Purpose: The aim of this paper is to investigate whether those involved with recruitment/selection (RS) react differently towards male and female trainee managers. Design/methodology/approach: Measures of the perceptions towards trainee managers were collected from 440 managers and professionals involved in recruitment/selection (RS). Findings: It…

The relationship that a college or university develops with its external auditor can make a substantial contribution to the fiscal management of the institution. Since the last edition of this book more than a dozen years ago, changing standards, a shrinking industry, and tougher government regulation have drastically altered the nature of…

Explores how California State University at Channel Islands, cut costs and time in their faculty recruitment and selection process by using the Internet and specialized software. The website for the software package is included. (GR)

If public organizations do not begin to critically evaluate the conduct of their assessment centers, they may be risking the demise of what has been and can continue to be a very effective selection device. (Author)

This qualitative study investigated P-12 school administrators' perceptions of teacher education candidates' online digital portfolios for hiring purposes. Over the course of three semesters, focus group interviews and an online questionnaire gauged administrators' perceptions of selected candidates' portfolios and how they might be used to help…

Advocates utilizing teachers and staff in the interviewing process involving selection of administrative personnel. Also suggests guides to effective interviewing and personnel selection. (Author/KJ)

Reports the minimum professional standards and ethical considerations for users of the assessment center method as those standards and considerations were developed by the Task Force on Assessment Center Standards. (Author/IRT)

Answers such questions as: What is an assessment center? Can one fake performance at a center? How many skills can be measured? Why are the same skills measured at most assessment centers? What should one be told before attending a center? (Author/IRT)

In this article, the author describes her solutions, and suggestions for resolving an extremely difficult situation in the workplace relating to hiring and firing employees. Her first suggestion is to begin with a positive attitude, remembering that the reason one took on this project is for the future of the library. She then continues with tips…

Although job analysis has been a cornerstone of human resource development systems, many professionals view it as cumbersome and often abandon the process. It is necessary to know what a job is before one can intelligently hire, train, and evaluate the person who does it. (Author/JOW)

An appropriate job analysis will provide the dimensions on which a selection system can be built, the rationale for each of the assessment center exercises, and the rationales for other components. (Author/IRT)

Analyzes critically and integrates the legal, psychometric, and professional literature on the use and misuse of cutoff scores by managers to help make personnel decisions. Examines alternative methods in relation to legal precedents set by the courts, to psychometric principles, and to the various sets of professional guidelines. (Author/ABL)

Demonstrates how the use of the California Psychological Inventory, as an adjunct to interviews and reference checks, improved the likelihood of selecting the best potential child care workers for emotionally and/or behaviorally disturbed adolescents. This inventory correctly distinguished between characteristics associated with the groups of…

How to choose a consultant best suited for your building project. (Author)