Popular with students, academics and professionals alike, this is the fourth edition of Personnel Selection. A thoughtful, entertaining and comprehensive text, this edition has been thoroughly revised to focus on the key issues and the latest research in this rapidly developing field. Features of the fourth edition include: The use of the internet in job application, recruitment and assessment. How job analysis is changing to meet changing concepts of the nature of work, leading to an increasing emphasis on broader abilities and dispositions. The big five model in personality: new measures, new reviews of selection research, links to job analysis, the use of broad factors vs. more specific facets. The problem of faking in personality questionnaires: its extent and its impact on selection decisions. The effectiveness of teams (as opposed to individuals) in terms of personality and ability. Adverse impact in selection, especially education, interview, biodata, assessment centres, personality tests, honesty tests. This book is essential reading for students and professionals in occupational psychology and HR who are interested in relating research to the real world practice of personnel selection.

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.

An in-depth treatment of the latest developments in the field including utility analysis, validity generalization and differential validity. Features a completely new perspective on selection—much more constructive than previous accounts. Contains thorough coverage of legal issues and fair employment. This edition has been completely updated—areas that are changed or expanded include structured interviewing, the role of general mental ability in selection, the validity of personality tests and work performance criteria.

Provides students with an understanding of the international business environment from a European perspective, but also within the context of how Europe and European Business fits into the global economy. This text discusses the European business environment in light of changes taking place in the global economy.