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July 2009 J.A.P.: SJTs and more
Situational judgment tests (SJTs) have a long tradition of successfully being used in employment tests. These types of (typically multiple-choice) items describe a job-related scenario then ask the test-taker to endorse the proper response. The quest...
Free monograph on test validation
IPAC (the International Personnel Assessment Council) is making available, free of charge, a monograph by Dr. Charles Sproule titled Rationale and research evidence supporting the use of content validation in personnel assessment.Having seen a copy, ...
Exploring the wild west of staffing
Last week I gave a presentation at the WRIPAC meeting in Burlingame, CA. The topic was "Using the Internet to effectively attract and screen the right applicants." Here are a few observations given my conversations with a very engaging group of par...
March '09 Journal of Applied Psychology
The March 2009 issue of J.A.P. is out with a lot of great content; for example:To maximize diversity and validity, try recruiting on cognitive ability and selecting on conscientiousnessIn a multistage assessment scenario (which exists for practically...
Does education level matter?
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...
Who are your pitchers and catchers?
One of the key pieces of advice I often hear in talent management (TM) circles is to focus on your high performers. But when it comes to selection, we often treat each position the same--each recruitment and hire should be based on job analysis, soun...
Living with T&Es
There are a number of ways to use the Internet to perform personnel assessment. Examples include timed cognitive and job knowledge tests, biodata instruments, and personality inventories. But one of the easiest--and thus most tempting to use--types...
2008 PTC-NC Conference, Day 1
On March 20th and 21st I was lucky enough to attend (and present) at the 2008 PTC-NC Conference. There were several great presentations and I'm going to break the summary up into two days for ya.The conference started off with Michael Harris, profe...
The Acting Quotient
Think about your favorite actor or actress. Think about their performances and the different characters they've played.Now think about what you know about that person given their performances:- How quickly would they learn?- How good of a team playe...
New MSPB study has gems
A new study out by the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), "Attracting the next generation: A look at federal entry-level new hires," while focused on the federal government, has good information for all of us. The study of recent federal hi...
Et tu, HR?
It's easy to give out advice. HR does it all the time.But how well does HR practice what it preaches?In the most recent issue of the U.S. Merit System Protection Board's (MSPB) newsletter, Issues of Merit, in an article titled "Taking our own advice...
January '08 issue of J.A.P.
The January 2008 issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology is out. Unfortunately there are only three articles directly related to recruitment and assessment, but they're pretty good ones, so let's dive in.First up, a Monte Carlo investigation of th...
