The Psychology of Personnel Selection

An engaging and thought-provoking textbook which introduces and reviews the main methods and constructs used to assess people at work.

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic (Author), Adrian Furnham (Author)

9780521687874, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 14 January 2010

297 pages, 5 b/w illus. 24 tables
24.8 x 17.4 x 1.9 cm, 0.61 kg

'Impressively comprehensive in its coverage of topics and noteworthy for its even-handed presentation of much debated issues, including intelligence testing and faking effects in personnel selection. This book will be a handy reference to I/O professionals working in personnel selection as well as serving as a succinct and accurate introduction to graduate students entering the field. The authors are to be congratulated!' Vish C. Viswesvaran, Department of Psychology, Florida International University

This engaging and thought-provoking text introduces the main techniques, theories, research and debates in personnel selection, helping students and practitioners to identify the major predictors of job performance as well as the most suitable methods for assessing them. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Adrian Furnham provide a comprehensive, critical and up-to-date review of the constructs we use in assessing people – intelligence, personality, creativity, leadership and talent – and explore how these help us to predict differences in individuals' performance. Covering selection techniques such as interviews, references, biographical data, judgement tests and academic performance, The Psychology of Personnel Selection provides a lively discussion of both the theory behind the use of such techniques and the evidence for their usefulness and validity. The Psychology of Personnel Selection is essential reading for students of psychology, business studies, management and human resources, as well as for anyone involved in selection and assessment at work.

Part I. Methods of Personnel Selection: 1. Early, unscientific methods
2. The interview
3. Letters of recommendation
4. Biodata
5. Situational judgment tests and GPA
Part II. Constructs for Personnel Selection: 6. General mental ability
7. Personality traits
8. Creativity
9. Leadership
10. Talent.

Subject Areas: Personnel & human resources management [KJMV2], Occupational & industrial psychology [JMJ], Psychology [JM]