Selection

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Selection

• Dessler Chapter 5

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Agenda 9/28/04

• Reminders, Announcements, and Extra Credit
• Questions and Comments
• Selection

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Reminder 1

• Performance Report 2 Due Friday (2/18/05) Before
  300 PM By Email

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Reminder 2

• HRM Intervention 1 Due 3/4/05 by Email
• Rough Drafts Will Be Accepted Until 2/24/05

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Office Hours

• T/TH 100 200 PM or by Appointment
• Extra Credit for 1st Visit

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Questions and Comments

• About Recruiting? From How Many Sources of
  Applicants Can An Organization Recruit? Why Are
  Referrals Such An Effective Recruitment Method?

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The Normal Distribution
-2 SD
-1 SD
1 SD
2 SD
M
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95
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Selection

• What is Selection?
• When Selection Occurs
• Where Does it Fit in the HRM Process?
• How Organizations Select
• Testing
• Why Organization Choose Specific Selection Methods

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Selection is

• The Process of Selecting Qualified Applicants,
  Generated Through Recruitment, to Fill Vacant or
  Forecasted Positions

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Selection Process

• Begins with Formal Application
• Review of Qualifications
• Resume
• References
• Selection Test
• Interviews
• Offer Decision
• Signed Offer

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What is a Selection Test?

• Terms
• Types of Tests
• Issues with Testing

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Selection Test Terminology

• Types of Validity
• Criterion
• Content
• Discriminant/Divergent
• Convergent
• Reliability
• Validation

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What are the Types of Selection Tests?

• Cognitive Ability Tests
• Ability Tests
• Personality
• Work Sample
• Assessment Center
• Interview

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Issues with Testing

• Fairness
• Perceived
• Actual
• Privacy
• Discrimination
• Discriminate Based on Ability Related to the Job

• Adverse Impact
• Interviews
• Social Issues
• Computer Adaptive Tests
• The Future of Testing
• Alternatives

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Why Develop Systematic Selection Systems?

• Multiple Hurdles
• Multiple Tests/Methods
• Reduce Type I and Type II Errors in Hiring
  Process
• Selection is a Decision-Making Process
• Humans Make Bad Decisions
• Very Costly to Make Mistakes
• Revisit Recruiting vs. Selection
• Costs and Benefits

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Thursday

• Selection Discussion
• Read the Handouts
• Catch Up with Textbook
• Remember Performance Report 2 Due Friday