Hot List for Sites Related to Employee Selection

U.S. Department of Labor (1999). Testing and Assessment: An Employer's Guide to Good Practices. This document is published by the National O*Net Consortium, and is designed to help managers and HR professionals properly use assessment practices. It conveys the essential concepts of employment testing in easy-to-understand terms. You might find it useful in communicating with non-specialists. (211K)

Morris, Scott B. & Lobsenz, Russell (1998). Significance Tests and Confidence Intervals for the Adverse Impact Ratio. Poster presented at the 13th annual Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference (April 1998, Dallas). (44K)

Test-Taker Rights and Responsibilities Working Group of the Joint Committee on Testing Practices (1997). Rights and Responsibilities of Test Takers. This is the draft statement prepared following the JCTP meeting at the 1997 APA Conference. (95K)

Bersoff, Donald M. (1996). Rights and Responsibilities of Test-Takers: Legal Issues Raised by the Joint Committee on Testing Practices Conference Draft. Commentary from an invitational forum held in October 1996; thus commenting on an earlier draft of the statement than presented above. (24 K)

Green, Bert F. (1996). Rights and Responsibilities of Test Takers: Employment Testing Issues.. Commentary from an invitational forum held in October 1996; thus commenting on an earlier draft of the statement than presented above. (20 K)

Douglas, Elizabeth F., McDaniel, Michael A., & Snell, Andrea F. (1996). The Validity of Noncognitive Measures Decays When Applicants Fake. A paper presented at the Academy of Management annual conference in Cincinnati, August 1996--along with an Appendix providing further detail and addressing criticisms of the original paper. (95K)

Campion, Michael A., Palmer, David K., & Campion, James E. (1996). A Review of Structure in the Selection Interview. A paper presented at the IPMAAC annual conference in Boston, June 1996. (178K)

Guion, Robert M. (1991). What I Wish I Knew About Assessment. An address made at the IPMAAC annual conference in Chicago, June 1991. (38K)

Johnson, James C., Guffey, William L., & Perry, Robert A. (1980). When is a T & E Rating Valid? A paper presented at the IPMAAC annual conference in Boston, July 1980. (123K)

Assessment Center Basics. Some of the materials from a preconference workshop conducted by Bill Waldron & Rich Joines at the IPMAAC annual conference in Charleston, SC, June 1994. (303K)

Legal/Regulatory Issues

(also see links to key US Supreme Court Decisions elsewhere on this site)

EEOC Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act. (March 1999) [external link]

Feuquay, Jeff and Ott, Tina (1998). 1998 Legal Update. Presented at the IPMA Annual Conference in Orlando, FL (October 1998). (325K)

Seberhagen, Lance W. (1997). Court Rules Against Another Job Element Test. Includes the District Court Opinion in Green v. Washington State Patrol (article August 1997; opinion March 1997). (50K)

EEOC Enforcement Guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act and Psychiatric Disabilities. (March 1997). (130K)

EEOC Enforcement Guidance on whether "testers" can file charges and litigate claims of employment discrimination. (May 1996). (38K)

EEOC ADA Enforcement Guidance on Preemployment Disability-Related Questions and Medical Examinations. (October 1995). (55K)

Pyburn, Keith M. (1995). Are We Now, Where We Were Then --- The Bell Curve and the Gingrich Revolution - Implications for Employment Testing Litigation. Presented at the IPMAAC annual conference in New Orleans, June 1995. (52K)

Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures. (1978). (114K)

Job Analysis

Personnel Assessment Specialist Job Analysis: Interpretation and Use Report. Prepared in 1995 by an IPMAAC Ad Hoc Committee chaired by Donna Denning. (144K)

Harvey, R.J. (1993). Research Monograph: The Development of the Common-Metric Questionnaire (CMQ). Personnel Systems & Technologies Corporation, Blacksburg, VA. This monograph describes the nationwide standardization across both public and private sector organizations of the Common-Metric Questionnaire, a multi-purpose job analysis questionnaire. First published in 1991 by The Psychological Corporation, the Common-Metric Questionnaire and accompanying Windows-based software, the Common-Metric System, is now published by Personnel Systems & Technologies Corporation at http://www.pstc.com. (146K)

Task Bank for Accounting/Finance based upon Fine's functional job analysis methodology. From the New York State Department of Civil Service, contributed by Michael Dollard. (32K)

Task Bank for Administrative and Supervisory Police based upon Fine's functional job analysis methodology. From the New York State Department of Civil Service, contributed by Michael Dollard. (32K)

Clerical Task Bank based upon Fine's functional job analysis methodology. From the New York State Department of Civil Service, contributed by Michael Dollard. (72K)

Employee Opinion Surveys

The Strategic Use of Employee Opinion Surveys. A presentation made by Bill Waldron at the IPMA Central Region annual conference in St. Louis, June 1995. (78K)

Manager's Guide to Survey Feedback. This is an internal document put together by Bill Waldron as a training aid to help line managers effectively provide employee survey results feedback. Designed for effective printing rather than on-screen viewing. From 1994...though I'd share it before it got too old :-) (370K)

Software

FXTEST. This is a demo of Tony Perry's (State of Tennessee) new test administration software for Windows 95/98. To install, unzip the fxtest.zip file and run setup.exe. Fxtest will install in c:\program files\fxtest. To run fxtest, go to the c:\program files\fxtest directory and click on fxtest.exe. (Note that this is a large file, 4.83 megabytes). You can contact the author at tperry2@mail.state.tn.us.

Computer-Assisted Applicant Screening and Job Analysis Software A report by Joel Wiesen and Mike McDaniel summarizing off-the-shelf software for use in personnel selection and job analysis is being offered to readers of the IPMAAC home page. An extensive search to identify all existing off-the-shelf software suitable for use in personnel selection and job analysis, including databases of position competencies was undertaken using traditional written sources, computerized databases of information including PsyInfo and ERIC, and various internet sources, as well as personal contacts. Please view the document information before downloading! (354K)

South African websites

Job Food www.jobfood.com

JOBFOOD.com the most exciting gateway to employment and training opportunities.

Personnel Net - South African and International Jobs

Big Break - The Business Times Recruitment Site www.bigbreak.co.za

PAG Recruitment

South Africa Recruitment, Jobs

Worldwide Executive Search and Recruitement

Cozens Recruitment Services

Recruiting and Placement of Permanent and Temporary Staff within the South African job market....

Jobnet - Africa's premier employment pages

RECRUITMENT & SELECTION SKILLS

RECRUITMENT & SELECTION SKILLS. Practical skills and procedures that will enable you to recruit and retain world class talent within the parameters...
www.icomp.co.za/training/events/recselskill/index.htm

Services for Clients - The Recruitment Practice

Services for Clients The Recruitment Practice. Phone: (+27) 11 325 0422 Fax: (+27) 11 325 0498 Email: rp@rp.co.za. Introduction The Recruitment...
www.rp.co.za/clientservices.htm

Personnel Concept

Leaders in Specialist Recruitment since 1982.
www.personnel-concept.co.za/company_profile.htm

Employnet

Employnet is a real-time database that provides exposure of prospective employees to employers. Employers or recruitment...
www.employnet.co.za/

Renwick Group

The Renwick Group is an international management consulting and executive search firm with South African roots, founded in 1967.

Thomas International
(http://www.thomasint.com)
A leading international managerial aid to recruiting, selecting, training, counselling, career planning and team management.