The Psychology of Personnel Selection

Author: Furnham, Adrian

Brand: Cambridge University Press

Edition: 1

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 297

Release Date: 14-01-2010

Part Number: Refer to Sapnet.

Details: Product Description
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.
Review
'The authors are to be congratulated on writing an up-to-date and accessible text that presents the field of personnel assessment in an interesting and innovative way.' Clive Fletcher, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick and Managing Director, Personnel Assessment Limited

'An easy to read and authoritative review of personnel assessment – a critical topic in the modern war for talent – by two accomplished writers with impeccable academic credentials. Comprehensive and integrated, this is an indispensable guide to best practices.' Robert Hogan, President of Hogan Assessment Systems

'Chamorro-Premuzic and Furnham's volume spans a remarkable range of topics on selection and assessment and provides comprehensive coverage of every one of them. It is difficult to come away from this book without being impressed by its depth, detail and ability to convey complex scientific ideas in a lucid and straightforward manner.' K. V. Petrides, Department of Psychology, University College London

'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
Book Description
An engaging and thought-provoking textbook introducing the main methods and constructs used to assess people at work. A wide range of the approaches underlying personnel selection are summarized and critically evaluated, with particular emphasis on identifying and measuring the psychological variables (traits, attitudes, abilities) that determine differences in individuals' performance.
About the Author
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is a Senior Lecturer at Goldsmiths, Research Fellow at UCL and Visiting Professor at NYU in London. He is a world-wide expert in personality, intelligence and psychometrics and makes frequent media appearances providing psychological expertise on these issues.

Adrian Furnham is Professor of Psychology at UCL. He is also a consultant on organizational behaviour and management, and a writer and broadcaster. His columns have appeared in management magazines such as Mastering Management and Human Resources, as well as the Financial Times, Sunday Times and the Daily Telegraph.

EAN: 8580000972054

Package Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.7 x 0.7 inches

Languages: English