Employee Selection

¶ … Exercise Choosing the selection method Education: looking at the application form and the application letter to tell the level of education. Work experience; number of years experience and above Justification; the extensive needs of the job requires previous exposure to same job. Math skills; using the weighted mean for the scores for years on college Justification; an entry or exit exam cannot effectively show the strength of the student in isolation. Verification knowledge; through the use of an aptitude test.

Justification; it is the best platform to allow the candidate to show, on paper, the ability to apply the application ability of procedures in solving problems. Interpersonal skills; oral interview Justification; Through this method the ability of the candidate to communicate to people he considers senior is measured and the oral skills taken into account, apart from knowledge of the answers to the questions.

Work motivation; Oral interviews and work track record Justification; the work record and reason for leaving one organization to another, which can be expressed orally is a good indicator of this. B. Operationalizing the assessment 2. Work experience assessed via number of years My assessment Points Number of years More than 3-year 6 2-3 years 3 1-year Reject Less than 1 year 3. Math assessed Via average for number of years in college My assessment Points Average score 10 80 and above 6 60-79 3 40-59 Reject Below 40 4.

Verification knowledge assessed via aptitude test Point Score out of 50 10 40-50 6 30-39 3 20-29 Reject Below 20 5. Interpersonal Skills Points Average score from panel pout of 50 10 40-50 6 30-39 3 20-29 Reject Below 20 6. Work motivation Points Number of jobs held in a year 10 1 6 2 3 3 Reject More than 3 C. Application of assessment Maria Lori Steve Jenna Education 6 3 3 10 Work Experience 10 3 10 Reject Math skills 10 Reject 3 6 Verification knowledge Reject 10 3 6 Interpersonal skills 10 6 6 6 Work motivation 6 6 3 10 a. The applicant who scored the best are Maria and Jenna b.

The fact that one candidate would score poorly in one area, indeed at times a reject and score very well in another area presented a challenge of whether to discard or still consider for next level of interview. c. Yes, I would change the threshold used in assessing the areas, especially work experience, maths and verification knowledge. Maria Lori Steve Jenna Education 60 30 30 Work Experience 30 Reject Math skills Reject 30 60 Verification knowledge Reject 30 60 Interpersonal skills 60 60 60 Work motivation 60 60 30 Total a. Maria scored the highest b.