Psychology 2660A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Job Performance, Job Analysis, Employment Agency

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2660A/B
• Professor: John Meyer

Document Summary

4 steps of acquiring new employees: planning the need for new employees, getting appropriate people to apply for positions (recruitment, deciding whom to hire (selection, getting the selected people to take the jobs. Key objectives in recruitment & selection: from a business perspective. Attract and select the best possible candidates for the job (at the lowest cost: from a social perspective. Provide employment: from a legal perspective. Ensure equal opportunity and fair treatment for individuals regardless of gender, race, religion, etc. Companies require a steady supply of human resources or people in order to run well. Human resource plans must include both a consideration of the organization"s needs for people and the supply of possible people to hire. A challenge for many organizations is getting people to apply for available position. To be able to hire good people, an organization must have a large pool of job applications from which to choose.