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Problems with and Alternatives to Realistic Job Previews (RJPs)

On June 19, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Recruiting, Staffing Publication: Human Resource Management Article: Realistic recruitment practices in organizations: The potential benefits of generalized expectancy calibration Author: B.J. Morse, P.M. Popovich Featured by: Benjamin Granger Realistic Job Previews (RJPs) are commonly employed by organizations and are intended to provide recruits/job applicants with realistic (both positive and some negative) information about the job/organization. Ideally, RJPs should

Categories : *Industrial & Organizational Psychology Assessment Selection StaffingTags : assessment selection staffing

The Intuition Strikes Back

On June 16, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Assessment, Selection, Staffing Publication: Industrial and Org. Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice Article: Stubborn reliance on human nature in employee selection: statistical decision aids are evolutionarily novel. Blogger: Benjamin Granger In a previous blog titled “Intuition vs. Science: The Battle Rages On!”, I wrote on Highhouse’s (2008) article which called attention to the disparity between

Categories : *Industrial & Organizational Psychology Assessment Selection StaffingTags : assessment selection staffing

Intuition vs. Science: The Battle Rages On!

On June 16, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Assessment, Selection, Staffing Publication: Industrial and Org. Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice Article: Stubborn reliance on intuition and subjectivity in employee selection. Blogger: Benjamin Granger How do typical organizations make hiring decisions? More specifically, do employers tend to prefer selection decision aids supported by research, or do they tend to prefer the use

Categories : *International Journal of Selection and Assessment Staffing StressTags : staffing stress

Don’t Stress About the Job Search…Oh Wait, Maybe You Should!

On June 15, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Staffing, Stress Publication: International Journal of Selection and Assessment Article: The joint role of locus of control and perceived financial need in job search. Blogger: Benjamin Granger Not surprisingly, one of the most important predictors of finding employment is the intensity with which one searches for a job (Remember mom saying, “Get off the couch and go look