4 Personnel selection: Theory & instruments

Question 1

Personnel Selection
Process (4)

Answer 1

Establish high person-job fit, ..

• Plan
  HR needs based on fluctuations and strategic developments
• Recruit
  through various channels (job ads, social media, job fairs, etc.)
• Select
  employees using valid methods
• Hire
  employees through contract and realistic job previews

Question 2

What are the effective and valid employee selection methods?

• Common Selection Methods (~5)

Answer 2

• Application documents
  (CV, transcripts, references)
  _
• Interviews
  (structured situational or behavioral)
• Work samples
  (job-related tasks)
  _
• Assessment centers
  (multi-trait, multi-method exercises)
• Psychometric tests
  (cognitive abilities, personality)

Question 3

Give me two types of Structured Interview 🐝

Answer 3

• Behavioral
  Based on past experiences and accomplishments
• Situational
  Based on hypothetical job scenarios

Question 4

Which employee selection methods have the highest and lowest predictive validity?

• predictive validity
• most valid
• least valid

Answer 4

Predictive validity
= correlation between test score and job performance

Most valid

• Work samples,
• Structured interviews,
• Mental ability tests

Least valid

• Years of experience,
• unstructured interviews,
• graphology

Question 5

Remote Selection and AI (2)

Answer 5

Virtual interviews, tests, work samples becoming more common

AI used for, ..

• outreach,
• screening, assessments,
• communication

Debates around AI objectivity, applicant reactions, efficiency