Realistic Job Preview A Dose of Reality - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 / 13
About This Presentation
Title:

Realistic Job Preview A Dose of Reality

Description:

... rates. No noticeable impact on job acceptance rates ... 2 (1 planning) = Videos. 1 = Public meetings. 1 = Job Sims. ( Observation Sessions) 1 = Fact/Info. ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

Number of Views:505
Avg rating:3.0/5.0
Slides: 14
Provided by: JBag9
Category:

less

Transcript and Presenter's Notes

Title: Realistic Job Preview A Dose of Reality


1
Realistic Job Preview A Dose of Reality
  • JoAnn Bagshaw
  • PA State Civil Service Commission
  • 717.787.5974, Ext. 3560
  • JBagshaw_at_state.pa.us
  • MAPAC April 19-21, 2006

2
What is a Realistic Job Preview?
  • Gives small dose of job reality
  • Provides factual information
  • Helps make a job fit decision

3
Realistic Versus TraditionalJob Preview
  • Wanous, J. P. (1973). Effects of a realistic job
    preview on job acceptance, job attitudes, and job
    survival. Journal of Applied Psychology, 58,
    327-332.
  • Wanous, J. P. (1975). Tell it like it is at
    realistic job previews. Personnel, 52, 50-60.

4
Wanous, J. P. (1973)
  • Realistic Impact
  • Lower job expectations
  • Fewer thoughts of quitting
  • Higher job survival/satisfaction rates
  • No noticeable impact on job acceptance rates

5
Aide Trainee
  • Job Analysis Study 1987
  • High turnover
  • Unrealistic job expectations
  • Need to update exam.

6
Use of RJP Survey(1988)
  • Survey population 77
  • Response rate 61 (47)
  • Survey results
  • Rate using RJPs 28 (13)
  • Type of RJPs
  • 8 Willingness/Conditions of employment
    questionnaires
  • 4 Study/test materials
  • 3 Tours
  • 2 (1 planning) Videos
  • 1 Public meetings
  • 1 Job Sims. (Observation Sessions)
  • 1 Fact/Info. sheets

7
Aide Trainee ProgramRecruitment Selection
  • Willingness questionnaire
  • RJP video
  • Video-based job simulations

8
Retention Practice Give an RJP
  • Whos Doing It?
  • PA SCSC
  • Aide Trainee
  • Corrections Officer Trainee
  • County Caseworker
  • Wildlife Conservation Officer Trainee

9
Retention Practice Give an RJP
  • Whos Doing It?
  • Other Public Organizations
  • City of Los Angeles Detention Officers
  • City of Vancouver Police Department Police
    Officers
  • Oklahoma State Merit System Correctional
    Officers
  • State of California Golden State Career Videos
  • Private Employers
  • BellSouth Various jobs
  • Dungarvin Direct Support Professionals

10
When should RJPs be placed in the hiring process?
  • Ideally, early in the sequence of hiring events

11
How do I develop an RJP?
  • Identify motivator(s)
  • Reaction to workforce challenge
  • Pro-action to avoid future problems
  • Conduct job analysis/organization diagnosis
  • Design/Develop RJP

12
How should I present the RJP?
  • Written
  • Test announcements
  • Brochures/Booklets
  • Willingness questionnaires
  • Work simulation study/test materials
  • Multimedia
  • Videos
  • Audio clips/recordings
  • Verbal/Other
  • Web (written, video, still photos, and/or audio
    clips)
  • Facility tours to include QR sessions
  • Structured interviews

13
Why use RJPs?
  • Improve employee job satisfaction
  • Reduce voluntary turnover
  • Enhance communication through honesty and
    openness
  • Realistic job expectations
Write a Comment
User Comments (0)
About PowerShow.com