Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• Mission is to promote equal opportunity in
  employment
• Accomplished through administrative and judicial
  enforcement of the federal civil rights laws and
  through education and technical assistance
• Three documents relevant to responsible test use
  UGESP, SIOP Principles APA Standards

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Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection
Procedures

• joint statement of the EEOC, the Civil Service
  Commission, the Department of Labor, and the
  Department of Justice
• provides best practices for selection procedures
  and defines what is meant by selection fairness
  (i.e., adverse impact)
• organizations do not officially have to follow
  Guidelines unless they have adverse impact,
  although the DOL recommends following them under
  all circumstances

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UGESP Recommendations

• use instruments based on a professional job
  analysis
• use instruments which are job-related
• demonstrate that selection test scores relate to
  job performance
• treat all applicants consistently and equally
• put forth reasonable effort to reduce adverse
  impact

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SIOP Principles

• Principles for the Validation and Use of
  Personnel Selection Procedures (2003)
• Meant to be a guide for both test developers and
  users is technical but also informational
• Outlines appropriate methods for establishing
  test validity
• Represents the consensus of professional
  practice, based on scientific knowledge

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Standards for Educational Psychological Testing

• APA states that selection tests should
• be developed based on sound theory of job
  performance
• be reliable (i.e., consistent) and valid (i.e.,
  should measure what theyre supposed to measure)
• demonstrate a strong relationship with actual job
  performance
• be job-related (i.e., based on a job analysis)