Human Ressource Management

03 Personnel Selection


Question

Which personell selection methods have high or low predictive validities:


Answer
  • Cognitive ability tests .56
  • Work sample tests .54
  • Structured interviews .51
  • Job knowledge tests .48
  • Personality tests .40
  • Assessment centers .37 (centers often not specific fo the job)
  • Interviews .35
  • References .26
  • Years education .20
  • Years job experience .18
  • Interests .10
  • Graphology .02 (analysis of handwriting)
  • Age -.01

Source: Roberson & Smith (2004)

  • Caveats: Averages across many jobs, one should determine which work for their company/job
  • Example: For high complexity jobs, Personality tests work even better than Roberson & Smith (2004) suggested



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