1. CHAPTER 4 Employee Recruitment, Selection, and placement
Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology by Ronald Riggio

2. Employee Recruitment
Employee recruitment is the process of attracting potential workers to apply for jobs.
There are a variety of employee recruitment methods, such as: advertisements, college recruitment programs, employment agencies, and employee referrals.

3. An important element of the recruitment process is to present applicants with an accurate picture of the job through the use of Realistic Job Previews (RJPs).
These are accurate descriptions of a daily tasks, duties, and responsibilities.
RJPs help increase satisfaction and decrease turnover of new employees.

4. Employee screening
Employee screening is the process of reviewing information about job applicants to select individuals for jobs.
Data sources such as resumes, job applications, letters of recommendation, employment tests, and hiring interviews can be used in screening and selecting candidates.

5. Employee Selection and Placement
A Model for Employee Selection
Criteria are measures of job success typically related to performance; for example, a criteria for successful basketball performance would be the number of baskets made.
Predictors are variables about applicants that are related to the criteria; predictors for successful basketball performance could be experience and physical height.

6. Making Employee Selection Decision
Statistical models of decision-making include:
The multiple regression model, an approach that allows predictors to be combined statistically.
The multiple cutoff strategy, a method of setting minimum cutoff scores for each predictor.
The multiple hurdle approach, a stringent method that uses an ordered sequence of screening devices.

7. Equal Employment Opportunity in Employee Selection and Placement
Regardless of the screening and selection procedures used, an overriding concern in all personnel decisions is to protect against discrimination in employment.
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has established guidelines to ensure against discrimination against ethnic minorities and other protected groups.
To take preventive steps to avoid employment discrimination, many organizations have adopted affirmative action plans to ensure jobs are made available to members of protected groups.