Psychological Assessment in the Workplace
Chapter One
Assessment in the Workplace
OVERVIEW
Nine general headings in what is assessed.
A preliminary list of ways of assessing people.
An overview of what is assessed, and how.
How assessments should themselves be assessed.
The concepts of consistency (or reliability) and accuracy (or validity) in
assessment.
The correlation and what it means.
Outlining some reasons why validity of assessment is sometimes low.
The concepts of fairness and adverse impact in assessment.
How to identify good work performance.
How selection is currently practised in the UK, the USA and Europe.
INTRODUCTION
Consider the ideal employee, from the employer's point of view. Mr/Ms Ideal is never
late, never ill, never argues, never refuses to undertake an assigned task, doesn't join
a union, so doesn't 'go slow' or 'work to rule' and certainly never goes on strike.
Mr/Ms Ideal works 100% of the time, always does every thing exactly right, but also
does everything very quickly. Where will the employer find such a paragon? In the
showroom of the nearest industrial robot supplier. But suppose we need a human
Mr/Ms Ideal. How do ... read full excerpt from Psychological Assessment in the Workplace: A Manager's Guide ebook
