Selection sources Flashcards
Selection is a decision making process…
Bratton & Gold 2001
Cost of hiring can be great…
CIPD 2007
Pilbeam 2006
Ineffective hiring can lead to the wrong person being hired
Predictive accuracy scale
Robertson & Smith 2001
Interviews are expected by all involved in the selection process
Price 2004
Harriot 1999
Largest rejection at the interview stage
“Interviews are used by 70% of organisations”
CIPD
Interviews are prone to perpetual bias and stereotyping
Mondy & Mondy 2012
Chapman 2003
Untrained interviewers reduce the validity
Interviews are a good tool for information exchange
Breakwell 1990
Robertson & Smith
Cognitive tests are a good indicator for potential job performance
Psychometric tests are continuing to increase in quality
Pickard 1996
Kline
There is an optimal set of characteristics for a role
Townley 1989
Unlike in interviews, you cannot ‘sell yourself’ in a psychometric test
Assessors are not fallible
Price 2004
AC’s are low in practicality
Exuma 2012
42% of organisations use AC’s when recruiting
CIPD
AC’s are not necessary for all job roles when hiring
Price 2004
Hygiene factor - organisation of an AC can effect the candidates impression of an organisation
Hertzberg, 1989
Combined methods make for the most comprehensives form of selection
Fletcher 1998
