PROGRAMME

Introduction – good selection should be:

• systematic 
• informed by sound scientific evidence

Scientific evidence

• what is it?
• how is it collected?
• paradigm shifts and Archimedes
• where is it kept?

Selection methods in UK and elsewhere

• selection evidence, focusing on the validity coefficient and the measurement of work performance
• different methods and combinations
• their popularity
• their effectiveness

The four scientific principles

• reliability and validity
• standardisation and freedom from bias

How the scientific principles apply to all forms of assessment and selection 

• social psychological phenomena
• Barnum effect
• the significance of statistics – avoiding different types of error

Validating your own selection processes – conducting your own research to identify the predictors of high performance 

• what are local validation studies?
• what are the benefits?
• how do you conduct them?
• case study

Action planning