Psychological Assessment in the Workplace – A Manager′s Guide de M Cook

Psychological Assessment in the Workplace – A Manager′s Guide

M Cook

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 13 ian 2005

Written in an accessible, jargon-free style, Psychological Assessment in the Workplace is a complete guide for managers and HR professionals to use in their everyday work when selecting, promoting and assessing people in their organisations.

Each chapter covers a specific assessment practice and provides workable examples, case studies and ideas for test selection. Mark Cook and Barry Cripps draw upon the latest research to provide a thorough critical review of assessment practices such as:

screening through application forms, CVs and biodata
personality tests
getting information via references and ratings
competency analysis
assessment and development centres
traditional interviewing
structured interviews
workplace counselling
performance appraisal

Authoritative, reliable and, above all, practical, this book offers the immediate solutions that busy managers and HR professionals need. Its foundation in solid theory and research will also interest occupational psychologists, occupational practitioners in training, and students of psychology and business.

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This book covers the assessment of people within the workplace. Written in jargon free language, it offers a guide to psychological assessment that can be used by managers in their everyday work. Each chapter will specifically cover an assessment practice and then explore the issues surrounding it, following this discussion with a case study.