Test & select employees in Human Resource Management

The following are key discussion items on Testing and Selecting Employees in Human Resource Management  (HRM):

1. Basic considerations of testing and selecting employees
   • Why is careful selection important?
   • Test validity
   • Test reliability
   • Ethical and legal questions in testing
2. Use tests at work
   • How are tests used
     • Types: tests of cognitive abilities; tests of motor and physical abilities; measuring personality and interests
   • Management Assessment Centers (related video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE7QLzPGhbM)
   • Testing on the web
3. Interview perspective employees
   • Selection interview types
   • On the usefulness of interviews
   • Common interviewing mistakes
   • Guidelines for conducting an interview
4. Other selection techniques
   • Background investigation & reference checks
   • Honesty testing
   • Graphology (related video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv8am_OLLOk)
   • Physical examinations
   • Drug screening
5. Immigration law requirements

Reference
Dessler, G. (2004) "Chapter 4: Testing and Selecting Employees" in A Framework for Human Resource Management, Prentice Hall.