is clear, concise, and easy to read and understand Résumés      A well-written résumé     is clear, concise, and easy to read and understand

Résumés gives Personal data Career objectives Education Work experience Descriptions of relevant competencies, activities, and personal information Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of references

Résumés Many companies now accept electronic résumés submitted over the Internet May be scanned and searched electronically

Interviews Vary in ability to predict on-the-job performance     Vary in ability to predict on-the-job performance An interview can be misleading

Interviews … Tend to decide about a person early in the interview Interviewers : Tend to decide about a person early in the interview Then spend the rest of the time seeking information to support that decision But, early impressions often are erroneous

Interviews … Situational interviews: That probably what applicant would do in different situations Are better predictors of performance than interviews that focus on past work

Test for candidates Cognitive Ability Test Test for candidates to predict job performance more accurately: Cognitive Ability Test Personality Tests Performance Tests

Cognitive Ability Test Measures general intelligence Verbal, Numerical, and Reasoning Ability Have proved to be relatively successful in predicting which applicants are qualified for certain jobs

Personality Tests Assess unique blend of characteristics that define the individual Assess the individual personality Assess the individual Conscientious

e.g., a code-writing test for computer programmers Performance Tests   Requires candidate to perform simulations of actual job tasks e.g., a code-writing test for computer programmers  

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