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Employee Testing and Selection
Employee Testing and Selection
Employee Testing
and Selection
Copyright
Copyright ©© 2011
2011 Pearson
Pearson Education,
Education, Inc.
Inc. PowerPoint
PowerPoint Presentation
Presentation by
by Charlie
Charlie Cook
Cook
publishing
publishing as
as Prentice
Prentice Hall
Hall The
The University
University of
of West
West Alabama
Alabama
WHERE WE ARE NOW…
Types of
Test Validity
Psychological tests
• Types of Tests
Specialized work sample tests
Numerical ability tests
Reading comprehension tests
Clerical comparing and checking tests
Management Video-based
Work Mini job training
assessment situational
samples and evaluation
centers testing
• Why?
To verify factual information provided by applicants
To uncover damaging information
Former Employers
Current Supervisors
Written References
Safety:
impairment vs.
presence
Accuracy of tests