BU354 Chapter Notes -Eval, Word Processor, Content Validity
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Process of choosing among individuals who have been recruited to fill existing or projected job openings. Selection ratio: the ratio of the number of applicants hired to the total number of applicants. 1:2) means limited number of applicants to select from, may be low quality recruits. When this happens, better to start recruitment over again. Typical steps in selection process: preliminary applicant screening, selection testing, selection interview, background investigation/reference checking, supervisory interview and realistic job preview, hiring decision and candidate notification. By using technology, they are able to screen large groups, generate short lists of individuals moving to the next step. Tests and procedures are only useful if they are reliable and valid measures. Reliability: the degree to which interviews, tests, and other selection procedures yield comparable data overtime; the degree of dependability, consistency, or stability of the measures used. Validity: accuracy with which a predictor measures what it is intended to measure.
