PSYC 433 Lecture 4: Employee Selection and Training.docx
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Industrial/organizational psychology plays an important role in selecting and training employees. I/o psychology works to improve the efficiency of organizations. One way that i/o psychology does this is during the hiring process. I/o psychologists begin the hiring process by reviewing the number of people needed for that specific job. Some tests i/o psychologists design assist in the recruitment process. For example a typing test may be created to make sure the. 2 person has the ability to type at a certain wpm without error. Tests like these help to sort through candidates so time and resources are not wasted interviewing unqualified individuals. I/o psychology is also used in training programs to assist in making the programs efficient. It is important to have a way to measure the success in training programs. Legal and ethical concerns are important in the hiring and training process to protect organizations and maximize their efficiency.