Do Online Reference Checks Work For Hiring?
Research demonstrates how organizations can conduct more accurate reference checks when hiring new employees.
Categories : *Human Performance
Should We Test the Intelligence of Athletes?
Researchers consider whether intelligence relates to success in a sample of NFL football players.
Categories : *Journal of Business and Psychology
Why It’s Easier to Find Adverse Impact in Large Organizations
Researchers demonstrate that one popular way for determining adverse impact is biased against larger organizations and may allow smaller organizations a free pass.
Categories : *International Journal of Selection and Assessment
Fitting Selection Methods to Different Cultures
Over the past several years, researchers and human resource managers have become more interested in understanding applicant reactions to selection tools. Of course we still care about the reliability and validity of the selection tool, but we know that how an applicant reacts to the process could influence how fair
Categories : *International Journal of Selection and Assessment
Using Unproctored Internet Testing for Hiring
Researchers consider unproctored internet testing for employee selection. Should organizations use this method?
Categories : *International Journal of Selection and Assessment
Reactions to Employment Testing: Internal Versus External Employees
Research compares the reactions to employee testing for both internal job candidates and external job candidates.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Predicting the Future with Situational Judgment Tests
Researchers find that situational judgment tests can predict job performance many years later. How can your organization benefit from them?
Categories : *Personnel Psychology
Are Cognitive Ability Tests Insulting to Job Applicants?
Research finds that cognitive ability tests may be insulting to certain job applicants. Should organizations still use them?
Categories : *Psychological Science
Too Much of a Good Personality Trait
Researchers explain that it is possible to have too much of a good personality trait.
Categories : *International Journal of Selection and Assessment
How to Properly Evaluate Training Effectiveness
Researchers discuss the importance of carefully evaluating the effectiveness of organizational training. It may be inadequate to simply ask employees if they learned anything.