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EVALUATING REFERENCES

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REFERENCE CHECK
REFERENCE
LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION

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  • process of confirming the accuracy of resume and job application information
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REFERENCE CHECK

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  • the expression of an opinion either
    orally or through a written checklist, regarding an applicant’s ability, pervious performance, work habits, character, or potential for future success
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REFERENCE

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  • letter expressing an opinion about an applicant’s ability, previous performance, work habits, character, or potential for future success
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LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION

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REASONS FOR USING REFERENCES AND
RECOMMENDATIONS

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  1. Confirming details on the resume
  2. Checking for discipline problem so as to avoid “negligent hiring”
  3. Discovering new information about the
    applicant
  4. Predicting future performance
    * Leniency
    * Knowledge of the applicant
    * Low reliability
    * Extraneous factors in writing and reading
    letters
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  • One of the intelligence measurement categories developed by Peres and Garcia for analyzing the adjectives used in letters of recommendation
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MENTAL AGILITY

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  • if an organization hires an applicant without checking his references and background and he later commits a crime while in employ of the organization
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NEGLIGENT HIRING

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  • a person providing references can be charged with defamation of character
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FEAR OF RAMIFICATION
* SLANDER if the reference is oral
* LIBEL if it is written

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  • they have the right to express their opinion provided they believe what they say is true and has reasonable grounds for this belief
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CONDITIONAL PRIVILEGE

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  • an employer can be guilty of negligent hiring for not contacting references, a former employer also can be guilty of this
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NEGLIGENT REFERENCE

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A. PREDICTING PERFORMANCE USING
APPLICANT KNOWLEDGE

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JOB KNOWLEDGE TESTS

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  • designed to measure how much a person knows about a job Example: Applicants for a bartender position might be asked how to make a martini, and applicants for an HR position might be asked how to conduct
    a job analysis.
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JOB KNOWLEDGE TESTS

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B. PREDICTING PERFORMANCE USING
APPLICANT ABILITY

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  1. ABILITY TESTS
  2. COGNITIVE ABILITY
  3. PERCEPTUAL ABILITY
  4. PSYCHOMOTOR ABILITY
  5. PHYSICAL ABILITY TESTS
  6. SKILL TEST
  7. PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
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  • most commonly used in industry (12 minutes
    administration)
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  • WONDERLIC PERSONNEL TEST
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  • consists of vision, color discrimination, depth perception, glare sensitivity, speech and hearing
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PERCEPTUAL ABILITY

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  • finger dexterity, manual dexterity, control precision, multi-limb coordination, response control, reaction time, arm hand steadiness, wrist-finger speed, and speed- of-limb
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PSYCHOMOTOR ABILITY

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  • often used for jobs that require physical strength and stamina
  • measured in one of the two ways
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PHYSICAL ABILITY TESTS
two ways
(1) Job simulations
(2) Physical agility

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  • test that measures an employee’s
    level of some job-related skill
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SKILL TEST

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  • Applicants undergo physical examination to
    determine the physical fitness of the applicant for the job.
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PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS

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PREDICTING PERFORMANCE USING
APPLICANT SKILL

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WORK SAMPLES
ASSESSMENT CENTER
LEADERLESS GROUP DISCUSSION
BUSINESS GAMES
IN-BASKET TECHNIQUE
- IN: holds paperwork that must be handled
- OUT: contains completed paperwork
SIMULATIONS
- - role plays and work samples

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  • the applicant actual job- related tasks
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WORK SAMPLES

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selection technique characterized by the use of multiple assessment methods that allow assessors to actually observe applicants perform simulated job tasks

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ASSESSMENT CENTER

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-applicants meet in small groups and are given a job-related problem to solve or a job-related issue to discuss

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LEADERLESS GROUP DISCUSSION

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  • exercises allowing applicant to demonstrate attributes like creativity, decision making, and ability to work with others
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BUSINESS GAMES

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  • designed to simulate the types of daily
    information that appear on a manager’s or
    employee’s desk
    IN: holds paperwork that must be handled
    OUT: contains completed paperwork
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IN-BASKET TECHNIQUE

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  • backbone of the assessment center because they enable assessors to see an
    applicant ‘in action’
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SIMULATIONS

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  • place an applicant in a situation that is similar as possible to one that will be encountered on the job
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role plays and work samples

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PREDICTING PERFORMANCE USING
PRIOR EXPERIENCE

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BIODATA
DERIVATION SAMPLE
HOLD-OUT SAMPLE
FILE APPROACH
QUESTIONNAIRE APPROACH
VERTICAL PERCENTAGE METHOD

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  • selection method that considers an applicant’s life, school, military, community and
    work experience; best predictor of future
    employee tenure
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BIODATA

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  • group of employees who were used in creating the initial weights for a biodata instrument
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DERIVATION SAMPLE

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  • group of employees who are not used in creating the initial weights for a biodata instrument but instead are used to double-
    check the accuracy of the initial weights
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HOLD-OUT SAMPLE

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  • obtain information from personnel files on employee’s previous employment, education, interests, and demographics
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FILE APPROACH

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  • information cannot be obtained from employees who have quit or been fired
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QUESTIONNAIRE APPROACH

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  • For scoring biodata in which the percentage of unsuccessful employees responding in a
    particular way is subtracted from the percentage of successful employees responding in the same way
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VERTICAL PERCENTAGE METHOD

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PREDICTING PERFORMANCE USING
PERSONALITY, INTEREST, AND CHARACTER

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  • TESTS OF NORMAL PERSONALITY
  • TEST OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY (ABNORMAL
    BEHAVIOR)
    *PROJECTIVE TESTS
    *OBJECTIVE TESTS
  • INTEREST INVENTORIES
  • STRONG INTEREST INVENTORY (SII)
  • INTEGRITY TESTS (HONESTY TESTS)
  • POLYGRAPH
  • VOICE STRESS ANALYZER
  • OVERT INTEGRITY TEST
  • PERSONALITY-BASED INTEGRITY TESTS
  • CONDITIONAL REASONING TESTS
  • GRAPHOLOGY
  • VOCATIONAL COUNSELING
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DRUG TESTING

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  • ENZYME MULTIPLIED IMMUNOASSAY
    TECHNIQUE (EMIT)
  • RADIOIMMUNOASSAY (RIA)
  • GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY OR MASS
    SPECTROMETRY ANALYSIS
  • THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY
  • IMPAIRMENT TESTING
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  • measure the traits exhibited by normal individuals in everyday life (Ex: extraversion, shyness, assertiveness and friendliness)
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TESTS OF NORMAL PERSONALITY

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  • determine whether individuals have serious psychological problems (Ex: depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia)
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TEST OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY (ABNORMAL
BEHAVIOR)

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  • provide the respondent with unstructured tasks such as describing ink blots and drawing
    pictures (Ex: Rorschach ink blot test and
    TAT)
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PROJECTIVE TESTS

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  • structured so that the respondent is limited to a few answers that will be scored by standardized keys
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OBJECTIVE TESTS

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  • designed to tap vocational interests; useful in vocational counseling; helping people find the careers for which they are best suited
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INTEREST INVENTORIES

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  • popular interest inventory used to help people choose careers
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STRONG INTEREST INVENTORY (SII)

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  • tell an employer the probability that an applicant would steal money or merchandise; used mostly in the retail area
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INTEGRITY TESTS (HONESTY TESTS)

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  • electronic test intended to determine honesty by measuring an individual’s physiological changes after being asked questions
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POLYGRAPH

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  • electronic test to determine honesty by measuring an individual’s voice changes after being asked questions
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VOICE STRESS ANALYZER

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  • based on the premise that a person’s attitudes about theft as well as his previous theft behavior will accurately predict his
    future honesty
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OVERT INTEGRITY TEST

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general in that they tap a variety of personality
traits thought to be related to a wide range of
counterproductive behavior (Ex: theft,
absenteeism, and violence)

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PERSONALITY-BASED INTEGRITY TESTS -

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  • provide test takers with a series of statements and then ask the respondent to select the reason that best justifies or explains each of the statements
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CONDITIONAL REASONING TESTS

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  • handwriting analysis
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GRAPHOLOGY

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  • process of helping an individual choose and prepare for the most suitable career.
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VOCATIONAL COUNSELING

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  • one of the most controversial testing methods
    used by HR professionals
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DRUG TESTING

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  • method of drug testing that uses enzymes to detect the presence of drugs in a urine sample
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ENZYME MULTIPLIED IMMUNOASSAY
TECHNIQUE (EMIT)

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  • method of drug testing that uses radioactive tagging to determine the presence of drugs in a urine sample.
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RADIOIMMUNOASSAY (RIA)

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  • means of analyzing urine samples for the presence of drugs in which the urine sample is vaporized and then bombarded with electrons
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GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY OR MASS
SPECTROMETRY ANALYSIS

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method of analyzing urine specimens for drugs that is performed by hand and requires a great deal of analyst skill.

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THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY

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  • alternative to drug testing where in order to know if an employee is alert enough to work
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IMPAIRMENT TESTING

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OPTIMAL EMPLOYEE SELECTION SYSTEMS

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  • ARE VALID
  • REDUCE THE CHANCE OF A LEGAL
    CHALLENGE
  • ARE COST EFFECTIVE
  • COST PER APPLICANT
  • COST PER QUALIFIED APPLICANT
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Based on a job analysis
(content validity) and predict work-related
behavior (criterion validity)

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ARE VALID

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  • Face valid; don’t invade privacy and don’t intentionally discriminate; minimize adverse impact
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REDUCE THE CHANCE OF A LEGAL
CHALLENGE -

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  • Cost to purchase/create, to administer, and to
    score
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ARE COST EFFECTIVE

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  • The amount of money spent on a recruitment campaign divided by the number of people that
    subsequently apply for jobs as a result of
    the recruitment campaign.
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COST PER APPLICANT

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-The amount of money spent on a
recruitment campaign divided by the
number of qualified people that
subsequently apply for jobs as a result of
the recruitment campaign.

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COST PER QUALIFIED APPLICANT

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