Researchers discuss the importance of carefully evaluating the effectiveness of organizational training. It may be inadequate to simply ask employees if they learned anything.
Researchers discuss the pros and cons of using work samples as part of the employee selection process.
Topic: Assessment, Staffing Publication: Human Resource Management Review (SEP 2009) Article: Situational judgment tests: An overview of current research Authors: Whetzel, D. L., & McDaniel, M.A. Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger Situational Judgment Tests (SJTs): you may have heard of them, may have used them, may have taken them, and may
Topic: Assessment, Organizational Performance, Performance Appraisal Publication: Wall Street journal Article: Get rid of the performance review. Author: S.A. Culbert Feature by: Benjamin Granger Annual pay and performance reviews are rarely fun (We can all attest to that!). But it remains a common practice in many organizations. Surely there’s a good reason why we
Topic: Assessment, Selection Publication: International Journal of Selection and Assessment Article: Letters of recommendation: Controversy and consensus from expert perspectives. Author: J.M. Nicklin, S.G. Roch Featured by: Benjamin Granger Despite the widespread use of letters of recommendation (LORs), there is some evidence in the research literature that LORs are unreliable and invalid for selecting employees. In an attempt to develop some
Situational judgment tests can be prone to faking, but this can be mitigated by asking applicants to elaborate answers.
Topic: Assessment, Selection Publication: International Journal of Selection and Assessment Article: Impact of elaboration on responding to situational judgment test items. Author: F. Lievens, H. Peeters Featured by: Benjamin Granger Several questions can and should be asked of the tools organizations use for employee selection. For example, does the specific tool create adverse impact? Does it really
Topic: Assessment, Personality, Selection Publication: Industrial and Organizational Psychology Article: Personality testing and Industrial Organizational Psychology: A productive exchange and some future directions. Blogger: Benjamin Granger In an overview of the current state of personality testing in organizations, Oswald and Hough (2008) take on several perspectives and present some important ideas for research and practice in the
Topic: Assessment, Personality Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology Article: Exploring the Handshake in Employment Interviews. Blogger: Rob Stilson Stewart, Dustin, Barrick, & Darnold (2008) looked at the relationship between a person’s handshake and the outcomes of an interview. They also looked at what information is conveyed with a handshake. They were mainly concerned with what a person’s
Topic: Assessment Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology Article: Further Evidence for the Validity of Assessment Center Dimensions: A Meta-Analysis of the Incremental Criterion-Related Validity of Dimension Ratings Blogger: Rob Stilson Here I go again with a psychometrically heavy article, but I encourage you to stick it out with me as I guide you through the statistical minefield because there are some applicable findings at the end. First, a little bit of history. Assessment Centers (ACs) are
