ABSTRACT

Personnel selection is changing. Whilst traditional face-to-face interviews are still common, the range of assessment processes that inform the selection of candidates is increasingly diverse, taking advantage not only of new technologies, but also using new methods and strategies, such as assessment centres and personality testing. This new collection looks at the most important contemporary issues in recruitment, selection and assessment today, highlighting the latest research from the perspective of both recruiter and applicant.

The book is written by an international range of prominent scholars in this area, and provides up-to-date analysis of key topic areas, including:

  • How measurements of intelligence can impact on recruitment policies
  • The use and value of personality tests
  • An analysis of social interaction in the interview process
  • The value and impact of video resumes in recruitment
  • How social networks affect how applicants are perceived
  • Job analysis and competencies modelling

Part of the Current Issues in Work & Organizational Psychology series, this is an important book that shines a light on the latest theory and practice in employee recruitment. It will interest not only students and researchers of Organizational Psychology, HRM and Business and Management, but will also engage professionals in the field.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

part |54 pages

The applicants' perspective

chapter |16 pages

Video Résumés Portrayed

Findings and challenges

chapter |17 pages

Applicant Reactions to Selection Methods

An overview of recent research and suggestions for the future

part |110 pages

Advances in predictors' research

chapter |19 pages

Personality Testing in Personnel Selection

Love it? Leave it? Understand it!

chapter |18 pages

Beyond Validity

Shedding light on the social situation in employment interviews

chapter |18 pages

Situational Judgment Testing

A review and some new developments

chapter |17 pages

Assessment Centres

The latest developments on construct validity

part |38 pages

The criterion domain

chapter |19 pages

Selecting for Innovation

Methods of assessment and the criterion problem