The document discusses various topics related to applicant testing and selection for hiring employees. It provides guidelines for establishing a valid testing program, including using tests as supplements, validating tests, monitoring the program, keeping accurate records, and revalidating periodically. It also discusses different types of tests that can be used, such as cognitive, physical ability, personality, and criminal background checks. The document emphasizes the importance of ensuring tests are job-related, administered properly, and do not discriminate based on protected characteristics such as race or disability.

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GRADUATE SCHOOL
BOYET B. ALUAN
RECRUITMENT and
PLACEMENT
APPLICANT
TESTING AND
SELECTION

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4. Steps in Recruitment and Selection Process

5. *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

6. * 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.

7. *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?

8. 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.
Testing Program Guidelines

9. * 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.html
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

10. *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.htm
RESOLUTION NO. 010114

11. * Employers should administer tests and other selection procedures without regard to
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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

12. * 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
Source: Top 10 Tips for Hiring the Right Employee
10 Tips for Selecting and Hiring the Right Employee
By Susan M. Heathfield

13. 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/hiringand-recruiting-five-best-methods-used-by-recruiters-that-your-business-shouldknow/#sthash.xj1ArQyE.dpuf

14. Applicant testing and
selection
Human Resource Management
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