Personnel Selection and Classification Systems
THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF PERSONNEL SELECTION .... . . ....... ..... ... . . ... 478 Milestones: Personnel Selection Thinking, Research, Technology 478 The Conservation of Human Talent: 1975-80 481 VALIDITY AND VALIDATION.... . . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . ........ .. . ... 482 JOB ANALY SI S .... . ... ... . . . ... ... ..... ..... ...... . . .... 484 JOB PERFORMANCE MEA SUREMENT... . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486 Format Comparisons and Rater Training 486 Internal Dimensionality and External Validity of Performance Ratings 488 Individual Diff erences Correlates of Performance Ratings 489 STA TI STICAL CONSI DERATIONS 490 Validity Estimates and Problems of Shrinkage .... ...... .... ......... ........ 490 Validity Generalization 492 Utility 493 Nonlinear Prediction ..... ..... 494 P SYCHOMETRICS OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITy. ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . 496 Diff erential Validity 496 Test Fairness ....... ..... 497 LABOR MARKET I SSUES ... ... . . . . ..... . ..... ... ... .... .. .... . . .... ... .... . .... ...... .. ... . . . . . ... ..... 502 Labor Markets. Availabilities. and Human Resources Planning 502 SELEC TION PRACTICES: RESEARCH RESULTS . . . .... .... ..... ..... ....... . .... S04 The Selection Interview ... ..... .... 505 Biographical Information 509 Multiple Assessment Procedures ..... ......... .... 510 Job Samples ..... ........ 513 Miscellaneous Other Studies ........ 513 CONTEXT OF THE FUTURE IN PERSONNEL SELEC TION 514