Assignment

Details:

This assignment gives you an opportunity to research the tools used by organizations in the hiring process and to see how these tools are used to predict employee success. You will review the literature on general cognitive abilities and personality measures as predictors of future job performance. Then you will write a paper to report your findings.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

• Instructors will be using a grading rubric to grade the assignments. It is recommended that learners review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment in order to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

• Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.

• This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.

Directions:

Write a 1,000-1,250-word paper on general cognitive abilities and personality measures as predictors of future job performance. Include the following in your paper:

1. Discuss the measurement of performance.

2. Discuss the measurement of predictors.

3. Analyze the cross-comparative research examining the differences between using G and personality for predicting subsequent job performance.

4. Propose how an employer might use your findings for future decision making in the hiring process.