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Chapter 4
Testing and Selecting Employees
The Basics of Testing and Selecting Employees
Using Tests at Work
Interviewing Prospective Employees Using other Selection Techniques
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The Basics of Testing and Selecting Employees
Selection
Select best fit to the job out of pool of candidates using different screening tools
Why Careful Selection is Important?
Performance of management depend on performance of subordinates
Reduce cost
Protect firm from consequences of legal implications and negligent hiring
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The Basics of Testing and Selecting Employees
Validity
Test is measuring what it is purported to measure
The consistency of scores obtained by the same person when retested with
the identical tests or with an equivalent form of a test
Criterion validityTesting the same group twice in
different times
Reliability
Content Validity Use two equivalent tests
Testing two equivalent groups using the same tests
Test Characteristics
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The Basics of Testing and Selecting Employees
How to Validate a Test?
Analyze the job
Choose the test
Administer the test
Relate test scores and criteria
Cross validate and revalidate
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The Basics of Testing and Selecting Employees
Ethical and Legal Questions in Testing
Equal employment opportunity aspects of testing
Individual rights of test takers and test security
Using tests as supplements
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Using Tests at Work
How are Tests Used at Work?
Tests of cognitive abilities
Tests of motor and physical abilities
Measuring personality and interests
Achievement Tests
Computerized Testing
Management Assessment Centers
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Interviewing Prospective Employees
Interview
A procedure designed to solicit information from a person's oral responses to oral inquiries
Selection Interview
A selection procedure designed to predict future job performance on the basis of applicants oral responses to oral inquiries
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Interviewing Prospective Employees
Types of Selection Interviews
Non-structured Interviews Structured Interview
Situational Interviews Behavioral interview
One on One Interview Sequential Interview
Panel Interview Phone Interview
Face to Face Interview
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Interviewing Prospective Employees
How Useful are Interviews?
Situational interviews are more valid than behavior interviews
Structured interviews are more valid than unstructured interviews
Individual interviews are more valid than panel interviews
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Interviewing Prospective Employees
How to Avoid Common Interviewing Mistakes?
Snap Judgments
Not Knowing the Job
Candidate Order (Contrast) Error
Negative Emphasis
Pressure to hire
Influence of Nonverbal Behavior
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Interviewing Prospective Employees
Guidelines for Conducting an Interview
Plan the Interview
Ask questions
Review the interview
Establish rapport
Close the interview
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Using Other Selection Techniques
Background Investigation and reference Checks
Why?
To verify the accuracy of collected data
To uncover damaging background information
What are the forms of information to collect?
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Using Other Selection Techniques
Background Investigation and reference Checks
Reference Check Effectiveness
Making Reference Check More Productive
Using Pre-employment Information Service
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Using Other Selection Techniques
Honesty Testing
Polygraph Tests
Paper and Pencil Honesty Tests
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Using Other Selection Techniques
Graphology
Physical Examination
Drug Screening
Assignment: Assignment: Course Human Resource ManagementCourse Human Resource Management
Choose a Company In the Gaza Strip and conduct empirical study on it. Choose a Company In the Gaza Strip and conduct empirical study on it. Consider the following elements:Consider the following elements:
1.1. What are the motivations of the company to make Job Analysis? What are the motivations of the company to make Job Analysis? 2.2. How they did Job Analysis and then Writing Job Descriptions and Job How they did Job Analysis and then Writing Job Descriptions and Job
Specifications?.Specifications?.3.3. Example of Job Description and Specification to three different job in Example of Job Description and Specification to three different job in
organizational levels. organizational levels. 4.4. The Recruitment and Selection ProcessThe Recruitment and Selection Process5.5. The Basics of Testing and Selecting Employees.The Basics of Testing and Selecting Employees.6.6. What future strategies they plan to take (expansion, close-What future strategies they plan to take (expansion, close-
down)?.and why?.down)?.and why?. Be practical you need to visit the company in the field.Be practical you need to visit the company in the field. Each student responsible for the work of this research alone in the Each student responsible for the work of this research alone in the
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