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Human Resource Management
Human Resource Management
Importance of selection
Testing
Types of tests
Background investigation and other selection
methods
Importance of selection
Performance
Cost
Legal obligations
Non discriminatory selection
Tests should be
Reliable
A reliable test is the one that yields consistent scores when a person
takes two alternative forms of the test or when he or she takes the
same test on two different occasions.
Valid
Validity tells us whether the test is measuring what you think it is
supposed to be measuring.
In employment testing there are two ways to demonstrate a test’s
validity:
Criterion validity – shows that scores on tests are related to job
performance
Content validity – contains a fair sample of the content of the job.
How to validate a test?
Achievement tests
Tests of cognitive abilities
Intelligence tests
Measures memory, vocabulary, verbal fluency, numerical
ability
These are called IQ tests
Finger dexterity
Manual dexterity
Reaction time
Static strength such as lifting weights
Dynamic strength like pull ups
Body coordination such as jumping rope
Stamina
Measuring personality and interests
Motivation
Temperament
Stability
Achievement tests
Reference checks
Honesty testing
Graphology