6 Employee Testing
and Selection
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Learning Objectives
6-1. Answer the question: Why is it
important to test and select employees?
6-2. Explain what is meant by reliability and
validity. 4-
6-3. List and briefly describe the basic
categories of selection tests, with
examples.
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Learning Objectives
6-4. Explain how to use two work
simulations for selection.
6-5. Describe four ways
4- to improve an
employers background checking
process.
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I.
Answer the question:
Why is it important to
test and select
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employees?
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Why Employee Selection Is
Important
Performance
Cost
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Legal obligations
Person and
job/organization fit
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II.
Explain what is meant by
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reliability and validity.
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The Basic of Testing and
Selecting Employees
Reliability
Validity
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Test Reliability
Reliability- is a selection tools first
requirement. It is defined as the
consistency of scores obtained by the
same person when4-retested with the
identical tests or with alternate forms of
the same test.
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What Can Cause a Test to be Unreliable?
physical conditions (noisy)
differences in the test taker
(unwell)
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differences in test
administration
the questions may do a
poor job of sampling the
material
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Test Validity
Validity- is a selection tools defined as the
accuracy with which a test, interview, and
so on, measure what is purports to
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measure or fulfills the function it was
designed to fill.
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Evidence-Based HR: How to Validate a Test
Step 1: Analyze The Job
Step 2: Choose The Test
Step 3: Administer The
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Test
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Evidence-Based HR: How to Validate a Test
Step 4: Relate Your Test Scores and Criteria
Step 5: Cross-Validate and Revalidate
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Bias
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Diversity Counts
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III.
List and briefly describe the
basic categories4-
of selection
tests, with examples.
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Types of Tests
1. Test of Cognitive Abilities
o Intelligence tests (IQ)
o Specific cognitive abilities
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2. Test of Motor & physical abilities
3. Measuring Personality and Interests
o Interest inventories
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Types of Tests
4. Interest inventories
5. Achievement tests
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IV.
Explain how to use two
work simulations
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for
selection.
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Work Samples and Simulations
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Using Work Sampling for
Employee Selection
1. Management Assessment Centers
2. The Miniature Job Training and Evaluation
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Approach
3. Realistic Job Preview
4. Choosing a Selection Method
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V.
Describe four ways to improve
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an employers background
checking process.
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Background Investigations and
Other Selection Method
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Why Perform Background Investigations
and Reference Checks?
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How to Check a Candidates
Background?
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The Polygraph and Honesty Testing
Meet Standards
Written Honest Test
Testing for Honesty4-
Guidelines
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Graphology
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Human Lie Detectors
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Physical Exams
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Substance Abuse Screening
and
Drug Testing Legal Issues
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Chapter 6 Review
What you should now know.
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