Saving Millions through Judicious Selection of Employees

Tests and other personnel selection procedures help in selecting good employees. Test utility studies show the value of selection for increasing productivity. Information about a test and about productivity of the workers can be used to quantify the gain that can be achieved by selecting the better...

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Published in:Public personnel management 1984-12, Vol.13 (4), p.409-415
Main Author: Schultz, Charles B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Economic aspects
Employee recruitment
Employee selection
Employee testing
Employment tests
Evaluation
Human resource management
Labor productivity
Management
Methods
Personnel
Personnel selection
Public administration
Statistical methods
Testing
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Summary:Tests and other personnel selection procedures help in selecting good employees. Test utility studies show the value of selection for increasing productivity. Information about a test and about productivity of the workers can be used to quantify the gain that can be achieved by selecting the better workers. Increasing productivity by $5,000 per year per hire is not too much to expect.
ISSN:0091-0260
1945-7421
DOI:10.1177/009102608401300404