The Psychology of Personnel Selection: A Quality Approach (Essential Business Psychology)

The impact of personnel selection on people and organizations is crucial. So too are the means used to evaluate performance subsequently. The Psychology of Personnel Selection Assessment offers a concise, practical guide for managers to the methods, issues, and latest research findings on personnel selection and performance measurement. Starting withan overview of the classic psychological variables among individuals, matched against different job-related competencies, the book goes on to discuss quality standards in selection; interview techniques; job analysis. Psychological research and theory on human judgement and attribution are used to give an overview of decision-making processes. The insights brought to bear from occupational psychology on current organizational practices in selection and assessment have important implications for today's managers. The book will be valuable for trainers and consultants in personnel and human resource managment, as well as managers and students of manageme

Robertson, Ivan

Cooper, Dominic

Business & Money

Cengage Learning EMEA

In many companies the procedures for selecting the right person for the job are little more than a lottery. Optimal personnel selection is concerned with accurately predicting employees' future behaviour in the job. Drawing on recent scientific research, this book offers a 'framework for action' to assist selectors in this difficult task. Based on the principles of Total Quality Management, topics include identifying customer needs, establishing the necessary evaluative standards for all selection methods, optimizing the design and return on investment in selection procedures, setting decision-making standards, and outlining ideas for continuous improvements. Many selection methods are also described and discussed in relation to the evaluative standards.

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Psychology & Counseling

Routledge

The aim of this book is to provide safety practitioners with sufficient knowledge and practical guidance to enable them to improve the safety culture within an organization. Provides practical guidance for safety practitioners.

Improving Safety Culture: A Practical Guide

Management & Leadership

wiley

The Dead of Winter

Literature & Fiction

Faber&Faber

The dead of winter

Chatto&Windus

The Psychology of Personnel Selection

Economics

The emphasis on high quality personnel recruitment is fast becoming a key concern in today's business environment. Organizations are moving away from what was traditionally a lottery when recruiting staff. Drawing on the latest scientific research this guide offers a 'framework for action' to assist selectors, and students studying in this field, in this difficult task. The framework covers topics such as identifying customer needs, setting decision-making standards, developing ideas for continuous improvements and optimizing the design and return on investment of selection procedures. This framework enables the selector to predict future job performances with much greater accuracy, while helping their company to survive, prosper and grow. In addition to managers and HR professionals, students of management and occupational psychology at undergraduate and MBA level will benefit from the clear and concise coverage of this important topic.

Recruitment and Selection: A Framework for Success: Psychology @ Work Series (Psychology at Work (London, England).)

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