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Record Nr.

UNINA9910877002203321

Autore

Cook Mark <1942->

Titolo

Psychological assessment in the workplace : a manager's guide / / Mark Cook and Barry Cripps

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2005

ISBN

0-470-71310-0

1-118-48141-0

1-280-27134-5

9786610271344

0-470-86160-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (370 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CrippsBarry <1938->

Disciplina

658.3/001/9

Soggetti

Employees - Psychological testing

Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-348) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Psychological Assessment in the Workplace; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Chapter 1 Assessment in the Workplace; Chapter 2 Using Psychometric Tests; Chapter 3 Tests of Mental Ability; Chapter 4 Personality Tests; Chapter 5 Sifting and Screening; Chapter 6 References and Ratings; Chapter 7 Competence Analysis; Chapter 8 Assessment and Development Centres; Chapter 9 The Interview; Chapter 10 Structured Interviews; Chapter 11 Other Special Assessment Methods; Chapter 12 Using Assessment to Arrive at a Decision; Chapter 13 Workplace Counselling; Chapter 14 Performance Appraisal

Chapter 15 Training for Testing and AssessmentChapter 16 Professional and Ethical Issues; Chapter 17 The Future of Assessment; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book covers the assessment of people within the workplace. Written in jargon free language, it offers a guide to psychological assessment that can be used by managers in their everyday work. Each chapter will specifically cover an assessment practice and then explore the issues surrounding it, following this discussion with a case study. Ideas for test selection, guidance on assessment centre practice and



illustrations of successfully worked exercises are also included.