Overview

Personnel selection is changing. Whilst traditional face-to-face interviews are still common, the range of assessment processes that inform the selection of candidates is increasingly diverse, taking advantage not only of new technologies, but also using new methods and strategies, such as assessment centres and personality testing. This new collection looks at the most important contemporary issues in recruitment, selection and assessment today, highlighting the latest research from the perspective of both recruiter and applicant. The book is written by an international range of prominent scholars in this area, and provides up-to-date analysis of key topic areas, including: How measurements of intelligence can impact on recruitment policies The use and value of personality tests An analysis of social interaction in the interview process The value and impact of video resumes in recruitment How social networks affect how applicants are perceived Job analysis and competencies modelling Part of the Current Issues in Work & Organizational Psychology series, this is an important book that shines a light on the latest theory and practice in employee recruitment. It will interest not only students and researchers of Organizational Psychology, HRM and Business and Management, but will also engage professionals in the field.

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Author:   Ioannis Nikolaou (Athens University of Economics & Business, Greece) ,  Janneke K. Oostrom (VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Psychology Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.521kg
ISBN:  

9781138823259

ISBN 10:   1138823252
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   18 May 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Ioannis Nikolaou and Janneke K. Oostrom Part A: Job Analysis and Recruitment 1. Work Analysis for Personnel Selection, Antonio León García-Izquierdo, Luis Díaz Vilela, and Silvia Moscoso 2. Recruitment Processes and Organizational Attraction, Derek S. Chapman and David Mayers Part B: The Applicants’ Perspective 3. Video Résumés Portrayed: Findings and Challenges, Annemarie M. F. Hiemstra and Eva Derous 4. Social networking websites and personnel selection: A call for academic research, Donald H. Kluemper, H. Kristl Davison, Xiaoyun Cao and Bingqing Wu 5. Applicant Reactions to Selection Methods: An Overview of Recent Research and Suggestions for the Future, Ioannis Nikolaou Talya N. Bauer & Donald M. Truxillo Part C: Advances in Predictors’ Research 6: New Developments in Intelligence Theory and Assessment: Implications for Personnel Selection, Charles Scherbaum, Harold Goldstein, Rachel Ryan, Paul Agnello, Ken Yusko, and Paul Hanges 7: Personality testing in personnel selection: Love it? Leave it? Understand it! Janina Diekmann, and Cornelius J. König 8: Trends in Testing: Highlights of a Global Survey, Ann Marie Ryan, Ilke Inceoglu, Dave Bartram, Juliya Golubovich, James Grand, Matthew Reeder, Eva Derous, Ioannis Nikolaou, and Xiang Yao 9. Beyond validity: Shedding light on the social situation in employment interviews, Klaus G. Melchers Pia V. Ingold, Annika Wilhelmy, and Martin Kleinmann 10. Situational Judgment Testing: A Review and Some New Developments, Janneke K. Oostrom Britt De Soete, and Filip Lievens 11. Assessment Centres: The Latest Developments on Construct Validity, Deon Meiring, Jurgen Becker, Suzanne Gericke and Nadia Louw Part D: The Criterion Domain 12. Selecting for Innovation: Methods of Assessment and the Criterion Problem, Kristina Potočnik, Neil Anderson, Felisa Latorre 13. Typical and maximum performance, Ute-Christine Klehe, Jessica Grazi, Tusharika Mukherjee, and Justus Liebig

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'This groundbreaking book brings together a team of international experts to provide cutting-edge knowledge on recruitment, selection and assessment. Its focus on dynamic topics, new innovations, and current research developments provides an energizing and thought-provoking perspective on the field. An invaluable resource for academics, practitioners and students alike'. - Julie M. McCarthy, Department of Management, University of Toronto, Canada

Author Information

Ioannis Nikolaou is an Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour at Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece Janneke Oostrom is an Assistant Professor in Social and Organizational Psychology at the VU University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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