chapter 7 Flashcards
selection battery
set of predictors/tests that are used to make employee hiring decision
do you want high or low correlation between predictors?
low as possible!
recruitment
the process of encouraging potentially qualified applicants to seek employment with a particular company
do companies have a harder time recruiting or selecting?
recruiting
person environment fit
people are interested in jobs/companies that seem well suited to them.
when job applications are vague, what happens?
applicant feels that they deserve the job and a higher salary
eye tracking studies tracked what?
students fixated on text, especially text with hyperlinks.
cybervetting
employers use of online social media information to evaluate job candidates
why would companies not want to rely solely on informal contacts?
if the contact is a white male, it is likely that more white males are likely to apply
what did facebook do thats p illegal?
they targeted fb work ads to people 25-36 years of age, which could be considered age discrimination.
racioethnic identity
extent to which the individual’s self concept is defined by membership in a particular racioethnic group
