MGT 461 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Personnel Selection, Personnel Psychology, Job Analysis
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Hr measurement - involves the systematic application of rules for assigning numbers to objects to represent the quantities of a person"s attributes or traits. Rules - suggest that the basis for assigning numbers is clearly specified and consistently applied. Constructs (psychological attributes) - when used in selection, this is a theoretical of people, jobs or work performance. If is psychological rather than physical traits that are indicators of how job candidates will behave on a job. When we use tests or interviews to obtain measurements of psychological attributes, we draw inferences from these measures. Numbers play a useful role in summarizing and communicating the degree, amount, or magnitude of an assessed attribute. Goal of personnel selection is to identify the applicants who should be offered a position. Criterion (criteria) - measures of what represents successful performance on a job. Serves as a definition of what is meant by employee success on the job.
