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CHAPTER 8 : EXTERNAL SELECTION - Coggle Diagram
CHAPTER 8 : EXTERNAL SELECTION
Biographical
Information
• Initial Assessment
• Resumes and Cover
Letters
• Application Blanks
Legal Issues
Initial Assessment
• References and
Background Checks
• Handwriting
Analysis
nature of predictors
• Form
• Speed vs. power: How many versus what level
• Paper / pencil vs. performance: Test in writing or
in behavior
• Objective vs. essay: Much like multiple-choice
vs. essay course exam questions
Oral vs. written vs. computer: How data are
obtained
Application Blanks
• Level of education
• GPA
• Quality of school
• Major field of study
• Extracurricular activities
Overview of Application Blanks
• Areas covered
• Educational experience
• Training
• Job experience
Initial Interview
• Characteristics
• Begins process of necessary differentiation
• Purpose -- Screen out most obvious cases of person /
job mismatches
• Limitation -- Most expensive method
of initial assessment
Past Performance
Predicts Future Performance
Not specific enough to make selection decisions
• Job titles
• Number of years experience
Letters of Recommendation
• Inability to discern more-qualified from
• Lack of standardization
Problems
Preliminary Issues
• Nature of predictors
• Development of the
selection plan
• Logic of prediction
• Selection sequence
Resumes and Cover Letters
• Large number received by organizations
• Falsification and misrepresentation of
information