COMM 410 Lecture Notes - Personality Test, Law School Admission Test, Wonderlic Test
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Objectives: explain the key elements of employee selection, why validity and reliability are important aspects of a selection strategy, explain the purpose of selection tests. Selection: process of choosing among applicants to find best candidate for position, key criteria, knowledge, skills, abilities (ksa"s, personality factors (i. e. people skills/soft skills ) > often key determinant of success/failure in position once hired. > soft skills more in demand by businesses than. Hard skills why: do thorough analysis to develop accurate job profile. Factors: intellectual ability, analytical, creative, decision-making style, motivation, assess effort applicant likely to apply to position, personality, key: use assessment here to predict behaviour! Steps: preliminary contact and initial applicant screening, selection testing, selection interview, background investigation/reference checking, supervisory interview/realistic job preview, hiring decision, candidate notification, evaluation of selection process. Selection measures: survey of 201 hr executives, participants asked which selection methods produce best employees.
