Transcript Selection and Placement

Chapter 6
Selection and Placement
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Introduction
Why Selection is Important?
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Selection Methods Standards
Reliability
The consistency of a performance measure; the degree to which a performance
measure is free from random error
The Scores and Reliability of
Measurement
Standards for Reliability
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Selection Methods Standards
Validity
The extant to which a performance measure all the relevant –and only the
relevant- aspects of job performance
Criterion Related Validation
Content Validation
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Selection Methods Standards
Validity
Criterion Related Validation
A method of establishing the validity of a personnel selection method by showing
a substantial correlation between test scores and job performance scores
Predictive Validation
Concurrent Validation
A criterion related validity study that seeks to
establish an empirical relationship between
applicants’ test scores and their eventual
performance on the job
A criterion related validity study in which a test is
administered to all the people currently in a job
and then incumbents’ scores are correlated with
existing measures of their performance on the
job
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Selection Methods Standards
Validity
Content Validation
A test validation strategy performed by demonstrating that the items, questions,
or problems posed y a test are a representative sample of the kinds of situations
or problems that occur on the job
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Selection Methods Standards
Generalization
The degree to which the validity of a selection method established in one context
extends to other contents
Utility
The degree to which the information provided by selection methods enhances the
effectiveness of selecting personnel in real organization
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Selection Methods Standards
Legality
The degree to which the selection methods confirm to existing laws and legal
precedents
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Types of Selection Methods
Interviews
A dialogue initiated by one or more persons to gather information and evaluate
the qualifications of an applicant for employment
Advantages
Disadvantages
Situational Interview
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Types of Selection Methods
References, Biographical Data, and Applications Blanks
Advantages
Disadvantages
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Types of Selection Methods
Physical Ability Tests
Advantages
Disadvantages
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Types of Selection Methods
Cognitive Ability Tests
Verbal Comprehension
Advantages
Quantitative Ability
Reasoning Ability
Disadvantages
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Types of Selection Methods
Personality Inventories
Advantages
Disadvantages
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Types of Selection Methods
Work Samples
Advantages
Disadvantages
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Types of Selection Methods
Honesty Tests and Drug Tests
Advantages
Disadvantages
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