. M., Oostrom, J. K., & Pelt, D. (2015, May). Examining item bias: Attempting to disentangle
language and cultural effects on personality test scores. Paper presented at the 17th Conference of the
European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), Oslo, Norway.
Ronay, R., Oostrom, J. K., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2015, May). Pride before the fall: Overconfidence,
leadership selection, and escalating commitment. Paper presented at the 17th Conference of the
European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), Oslo, Norway.
Oostrom, J. K., & De Soete, B., & Lievens, F. (2015, May). Situational judgment testing: A review and some new
developments. Paper presented at the 17th Conference of the European Association of Work and
Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), Oslo, Norway.
Oostrom, J. K., & Nikolaou, I. (2015, May). ENESER symposium: Employee recruitment, selection, and
assessment: Contemporary issues for theory and practice. Symposium conducted at the 17th Conference
of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), Oslo, Norway.
Oostrom, J. K., & Pennings, M., & Bal, P. M. (2015, April). Idiosyncratic deals and the employability of older
workers. Paper presented at the 30th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational
Psychology (SIOP), Philadelphia, PA.
Oostrom, J. K., & Van Toorenburg, M., & Pollet, T. V. (2015, April). Effects of spelling errors and e-mail addresses
in résumé screening. Paper presented at the 30th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and
Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Philadelphia, PA.
Born, M. Ph., & Oostrom, J. K. (2014, October). Differential item functioning: Distinguishing cultural and
language translation effects. Paper presented at the Dutch-Flemish meeting on Personnel Selection and
Recruitment, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Iyer, P., Oostrom, J. K., Serlie, A. W., & Born, M. Ph. (2014, October). The positive and negative outcomes of
value incongruence in the form of OCB and CWB. Paper presented at the EAWOP small group meeting on
opening new frontiers in person – environment fit research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Oostrom, J. K., & De Soete, B. (2014, August). Ethnic Differences in Applicant Perceptions of Cognitive Ability
Tests: The Explanatory Role of Self-serving Attributions. Paper presented at the ENESER small group
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Purba, D. E., Oostrom, J. K., Born, M. Ph., Van der Molen, H. T. (2014, July). The mediating effect of on the job
embeddedness in the relationship between trust in supervisor and turnover intentions. Paper presented
at the 28th International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP), Paris, France.
Iyer, P., Oostrom, J. K., Serlie, A. W., & Born, M. Ph. (2014, July). Congruence and Incongruence: Two Sides of the
Coin. Paper presented at the 28th International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP), Paris, France.
Oostrom, J. K., & De Soete, B. (2014, May). Ethnic differences in applicant perceptions of cognitive ability tests. Paper presented at the 29th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Honolulu, HI.
Oostrom, J. K., Melchers, K. G., Ingold, P. V., & Kleinmann, M. (2014, May). Why do situational interviews predict
performance? Paper presented at the 29th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and
Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Honolulu, HI.
Purba, D. E., Oostrom, J. K., Born, M. Ph., Van der Molen, H. T. (2013, November). The relationships between
trust in supervisor, turnover intentions, and voluntary turnover: Testing the mediating effect of on-the-job embeddedness. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Dutch Association of Researchers in
the field of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (WAOP), Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Iyer, P., Oostrom, J. K., Serlie, A. W., & Born, M. Ph. (2013, November). Congruence and incongruence: Two
sides of the values-based PO fit construct. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Dutch
Association of Researchers in the field of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (WAOP), Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Iyer, P., Serlie, A. W., Oostrom, J. K., & Born, M. Ph. (2013, October). Personality-based person-organization fit:
A new perspective on personality assessment in recruitment and selection. Paper presented at the
Dutch-Flemish meeting on Personnel Selection and Recruitment, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Melchers, K. G., & Oostrom, J. K. (2013, May). ENESER symposium: How applicant and recruiter behaviors affect
selection interview outcomes. Symposium conducted at the 16th Conference of the European Association
of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), Münster, Germany.
Oostrom, J. K., Melchers, K. G., Ingold, P. V., & Kleinmann, M. (2013, May). Exploring two explanations for the
validity of situational interviews: Saying how you would behave or knowing how you should behave.
Paper presented at the 16th Conference of the European Association of Work and Organizational
Psychology (EAWOP), Münster, Germany.
Hiemstra, A. M. F., Dubbelt, L., Oostrom, J. K., & Modderman, J. P. L. (2013, May). Development and validation
of a digital work simulation to predict workplace deviance. Paper presented at the 16th Conference of the
European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), Münster, Germany.
Iyer, P., Serlie, A. W., Oostrom, J. K., & Born, M. Ph. (2013, May). Personality-based person-organization fit: A new perspective on personality in selection. Journal of Applied Psychology. Paper presented at the 16th
Conference of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), Münster, Germany.
De Soete, B., Lievens, F., & Oostrom, J. K. (2013, April). The diversity-validity dilemma in selection: The role of
response fidelity. Paper presented at the 28th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and
Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Houston, TX.
Hiemstra, A. M. F., Oostrom, J. K., Derous, E., Serlie, A. W., & Born, M. Ph. (2013, April). Acceptability of video
resumes: The role of personality and GMA. Paper presented at the 28th annual conference of the Society
for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Houston, TX.
Dubbelt, L., Oostrom, J. K., Hiemstra, A. M. F., & Modderman, J. P. L. (2013, April). A digital work simulation for
workplace deviance. Paper presented at the 28th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and
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Purba, D. E., Oostrom, J. K., Born, M. Ph., & Van der Molen, H. T. (2013, March). The relationships of trust in
supervisor, on-the-job embeddedness, and intentions to leave: Testing the mediating effect of on-the-job embeddedness. Paper presented at the Asian Conference on Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences (ACP),
Osaka, Japan.
Oostrom, J. K., & De Soete, B. (2012, August). Ethnic differences in applicant attributions. Paper presented at the 3th EAWOP early career summer school for advanced work and organizational psychology, Morschach, Switzerland.
De Soete, B., Lievens, F., Oostrom, J. K., & Westerveld, L. (2012, June). Alternative predictors in personnel
selection: Constructed response multimedia tests versus other instruments. Paper presented at the 8th
conference of the International Test Commission (ITC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Hiemstra, A. M. F., Oostrom, J. K., Smeitz-Cohen, E., Derous, E., & Born, M. Ph. (2012, June). Video and paper
resume applications: Predicting applicants' preference based on personality and cognitive ability. Paper
presented at the 8th conference of the International Test Commission (ITC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Oostrom, J. K., De Meijer, L. A. L., Soetiin, N., & Born, M. Ph. (2012, June). Verbal ability, personality, and
emotional intelligence as predictors of sales proficiency. Paper presented at the 8th conference of the
International Test Commission (ITC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Oostrom, J. K., Van der Linden, D., Born, M. Ph., & Van der Molen, H. T. (2012, June). The adoption of new
technology in personnel selection: A look at the individual level variables. Paper presented at the ENESER
small group meeting, Sheffield, UK.
Oostrom, J. K., Van der Molen, H. T., Serlie, A. W., & Born, M. Ph. (2012, April). Development of a situational
judgment test to predict unethical behavior. Paper presented at the 27th annual conference of the
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), San Diego, CA.
Oostrom, J. K., Born, M. Ph., Serlie, A. W., & Van der Molen, H. T. (2011, June). Implicit trait policies in
multimedia situational judgment tests for leadership skills: Can they predict leadership behavior?. Paper
presented at the ENESER small group meeting, Athens, Greece.
Oostrom, J. K., Born, M. Ph., Serlie, A. W., & Van der Molen, H. T. (2011, May). Effects of individual differences on the perceived job relatedness of a multimedia SJT and a webcam test. Paper presented at the 15th
Conference of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Oostrom, J. K., Bos-Broekema, L., Serlie, A. W., Born, M. Ph., & Van der Molen, H. T. (2011, May). How do
applicants perceive a computerized in-basket?. Paper presented at the 15th Conference of the European
Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Oostrom, J. K., Bos-Broekema, L., Serlie, A. W., Born, M. Ph., & Van der Molen, H. T. (2011, April). Pretest and
posttest reactions to an in-basket exercise. Paper presented at the 26th annual conference of the Society
for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Chicago, Il.
Serlie, A. W., Oostrom, J. K., & Born, M. Ph. (2010, July). Unproctored testing in a virtual world: Does it matter?. Paper presented at the 7th Conference of the International Test Commission (ITC), Hong Kong, China. Oostrom, J. K., Born, M. Ph., Serlie, A. W., & Van der Molen, H. T. (2010, April). The predictive validity of implicit
policies in situational judgment tests. Paper presented at the 25th annual conference of the Society for
Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Atlanta, GA.
Oostrom, J. K., Born, M. Ph., Serlie, A. W., & Van der Molen, H. T. (2009, April). Webcam testing: The validation
of an innovative open-ended multimedia test. Paper presented at the 24th annual conference of the
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Oostrom, J. K., Born, M. Ph., Serlie, A. W., & Van der Molen, H. T. (2008, November). Situational judgment
testing versus webcam testing: A comparison in terms of predictive validity and test-taker reactions.
Paper presented at the annual conference of the Dutch Association of Researchers in the field of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (WAOP), Heerlen, the Netherlands.
Oostrom, J. K., Born, M. Ph., Serlie, A. W., & Van der Molen, H. T. (2008, October). Webcam testing: The
validation of an innovative open-ended multimedia test. Paper presented at the Dutch-Flemish meeting
on Personnel Selection and Recruitment, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Oostrom, J. K., Born, M. Ph., Serlie, A. W., & Van der Molen, H. T. (2008, July). Situational judgment tests versus
webcam tests: A comparison in terms of predictive validity. Paper presented at the 6th conference of the
International Test Commission (ITC), Liverpool, UK.
Oostrom, J. K., & Van Mierlo, H. (2007, November). An evaluation of an aggression management training
program to cope with workplace violence in the healthcare sector. Paper presented at the annual
conference of the Dutch Association of Researchers in the field of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (WAOP), Twente, the Netherlands.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES 2015 2015 2015 2014-2015 2011-2015 2014 2013 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2010
Workshop on Personnel Selection at NOA
Colloquium on Faking Situational Judgment Tests at the University of Groningen Keynote on Multimedia Assessments at the HOWEST HR-Symposium “Het Nieuwe Selecteren”
Lectures on Personnel Selection at the AOG School of Management Lectures on Webcam Testing at Ghent University
Presentation on the Validity of Situational Interviews at the NIP Twinposium “Alles over Assessments”
Workshop on the Use of Simulations in Personnel Selection at the MPSD Conference of the Ministry of Defense
Workshop on Job Application Skills for PRONEST FELLOWS in Oxford, UK Workshop on Multimedia Testing at the NIP A&O conference
Lecture on Cognitive Ability and Personality Measurement at Erasmus University Rotterdam
Lecture on Webcam Testing at the University of Amsterdam Presentation on Webcam Testing at PBSA course
Lecture on Expatriate Selection at Hogeschool Rotterdam
MEMBERSHIPS
European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
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Dutch-Flemish network on Recruitment and Selection Kurt Lewin Institute (KLI)
