This study examined applicants' and recruiters' awareness of the other party's evaluations after joint participation in 219 campus employment interviews. Although both parties showed some awareness of the other's postinterview evaluations, applicants left the interview with a greater awareness of recruiters' evaluations than vice versa. In particular, applicants were aware of recruiters' assessments of the likelihood of a job offer, whereas recruiters were unaware of applicants' assessments of the likelihood that they would accept such an offer.
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