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The globalized nature of work in the new millennium implies that human resource management, psychological theories of personnel and individual behaviour in the workplace have to change and evolve. This volume mainly focuses on theories, techniques and methods used by industrial and work psychologists. A set of internationally renowned authors summarize advances in core topics such as analysis of work, work design, job performance, performance appraisal and feedback, workplace counterproductivity, recruitment and personnel selection, work relevant individual difference variables (cognitive ability, personality), human-machine interactions, human errors, training, learning, individual development, socialization, methods, and measurement.
Predictors Used for Personnel Selection: An Overview of Constructs, Methods and Techniques
Predictors Used for Personnel Selection: An Overview of Constructs, Methods and Techniques
We review and summarize the literature on personnel selection as well as provide an overview of global trends in practice. The first section of our review covers different predictors (constructs and methods) that have been used in and studied in personnel selection contexts. Cognitive ability tests, psychomotor and perceptual ability tests, personality inventories, assessment centers, biodata, interviews and so forth are reviewed. In reviewing each, we cover: (1) prevalence of use, (2) measurement and construct validity issues, (3) criterion-related validity, (4) issues of incremental validity, and (5) group differences. In the second section of this chapter, we include a brief discussion of ...
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