Selection methods and tests

Start with selection terms

The flashcards on employee selection introduce reliability, validity, video resumes and several interview types. Start there if you want to become familiar with the language used across the page. You can return to the cards as you work through the other resources and check which terms you can explain without looking.

The flashcards on selecting employees also cover steps in the selection process and criteria for evaluating selection methods. Use them alongside the first deck to compare the terms with the process they describe.

Explore testing and screening

The Employee Testing and Selection mind map brings together basic testing concepts, reliability, test validity and types of validity. It also outlines how to validate a test, beginning with an analysis of the job. Follow the branches to see how the concepts are grouped, then return to the flashcards to check your understanding of reliability and validity.

For another way into the topic, read Employee Recruitment and Placement. Its notes introduce screening methods and consider what, when, why and how tests are administered during hiring. The page also lists a mind map on assessment centers and a quiz with a hypothetical job-related situation.

Use a quiz with a map

After studying the testing mind map, try Talent Selection Process Quiz. One question asks about a candidate handling a hypothetical situation involving job-related challenges. Use the question to think about the selection tool being described, then revisit the assessment center mind map to connect it with the wider approach.

HRM: Chapter 6 Quiz also covers automated selection processes, including a possible disadvantage. After taking it, review the related terms in the flashcards and note any ideas you want to study again.

Place the topic in the unit

Selection methods and tests is a section of Recruitment, Selection and Onboarding in Human resources. The resources here give you several ways to study the selection part of that unit, whether you prefer reading notes, following a mind map or checking terms with flashcards.

Choose a resource that fits your starting point and work through the topic at your own pace.