Introduction 3

Title

Employee Selection

Introduction

This week will provide students the knowledge and details of employee recruiting and interviewing, including how to create and conduct a recruitment program and the conducting of an interview. Also, students will learn about the variety and uses of references and tests in the employment situation, including the strategies to determine and interpret the reliability and validity of the tests to ensure effective and legal systems and selection decisions.

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this week, you should be able to:

1. Understand the purpose of recruiting and interviewing.
2. Create an effective recruiting program.
3. Understand the varieties of interviews and know how to design, conduct, and evaluate them.
4. Know how references are utilized.
5. Know the varieties of tests used for employment decisions.
6. Interpret reliability and validity statistics to develop a legally defensive and effective selection system.