Testing and Assessment - an employer's guide to good practices

In today's competitive marketplace and complex legal environment, employers face the challenge of attracting, developing, and retaining the best employees. Michael Eisner, former CEO of the Disney Corporation, recognized the impact of personnel decisions on a business' bottom-line when he remarked, "e;My inventory goes home every night."e;This Guide is designed to help managers and human resource (HR) professionals use assessment practices to reach their organizations' HR goals. It conveys the essential concepts of employment testing in easy-to-understand terms so that managers and HR professionals can:- Evaluate and select assessment tools/procedures that maximize chances for getting the right fit between jobs and employees.- Administer and score assessment tools that are the most efficient and effective for their particular needs.- Accurately interpret assessment results.- Understand the professional and legal standards to be followed when conducting personnel assessment. This Guide is structured around a set of assessment principles and their applications. The information is organized so that readers from a variety of backgrounds will find it to be clear and useful. - Each chapter covers a critical aspect of the assessment process. The issues involved in each aspect are outlined at the beginning of each chapter.- Thirteen principles of assessment are explained in the Guide. - To assist readers in finding additional information, links to relevant websites are imbedded in the text throughout the Guide.- Plus it offers a list of resource materials for those interested in more information on a particular topic and a glossary for quick clarification of terms and concepts.