Recent Posts Tagged With 'statistics'

• Explain away

  Posted on Sunday November 15th, 2009 at 10:34 in research, statistics, perceptions, meta-analysis, p-o fit

  Of all the low-hanging fruit in recruitment and selection, perhaps none are easier to implement than explaining your process. It's shocking how few selection processes are fully (and coherently) explained, not just in terms of getting from point A t...

• Latest EEO Insight

  Posted on Tuesday October 6th, 2009 at 22:28 in legal, compensation, statistics, recruiting, discrimination, best practices, affirmative action, adverse impact, eeo, ofccp

  EEO Insight is quickly becoming a great resource for anyone interested in issues related broadly to equal employment opportunity. And this isn't just affirmative action plans--it includes anyone interested in recruitment and assessment.In the latest...

• Considering employee testimonials? Go video.

  Posted on Friday September 11th, 2009 at 09:17 in video, research, statistics, recruiting, turnover, p-o fit

  In the September 2009 issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology, one study stood out: the authors studied employee testimonials shown on recruitment websites. Results strongly suggest that:(1) Including some type of testimonials increases your attr...

• March '09 IJSA

  Posted on Sunday March 29th, 2009 at 09:18 in technology, research, statistics, personality testing, cognitive ability, p-o fit

  The March '09 issue of the International Journal of Selection and Assessment is out, with a ton of great content. Check it out:What's your organization's personality?Does your career site motivate people who fit?How does applicant personality intera...

• Does education level matter?

  Posted on Tuesday February 24th, 2009 at 08:47 in education, research, statistics, t and e

  One of the most frequent questions related personnel assessment is does education level predict job performance?The answer to this question has big implications for setting minimum qualifications for jobs, for screening criteria, leadership developme...

• What's hot in I/O?

  Posted on Tuesday February 3rd, 2009 at 08:13 in statistics, metrics, conferences, job analysis, personality testing, professional orgs

  You can often get a sense of what's hot in a field by looking at conference presentations or workshops.Recently I got the registration materials for the 2009 SIOP conference, and it includes a description of the seminars and workshops. Here's a samp...

• New blog--and newsletter

  Posted on Monday November 17th, 2008 at 08:09 in legal, blogs, statistics, discrimination, competencies, adverse impact

  Over at U.S. Research Associates, my friend and colleague Dr. Jim Higgins has started a blog, and a newsletter, devoted to topics such as personnel selection and employment discrimination. They're both worth checking out.Jim starts his blog with a p...

• Unproctored internet testing: Safe for some tests?

  Posted on Thursday June 12th, 2008 at 08:09 in statistics, recruiting, interviews, perceptions, personality testing, cognitive ability, assessment centers, internet-based testing

  One of the biggest trends in personnel assessment is the movement toward on-line testing. Many organizations are experimenting with so called unproctored Internet testing (UIT), where candidates are allowed to take the exams whenever, and wherever, ...

• Is age related to job performance?

  Posted on Monday March 31st, 2008 at 09:05 in statistics, teams, adverse impact, personality testing, age differences, meta-analysis, cwb

  Is there a relationship between age and job performance? It's an important question for many reasons, including the fact that claims of age discrimination appear to be on the rise. Ng and Feldman set out to better understand this issue and their me...

• Providing test information helps reactions

  Posted on Wednesday February 13th, 2008 at 05:02 in statistics, stress, perceptions, personality testing

  Providing applicants with pre-test information and preparation material may not help them pass, but it helps those that don't pass feel better about the process. These were the results of a study by Burns, Siers, and Christiansen reported in the Marc...