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Chapter 8
Selecting Human Resources
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Management
Undergraduate 3
11/08/2011

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Term
Selection Process
Definition
Process of choosing individuals with qualifications needed to fill jobs in an organization

--good time and effort selecting the right people for jobs makes it easier to manage them and training them
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Placement
Definition
Fitting a person for the right job
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Person/job fit
Definition
matching the KSAs of individuals with the characteristics of jobs
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Person/organization fit
Definition
the congruence between individual factors ..such as values and principles
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Selection Criterion
Definition
Characteristics that a person must possess to successfully perform work
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Predictors
Definition
Measurable or visible indicators of a selection criterion
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Job Performance, Selection Criterion, and Predictions
Definition
-Elements of Job Performance (quantity & quality of work, flexible, presence at work)
-Selection Criteria for Employee Characteristics (ability, motivation, intelligence, appropriate performance)
-Predictors of Selection Criteria (Experience, past performance, education, interests, salary requests, drug test, police record)
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Correlation Coefficient
Definition
Index number that gives the relationship between a predictor and a criterion variable
always range from -1.0 to +1.0 with higher scores suggesting stronger relationships
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validity
Definition
the correlation between a predictor and job performance...in other words predictor actually predicts what it is suppose to predict
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Concurrent validity
Definition
measured when an employer tests current employees and correlates the scores with their performance ratings
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Predictive Validity
Definition
Measured when test results of applicants are compared with subsequent job performance
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Concurrent Validity Chart
Definition
CURRENT EMPLOYEES
{Review job performance(past records)} >> {Give Employee Test}
--> {Measure jobs Performance success} >> {Score the Test}
--> {Compare Results}
--> {If Correlation is Significant, Validity Exists}
--> {Use this Correlation with future applicants as a predictor of job success}
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Predictive Validity Chart
Definition
APPLICANTS
{Give EMployment Test} >> {HIre Applicants without considering tests}
-->{Score the test}>> {Evaluate job performance(later)}
-->{Compare the results} >>{Measure Job performance Success}
-->{If correlation is significant, Validity exists}
--> {use this correlation with future applicants as a predictor of job success}
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Reliability of a predictor
Definition
is the extent to which it repeatedly produces the same results over time
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Combining Predictors
Definition
-Multiple hurdles-->a minimum cutoff is set on each predictor, and each minimum level must be passed

-Compensatory--> scores from individual predictors are added and combined into an overall score, thereby allowing a higher score on one predictor to offset, or compensate for, a lower score on another
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HR Selection Responsibilities
Definition
HR Unit (provides initial reception for applicants, obtains background checks, refers top candidates, evaluates success of selection process)

-Managers (participates in selection process as appropriate, interview final candidates, provide follow-up information on the suitability of selected individuals)
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Realistic job preview
Definition
process through which a job applicant receives an accurate picture of a job
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Selection Process Flowchart
Definition
Applicant job interest --> Pre-employment Screening --> Application Form --> Test & Interview --> background investigation --> additional interview (optional) --> conditional job offer --> medical exam/drug test --> job placement
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reliability
Definition
reliability of a predictor is the extent to which it repeatedly produces the same results over time
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Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Definition
Employers have 72 hours to determine whether a job applicant is a US citizen, registered alien, or illegal alien
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cognitive ability tests
Definition
tests that measure an individuals thinking, memory, reasoning, verbal, and mathematical abilities
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physical ability tests
Definition
test that measures an individuals abilities such as strength, endurance, and muscular movement
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psychomotor tests
Definition
tests that measure dexterity, hand-eye coordination, arm-hand steadiness, and other factors
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work sample tests
Definition
tests that require an applicant to perform a simulated task that is a specified part of the target job
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situational jugement tests
Definition
tests that measure a person's judgement in work settings
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Big Five Characteristics
Definition
Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Extroversion, Emotional Stability, Openness to Expierence
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Employee Polygraph Protection Act
Definition
prohibits the use of polygraphs for pre-employment screening purposes except for Federal, State, local govermet agencies, and pharmaceutical
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Structured interview
Definition
interview that uses a set of standardized questions asked of all applicants
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biographical interview
Definition
focuses on a chronological assessment of the candidates past experiences
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behavioral interview
Definition
interview in which applicants give specific examples of how they have performed a certain task or handled a problem in the past
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competency interview
Definition
interview based on questions designed to provide the interviewer with something to measure the applicants response against... competencies necessary to do that particular job
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situational interview
Definition
structured interviewed that contains questions about how applicants might handle specific situations
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non-directive interview
Definition
interview that uses questions developed from the answers to previous questions
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stress interview
Definition
interview designed to create anxiety and put pressure on applicants to see how they respond
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panel interview
Definition
interview in which several interviewers meet with candidate at the same time
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team interview
Definition
interview in which applicants are interviewed by the team members with whom they will work
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Questions to avoid
Definition
yes/no, obvious questions, questions that rarely produce a true answer, leading questions, illegal questions questions that are not job related
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problems in the interview
Definition
snap judgements, negative emphasis, Halo Effect(devils horn), biases and stereotyping, cultural noise
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Federal Privacy Act of 1974
Definition
government employer must have a signed release from a person before it can give information about that person to someone else
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negligent hiring
Definition
occurs when an employer fails to check an employee's background and the employee injures someone on the job
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negligent retention
Definition
occurs when an employer becomes aware that an employee may be unfit for work, but continues to employ the person, and the person injures someone
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Fair Credit Reporting Act
Definition
requires disclosing that a credit check is being made, obtaining written consent from the person being checked, and furnishing the applicant with a copy of their report
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Americans with Disabilities Act ADA
Definition
prohibits the use of pre-employment medical exams, except for drug tests, until a job has been conditionally offered. Also prohibits a company from rejecting an individual because of a disability and from asking job applicants any question related to current or past medical history until a condition job offer has been made.
Term
selection factors for global employees
Definition
-Cultural adjustments
-personal characteristics
-organizational requirements
-personal/family concerns
-communication skills
Term
defamation
Definition
false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander
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