Selection Tool Use: A Focus on Personality Testing in Canada, the United States, and Germany

Selection Tool Use: A Focus on Personality Testing in Canada, the United States, and Germany

The purpose of this paper is to provide new data regarding the current staffing practices being used by organizations in Canada and the United States (US) as well as a comparison with existing data from Germany (Diekmann & König, 2015). Data regarding the beliefs of human resource (HR) practitio...

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Main Authors: Risavy, Stephen, Fisher, Peter, Robie, Chet, Konig, Cornelius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Personnel Assessment Council (IPAC) 2019-07-01
Series:Personnel Assessment and Decisions
Online Access:https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/pad/vol5/iss1/4/
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spelling doaj-09f568da58f84558b69af51b5eaf821d2020-11-25T02:30:49Zeng International Personnel Assessment Council (IPAC)Personnel Assessment and Decisions2377-88222019-07-015110.25035/pad.2019.01.004Selection Tool Use: A Focus on Personality Testing in Canada, the United States, and GermanyRisavy, StephenFisher, PeterRobie, ChetKonig, CorneliusThe purpose of this paper is to provide new data regarding the current staffing practices being used by organizations in Canada and the United States (US) as well as a comparison with existing data from Germany (Diekmann & König, 2015). Data regarding the beliefs of human resource (HR) practitioners in terms of using personality tests in personnel selection is also provided. A geographically representative sample of 453 HR practitioners across Canada and the US were surveyed. Although general mental ability testing has previously been found to be highly valid and cost effective, this selection tool was among the least commonly used in all three countries. Personality tests were also rarely used (especially in Canada and the US) and research–practice gaps still appear to be an issue (e.g., HR practitioners’ preference for personality types as opposed to traits).https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/pad/vol5/iss1/4/
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title Selection Tool Use: A Focus on Personality Testing in Canada, the United States, and Germany
title_short Selection Tool Use: A Focus on Personality Testing in Canada, the United States, and Germany
title_full Selection Tool Use: A Focus on Personality Testing in Canada, the United States, and Germany
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publisher International Personnel Assessment Council (IPAC)
series Personnel Assessment and Decisions
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publishDate 2019-07-01
description The purpose of this paper is to provide new data regarding the current staffing practices being used by organizations in Canada and the United States (US) as well as a comparison with existing data from Germany (Diekmann & König, 2015). Data regarding the beliefs of human resource (HR) practitioners in terms of using personality tests in personnel selection is also provided. A geographically representative sample of 453 HR practitioners across Canada and the US were surveyed. Although general mental ability testing has previously been found to be highly valid and cost effective, this selection tool was among the least commonly used in all three countries. Personality tests were also rarely used (especially in Canada and the US) and research–practice gaps still appear to be an issue (e.g., HR practitioners’ preference for personality types as opposed to traits).
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