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Chapter 6
Learning Objectives
1. Identify the elements of the selection
process.
2. Define ways to measure the success of
the selection method.
3. Summarize the government’s
requirements for employee selection.
4. Compare the common methods used for
selecting human resources.
Chapter 6
Learning Objectives
(continued)
5. Describe major types of employment
tests.
6. Discuss how to conduct effective
interviews.
7. Explain how employers carry out the
process of making a selection decision.
Elements of Selection
• Matching Process
• Selection Fit
Matching Process of Selection
• ORGANIZATION
• CANDIDATE
Selection Fit
FALSE
POSITIVE
TRUE
POSITIVE
TRUE
NEGATIVE
FALSE
NEGATIVE
Job
Proxy
Performance Rating
Measuring the Success of
Selection Methods
• Reliability
• Validity
• Criterion related
Criterion-Related Measurements
of a Student’s Aptitude
Selection Validity
The degree to which the method measures
what it is supposed to measure
Criterion-Related Validity
1. Predictive – use candidates to show
validity
2. Concurrent – use of current employees
to show validity
Predictive Validity
Candidates –>Tests given -> Test
Scores
Hired
Work Performance
Correlation
Coefficient
Test scores
Concurrent Validity
Current Employees
Work Performance
–>
Tests given
Test scores
Correlation
Coefficient
Legal Requirements of Selection
The Selection Process
STEP
Application Form
Background Check
Preliminary Interview
Testing
Functional Interview
Medical Exam
RJP
Decision
WHAT
WHY
Steps in the Selection Process
Hiring decision
Realistic Job Preview
Medical Exam/ drug
testing
Functional Interview
Testing
Preliminary Interview
Background Investigation
Completion of application
*Note: Steps and
number may vary. An
applicant may be
rejected after any step
in the process.
Employment Tests
Interviews
How Organizations Select
Employees
Multiple-Hurdle Model
• Process of arriving at
a selection decision
by eliminating some
candidates at each
stage of the selection
process.
Compensatory Model
• Process of arriving at
a selection decision in
which a very high
score on one type of
assessment can
make up for a low
score on another.
Communicating the Decision
• When a candidate has been selected, the
organization should communicate the the
offer to the candidate. The offer should
include:
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Job responsibilities
Work schedule
Rate of pay
Starting date
Other relevant details