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Hiring Success: The Art and Science of Staffing Assessment and Employee Selection

by Steven T. Hunt
ISBN:9780787996482

Research-based, but written in easy-to-understand terms, this book explains what staffing assessments are, why they work, and how to use them for improving the accuracy and efficiency of hiring selection decisions.

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Hiring Success—The Art and Science of Staffing Assessment and Employee Selection

Author’s Foreword
Chapter One – Introduction
Overview
What Information Is The Book Based On?
Assessments: The Difference Between Success And Failure

Chapter Two – What Staffing Assessments Measure, Why They Work, and When to Use Them
Overview
What Do Assessments Measure?
Why Do Assessments Work?
When Is It Useful To Use Staffing Assessments?
Concluding Remarks: Why Assessments Work

Chapter Three – Different Types of Staffing Assessments
Overview
Categorizing Assessments Based On How They Collect Candidate Information
Physical Exams
Investigations
Interviews
Resume Screens
Self-Report Measures
Knowledge, Skill, And Ability Tests
Situational Measures
Behavioral Versus Direct Assessments
Concluding Remarks: Different Types Of Assessments

Chapter Four – Evaluating the Effectiveness of Staffing Assessments
Overview
How Assessments Work
Assessment Validity: How To Determine How Well An Assessment Is Working
Concluding Remarks: Choosing What Assessments To Use

Chapter Five – Defining Job Performance and Its Relationship to Assessments
Overview
Step 1. Identify Key Performance Outcomes
Step 2. Use Job Analysis To Define And Describe Critical Employee Behaviors
Step 3. Choose An Effective Assessment
Step 4. Appropriately Collecting And Interpreting Assessment Data
Concluding Remarks: Linking Assessment Processes To Job Performance

Chapter Six – Common Criticisms of Staffing Assessments
Overview
Criticism 1: Staffing Assessments Are Not Very Accurate
Criticism 2: Staffing Assessments Can Be Faked By Applicants
Criticism 3: Staffing Assessments Are Not Worth The Cost Required To Use Them
Criticism 4: Staffing Assessments Pose A Legal Risk
Criticism 5: Staffing Assessments Are An Unfair Way To Evaluate People
Criticism 6: Staffing Assessments Are Offensive To Candidates
Criticism 7: Staffing Assessments Add Too Much Time To The Hiring Process
Concluding Remarks: Should Companies Use Staffing Assessments?

Chapter Seven – Choosing Among Different Assessment Methods
Overview
Method 1. No Standardized Assessment: Start At The Bottom And Work Up
Method 2. Self-Report Pre-Screening Questionnaires: The Value Of Structure
Method 3. Applicant Investigations: Avoiding Catastrophic Hiring Mistakes
Method 4. Structured Interviews: Maximizing Time Spent With Candidates
Method 5. Broad Self-Report And Situational Judgment Measures: Asking Candidates For Greater Levels Of Self-Description
Method 6. Broad Knowledge And Skills Tests: Testing Basic Job Requirements
Method 7. Broad Ability Tests: Getting A General Sense Of Candidates’ Ability To Learn And Solve Problems
Method 8. Integrating Broad Self-Report Measures, Knowledge And Skills Tests, And Ability Tests: Predicting Maximal And Typical Performance
Method 9. Localized Scoring: Accurately Interpreting Candidate Responses
Method 10. Context-Specific Self-Report Measures: Asking Candidates To Describe Themselves In Greater Detail
Method 11. Context-Specific Knowledge, Skills, And Ability Tests: Seeing What A Candidate Can Actually Do
Method 12. Integrating Context-Specific Self-Report Measures And Knowledge, Skills, And Ability Tests: Predicting Highly Specific Types Of Maximal And Typical Performance
Method 13. Advanced, Non-Linear Scoring: “Turbo-Charging” Assessment Results
Concluding Remarks: Determining What Assessment Methods To Use

Chapter Eight – Incorporating Staffing Assessments into the Hiring Process
Principles Of Staffing Assessment Process Design
Designing Staffing Processes For Entry-Level Jobs
Sample Staffing Assessment Process For Professional Jobs
Concluding Remarks: Using Assessments