BOYET B. ALUAN

RECRUITMENT and PLACEMENT

APPLICANT TESTING AND

SELECTION

Southern Luzon State UniversityGRADUATE SCHOOL

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Steps in Recruitment and Selection Process

Why Careful Selection is Important

*The importance of selecting the right employees

*Organizational performance always depends in part on subordinates having the right skills and attributes.

*Recruiting and hiring employees is costly.

*The legal implications of incompetent hiring

*The liability of negligent hiring of workers with questionable backgrounds

Avoiding Negligent Hiring Claims

*Carefully scrutinize information supplied by the applicant on his or her employment application.

*Get the applicant’s written authorization for reference checks, and carefully check references.

*Save all records and information you obtain about the applicant.

*Reject applicants who make false statements of material facts or who have conviction records for offenses directly related and important to the job in question.

*Balance the applicant’s privacy rights with others’ “need to know,” especially when you discover damaging information.

*Take immediate disciplinary action if problems arise.

Basic Testing Concepts

*Reliability

*The consistency of scores obtained by the same person when retested with the identical or equivalent tests.

*Are the test results stable over time?

*Test validity

*The accuracy with which a test, interview, and so on measures what it purports to measure or fulfills the function it was designed to fill.

*Does the test actually measure what we need for it to measure?

Testing Program Guidelines

1. Use tests as supplements.

2. Validate the tests.

3. Monitor your testing/selection program

4. Keep accurate records.

5. Use a certified psychologist.

6. Manage test conditions.

7. Revalidate periodically.

What are the various test required?

*Cognitive tests assess reasoning, memory, perceptual speed and accuracy, and skills in arithmetic and reading comprehension, as well as knowledge of a particular function or job;

* Physical ability tests measure the physical ability to perform a particular task or the strength of specific muscle groups, as well as strength and stamina in general;

* Sample job tasks (e.g., performance tests, simulations, work samples, and realistic job previews) assess performance and aptitude on particular tasks;

*Medical inquiries and physical examinations, including psychological tests, assess physical or mental health;

* Personality tests and integrity tests assess the degree to which a person has certain traits or dispositions (e.g., dependability, cooperativeness, safety) or aim to predict the likelihood that a person will engage in certain conduct (e.g., theft, absenteeism);

*Criminal background checks provide information on arrest and conviction history;

*Credit checks provide information on credit and financial history;

* Performance appraisals reflect a supervisor’s assessment of an individual’s performance; and

* English proficiency tests determine English fluency.Sources:http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/factemployment_procedures.htmlThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Testing and selection in the Philippines*The same as in the previous slide, a include

*PERFORMANCE

* EDUCATION and TRAINING

*EXPERIENCE and OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT

* PSYCHOSOCIAL ATTRIBUTES and PERSONALITY TRAITS

*POTENTIAL

Sources: http://www.coa.gov.ph/Rules/csc/CSC-R010114.htmRESOLUTION NO. 010114

Techniques in hiring the RIGHT People* Employers should administer tests and other selection procedures without regard to race,

color, national origin, sex, religion, age (40 or older), or disability.

* Employers should ensure that employment tests and other selection procedures are properly validated for the positions and purposes for which they are used. The test or selection procedure must be job-related and its results appropriate for the employer’s purpose. While a test vendor’s documentation supporting the validity of a test may be helpful, the employer is still responsible for ensuring that its tests are valid under UGESP.

* If a selection procedure screens out a protected group, the employer should determine whether there is an equally effective alternative selection procedure that has less adverse impact and, if so, adopt the alternative procedure. For example, if the selection procedure is a test, the employer should determine whether another test would predict job performance but not disproportionately exclude the protected group.

* To ensure that a test or selection procedure remains predictive of success in a job, employers should keep abreast of changes in job requirements and should update the test specifications or selection procedures accordingly.

* Employers should ensure that tests and selection procedures are not adopted casually by managers who know little about these processes. A test or selection procedure can be an effective management tool, but no test or selection procedure should be implemented without an understanding of its effectiveness and limitations for the organization, its appropriateness for a specific job, and whether it can be appropriately administered and scored.

* For further background on experiences and challenges encountered by employers, employees, and job seekers in testing, see the testimony from the Commission’s meeting on testing, located on the EEOC’s public web site at: http://eeoc.gov/eeoc/meetings/archive/5-16-07/index.html.

* For general information on discrimination Title VII, the ADA and the ADEA see EEOC’s web site at http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/index.cfm

*Define the Job Before Hiring an Employee

*Plan Your Employee Recruiting Strategy

*Use a Checklist for Hiring an Employee

*Recruit the Right Candidates When Hiring an Employee

*Review Credentials and Applications Carefully

*Prescreen Your Candidates

*Ask the Right Job Interview Questions

*Check Backgrounds and References When Hiring an Employee

Techniques in hiring the RIGHT People cont’d

Source: Top 10 Tips for Hiring the Right Employee10 Tips for Selecting and Hiring the Right EmployeeBy Susan M. Heathfield

Five Best Methods Used by Recruiters That Your Business Should Know

by The ClearFit Team

1. Hire for Attitude and Train for Skills

2. Thinking Outside the Box

3.Go Where They Go

4.Employee Referral Programs

5.Databases- See more at: http://www.clearfit.com/resource-center/candidate-sourcing/hiring-and-recruiting-five-best-methods-used-by-recruiters-that-your-business-should-know/#sthash.xj1ArQyE.dpuf

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