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- Title
Ten Classic Assessment Center Errors: Challenges to Selection Validity.
- Authors
Caldwell, Cam; Thornton III, George C.; Gruys, Melissa L.
- Abstract
This paper summarizes 10 classic errors associated with selection and promotion related Assessment Center (AC) administration. Critical errors covered are: 1. Poor planning, 2. Inadequate job analysis, 3. Weakly defined dimensions, 4. Poor exercises, 5. No pre-test evaluations, 6. Unqualified assessors, 7. Inadequate assessor training, 8. Inadequate candidate preparation, 9. Sloppy behavior documentation and scoring, and 10. Misuse of results. The list of common errors is aimed at assisting public human resource professionals in assessing the extent to which the assessment centers used by their jurisdictions comply with "best practices." Reducing and/or eliminating the errors in this list will allow municipalities to more efficiently and effectively use ACs for employee promotion and selection decisions.
- Subjects
EMPLOYEE promotions; PERSONNEL management; EMPLOYEE selection
- Publication
Public Personnel Management, 2003, Vol 32, Issue 1, p73
- ISSN
0091-0260
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/009102600303200104