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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815928903321

Autore

Chamorro-Premuzic Tomas

Titolo

The psychology of personnel selection / / Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Adrian Furnham [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2010

ISBN

0-511-84810-2

1-107-21030-5

1-282-65293-1

9786612652936

0-511-81930-7

0-511-76921-0

0-511-77005-7

0-511-76698-X

0-511-76559-2

0-511-76837-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 284 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

658.3/112019

Soggetti

Employee selection

Employees - Recruiting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-277) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Boxes; Figures; Tables; Prologue and acknowledgements; Part 1 Methods of personnel selection; 1 Early, unscientific methods; 2 The interview; 3 Letters of recommendation; 4 Biodata; 5 Situational judgement tests and GPA; Part 2 Constructs for personnel selection; 6 General mental ability; 7 Personality traits; 8 Creativity; 9 Leadership; 10 Talent; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This engaging and thought-provoking text introduces the main techniques, theories, research and debates in personnel selection, helping students and practitioners to identify the major predictors of job performance as well as the most suitable methods for assessing them. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Adrian Furnham provide a



comprehensive, critical and up-to-date review of the constructs we use in assessing people - intelligence, personality, creativity, leadership and talent - and explore how these help us to predict differences in individuals' performance. Covering selection techniques such as interviews, references, biographical data, judgement tests and academic performance, The Psychology of Personnel Selection provides a lively discussion of both the theory behind the use of such techniques and the evidence for their usefulness and validity. The Psychology of Personnel Selection is essential reading for students of psychology, business studies, management and human resources, as well as for anyone involved in selection and assessment at work.