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Selecting Employees
The Selection Process
The selection initial screening
Failed to meet minimum qualifications
process typically Passed
employment test
Failed test
Passed
conditional comprehensive interview
job offer Passed
Failed to impress interviewer and/or
meet job expectations
background examination
if required Problems encountered
Passed
permanent
job offer medical/physical examination
(conditional job offer made) reject applicant
Unfit to do essential
elements of job
Able to perform essential
elements of the job
The Selection Process
initial screening
interview
completing
the application
completing
the application
completing
the application
pre-employment testing
comprehensive
interviews
comprehensive
interviews
conditional
job offer
background
investigation Verifies information from the
application form:
background
investigation
medical investigation
job offer
reliability
validity
cut scores
Key Elements for Successful
Predictors
reliability
validity
validity
Develop a Yes
battery of No
tests
Analyze test
scores and Set and
performance implement
Give test
evaluations valid cut
to all
for significant scores
current
relationship: Yes
employees
does it exist?
Concurrent No
Key Elements for Successful
Predictors
cut scores
applicants scoring below the cut score are predicted to be unsuccessful on the
job and are rejected
Selection From a Global
Perspective
selection criteria for international assignments:
1. interest in working overseas
2. ability to relate to different cultures and environments
3. supportiveness of the candidate’s family
female executives have done well abroad in Asia and Latin
America, despite past reluctance to assign them to these
countries
For Further Information
www.expatwomen.com: resources for women taking overseas positions
Best Practices for Managers and Expatriates: A Guide on Selection,
Hiring and Compensation By Stan Lomax: book for managers and
overseas assignees
Excelling at the Interview
Suggestions for making your interviews as an
applicant successful: