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Selection

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Selection is the choosing of people, once you have identified them. This often involves the use of tools from complex assessment the use of simple pen-and-paper tests.

Selection tools

• Application form: A structured request for specific information.
• Assessment centers: Multiple tests and exercises through the day.
• Biodata: Correlating biographical data with job performance.
• Interview: The classic selection interview...
• Intelligence tests: Many ways of measuring of intelligence.
• Psychometric tests: Attainment, aptitude and intelligence tests.
• Personality tests: Finding aspects of personality.
• Resumé / Curriculum Vitae: A personal history.
• Work sample: Getting them to do a sample of 'real' work.

Selection articles

• Accuracy and faking: Candidate and recruiter issues.
• Faking and deviance: Faking as 'bad' or 'good' depends on your viewpoint.
• Interviewer Bias: How to make mistakes when interviewing.
• Personality and job success: Personality factors that predict job success.
• Reducing faking in tests: Design psychometric tests to minimize faking.
• Reliability: Stability and consistency give trust in the test.
• The selection spiral: When people select only those less able than themselves.
• Validity: Results measure what the assessment was intended to measure.

See also

Job Analysis