Categories : *Personnel Psychology
Deep Dive on Situational Judgment Tests
Researchers take a closer look at SJTs to see what they measure and how well they relate to job performance. Should they be used for employee selection?
Categories : *International Journal of Selection and Assessment
Do Applicants Cheat On Unproctored Online Tests?
Researchers find that cheating on online selection tests may not be as prevalent as previously thought.
Making the Most Out of Multiple-Choice Testing
Researchers find that multiple-choice tests work better when test-takers must identify two correct answers, instead of just a single correct answer.
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How Well Do Situational Judgment Tests Really Work?
Researchers find that situational judgment tests work better with incumbents, which is important because they are typically used with job applicants.
Categories : *International Journal of Selection and Assessment
Explanations Help the Employee Selection Process
Researchers find that when organizations explain the employee selection process to job candidates, it can help improve perceptions of fairness.
Categories : *Personnel Psychology Job Analysis
Hiring an Army of Me
Topic: Job Analysis Publication: Personnel Psychology (SUMMER 2009) Article: Using web-based frame-of-reference training to decrease biases in personality-based job analysis: An experimental field study Author: H. Aguinis, M.D. Mazurkiewicz, E.D. Heggestad Reviewed by: Katie Bachman Job analysis is one of the cornerstones of Industrial-Organizational Psychology and the method for executing a job
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology Personality Selection Training
Cha Cha Cha Changes…in Selection and Training
Topic: Performance, Selection, Training Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology (JUL 2009) Article: Effects of selection and training on unit-level performance over time: A latent growth modeling approach Authors: C. H. Van Iddekinge, C. H. Ferris, P. L. Perrewe, A. A. Perryman, F. R. Blass, & T. D. Heetderks Blogger:
Categories : *International Journal of Selection and Assessment
The Role of Attractiveness in Employee Selection
Research investigates whether physical attractiveness plays a substantial role in hiring and selection. It may depend on the type of job.
Tell Us what You Really Think…About Letters of Recommendation
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
Categories : *Academy of Management
Improving Situational Judgment Tests with One Simple Step
Situational judgment tests can be prone to faking, but this can be mitigated by asking applicants to elaborate answers.