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Criteria

In: The Theory and Practice of Systematic Staff Selection

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  • Mike Smith

    (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology)

  • Ivan T. Robertson

    (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology)

Abstract

Once a job description and personnel specifications have been prepared, there is a very strong impetus to proceed directly to placement of adverts and selection of candidates. However, the stage which should follow the analysis of a job is the development of criteria. To understand the reasoning behind this it is necessary to look forward to the time when the selection system is in operation. Sooner or later someone will ask whether the selection system works and whether it is valid. To answer these questions it will be necessary to compare the predictions of the selection system against a standard or, perhaps, several standards. These criteria can be produced at this later stage but there are two good reasons why they should be defined soon after the job analysis has been completed.

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  • Mike Smith & Ivan T. Robertson, 1986. "Criteria," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Theory and Practice of Systematic Staff Selection, chapter 4, pages 48-74, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-07132-6_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-07132-6_4
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