Intelligence is the all – purpose ability to do well on cognitive tests‚ to solve problems‚ and to learn from experience. The word itself though is measured differently throughout different cultures and societies. Many Americans think of it as the ability to reason‚ put thinking skills to use‚ think creatively‚ and to analyze things critically while in some other cultures it’s the ability to survive in extreme situations. The idea of intelligence was first introduced by Charles Spearmen. He suggested
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If it were possible to hold a world cup competition between all of the concepts investigated in psychology based on importance‚ then intelligence would surely be the winner. It has been researched far more than any other concept and is seen as having far-reaching implications for everyone. Personal definitions of intelligence by ordinary people are called implicit theories. Studies around the world suggest these can be influenced by cultural factors. They have been investigated by‚ for example
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countries providing professional employment solutions and services. Some of the solutions provided include: temporary staff‚ temporary to hire‚ direct hire and outsourced placements. Company services include: payroll‚ managed services‚ recruitment process outsourcing and HR consulting. Randstad US is a subsidiary of Randstad Holding. Randstad US has over 1000 branches across the country and employs 4‚800 employment specialists. The United States headquarters are situated in Atlanta‚ GA. Randstad’s
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Recruitment and Selection Process Stages of recruitment and selection process – In a nut shell: 1. Job analysis: Determining the different aspect of a job through job description and job specification 1.1 Job description: Role within an organisation and lists the main tasks and responsibilities 1.2 Job specification: Highlights the characteristics a candidate needs for a post and the desired qualities 2. Sourcing: Attracting or identifying candidates internally or externally through advertisement
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in a selection process and a case study which help understand how reliability and validity can be examined and achieved over the entire selection process. Validity Validity in general is “the accuracy in measurement and it must measure what it purports to measure” (Cooper‚ Robertson and Tinline‚ 2003‚ pp 49) Different types of validity can be considered as per the research area. Research shows while hiring an employee through a standard recruitment and selection process the construct
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Recruitment and selection strategies for Landslide Limousines Cheryline Munanye HRM/531 November 15th‚ 2013 Gabriel Lewall Date: November 15th‚ 2013 Subject: Recruitment and selection strategies To: Tracy Goldeman From: Cheryline Munanye The recruitment and selection process is a very important process for a new company like landslide limousines. To make it easy on the human resources manager the recommendations will split the process into two‚ step 1: recruitment and step 2: selection. . Before the
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TITLE: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EMPLOYEES’S SELECTION PROCESS AT REGISTRAR OFFICE‚ UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA‚ SINTOK‚ KEDAH. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1. Background of the study Selection can be conceptualized in terms of either choosing the fit candidates‚ or rejecting the unfit candidates‚ or a combination both. So‚ selection process assumes rightly that‚ there is more number of candidates than the number of candidates actually
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of Recruitment & Selection processObjectives1. The main objectives are planning‚ Job analysis and design‚ Recruitment‚ Selection‚ Orientation and placement‚ Training and development‚ Performance appraisal and Job evaluation‚ employee and executive remuneration and communication‚ employee welfare‚ safety and health‚ etc. 2. To provide/guide skilled candidates to the right organization and to ensure that all candidates are treated equitably and consistently. 3. To understand about job descriptions and
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recruitment and selection process The recruitment and selection process is important for new and established businesses alike. Your human resources department has the support and expertise of employment specialists who assist hiring managers with the procedures to ensure your company leaders are making wise hiring decisions. There are several pieces to the recruitment and selection process: sourcing candidates‚ reviewing and tracking applicants‚ conducting interviews and selection for employment.
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resources: recruitment and selection – STUDENT COPY Introduction 3 1 Overview 3 2 Effective recruitment and selection 3 3 Person–job fit or person–organisation fit? 5 3.1 A two-way process 5 3.2 Person–job fit 5 3.3 Person–organisation fit 6 4 Specifying job and person requirements 6 4.1 Initial assessment 6 Description 7 4.2 Job analysis 7 Box 1: Checklist – undertaking a job analysis 7 4.3 Organisational analysis 9 4.4 Job description 9 Example
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