文档介绍：CHAPTER 6 SELECTING EMPLOYEES AND PLACING THEM IN JOBS
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CHAPTER 6
SELECTING EMPLOYEES AND PLACING THEM IN JOBS
Chapter Summary
This chapter explores ways to minimize errors in employee selection and placement3>. It starts by describing the selection process and how to evaluate possible methods for carrying out that process. The chapter then takes an in-depth look at the most widely used methods such as applications and résumés, employment tests and interviews. The chapter ends by describing the process by anizations arrive at a final selection decision.
Learning Objectives
After studying this chapter, the student should be able to:
Identify the elements of the selection process.
Define ways to measure the ess of a selection method.
Summarize the government’s requirements for employee selection.
Compare mon methods used for selecting human resources.
Describe major types of employment tests.
Discuss how to conduct effective interviews.
Explain how employers carry out the process of making a selection decision.
Extended Chapter Outline
Note: Key terms are boldface and are listed in the “Chapter Vocabulary” section.
I. Introduction
Hiring decisions are about finding the people who will be a good fit with the job and anization.
anization’s decisions about selecting personnel are central to its ability to survive, adapt, and grow.
Selection decisions e especially critical anizations face tight labor markets or pete for talent with anizations in the same industry.
II. Selection Process
1. Personnel selection is the process through anizations make decisions about who will or will not be allowed to join anization.
2. Selection begins with the candidates identified through recruitment and attempts to reduce their number to the individuals best qualified to perform the available jobs.
3. Figure , Steps in the Selection Process, identifies the steps involved in the selection process.
The steps in the selection pr