HRM 2600 Chapter 6: Chapter 6

• School: York University
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM 2600
• Professor: Shelley Millman

Document Summary

Chapter 6 employee selection: hiring the best and brightest employees lays a strong foundation for excellence. Obtaining reliable and valid information: reliability the degree to which interviews, tests, and other selection procedures yield comparable data over time and alternative measures. Criterion-related validity: criterion-related validity the extent to which a selection tool predicts or significantly correlates with, important elements of work behaviour o. Sources of information about job candidates: sources of information provide as reliable and valid a picture as possible of an applicant"s potential for success on the job. Involves the use of a common standardized employment application form that"s designed to distinguish between successful and unsuccessful employees: helpful for reducing turnover costs in the hospitality industry. Using credit reports: become more restricted, for positions of trust, credit reports must be used, applicants must agree and have the right to review its contents. Lie detectors are prohibited under employment standards act in.