Objective: Select and Hire New Employees

Using interviews, employment testing, and background checks to match people with jobs Reference check – getting an opinion of the candidate from someone they worked for in the past Validity – employment test measures what it is supposed to Reliability – if test is taken multiple times, it will generate the same results

affecting-selection-process

Shortage of trained workers in growing industries Computer technology Biotechnology Robotics Green technology Sciences Surplus of workers in declining industries Steel manufacturing Automobile manufacturing New workers are undereducated for the modern business environment Baby boomers are not retiring which prevents promotion of younger employees Many single-parent and two-income families More flexibility is required Leisure time has become more important to employees Custom benefits have become more important to employees Employees have become more concerned about health care, elder care, child care, drug testing, and workplace violence Employees have become less loyal, which raises turnover