ADM 2337 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Essential Selection, Graduate Management Admission Test, Credit History

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Administration
• Course: ADM 2337
• Professor: Catherine Elliott

Document Summary

Select among quali ed individuals who have been recruited to ll existing or projected job openings. Quality of human resources determines organizational performance high cost of inappropriate selection decisions. E. g. , ,000 cost for senior manager hiring mistakes (shrm) potential legal implications. Candidates not meeting essential selection criteria are eliminated rst. Further consideration for those most closely match the job speci cations . Use of technology- to assist with initial screening. Sometimes a screening interview phone; internet check; video resumes. Selection testing predicting job performance weighted application blank (wab) Responses weighted based on statistical relation to job performance . General getting to know you questions, icebreakers, understanding your personality. Success depends on your responses as well as the rapport you build with the interviewer what are some sample questions that might be asked. The applicant is given a hypothetical incident and asked how he or she would respond to. Your ability to articulate your thought processes and problem solving skills.