Submitted (3)

1. VR Personnel Assessment — Systematic Review

Iliescu, D., Nemeti-Feher, B., Ion, A., Giosan, C., Ispas, D., Ilie, A., Johnson, R. E., Chang, C.-H., & Zanfirescu, Ș. A. (under review). Virtual reality applications in personnel assessment: A systematic review. International Journal of Selection and Assessment.

2. Military Personality

Iliescu, D., Ion, A., Butucescu, A., Marineanu, V., Giosan, C., Ilie, A., Ispas, D., Johnson, R. E., Chang, C.-H., Dolcos, F., Dolcos, S., & Zanfirescu, Ș. A. (under review). Development and validation of a military-specific personality assessment for officer selection. Personality and Individual Differences.

5. Modality Matters

Iliescu, D., Beșleagă, A., Apostu, S., Ion, A., Butucescu, A., Marineanu, V., Ilie, A., Ispas, D., Johnson, R. E., Chang, C.-H., Dolcos, F., Dolcos, S., & Zanfirescu, Ș. A. (under review). Modality matters: Psychometric and validity evidence for verbal, visual, and immersive personality questionnaires. Journal of Research in Personality.

Work in progress (3)

3. Incremental Validity & Applicant Reactions

Assessing the incremental validity and applicant reactions of VR-based vs typical format measures of personality and cognitive ability.

4. Criterion Validity — Military Sample

Criterion-related validity of the VR-based selection system in a military sample.

6. Theoretical Foundations & Validation (capstone)

Theoretical foundations, development and validation of the VR-based personality and cognitive ability assessment system for personnel selection.

Published (1)

7. Job Attitudes vs Individual Differences — Monte Carlo Simulation

Iliescu, D., Corbeanu, A., & Ion, A. (2026). Should we focus more on individual differences or on job attitudes for increased job performance? Four decades of research and a Monte Carlo simulation. Journal of Business and Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-026-10114-2

The papers developed within this project were presented at the following scientific conferences:

• XXV APIO Conference “Horia D. Pitariu”, “Cross-cultural Challenges and Opportunities for Organisations in the Age of AI”, Sibiu, Romania, March 28–30, 2025.
• EAWOP 2025, “Transforming Working Environments: Challenges and Opportunities”, 22nd Congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Prague, Czech Republic, May 21–24, 2025.
• COGSCI 2026, “Beyond the Mind”, 2nd Conference of the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania, April 24–25, 2026.