Overtheyears,therehasbeenmoreandmoreresearchtotestthevalidityofpersonnelassessmentmethods,anareawhichisfarfromeasy.Thisbookcomparestraditionalpracticesagainstnewtechniques,includingsocialmediaanalytics,wearables,mobilephonelogs,andgamification.Researchersandbusinessesalikeknowtheimportanceofmakinggood,andavoidingbad,selectiondecisions,butareunsureofhowtoproceedeffectively.Thisbookmapsouttheviableoptionsandadvisesonbestpractice.Theauthorcombinesbothpracticalapplicationsandacademic,psychologicalresearchtoexplainhoweachmethodworks,thetheorybehindit,andtheextentoftheevidencethatsupportsit.
