Staffing Organizations

Schneider, Benjamin; Schmitt, Neal

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“…This study showed that a work sample approach can be implemented successfully in the context of higher education. Also, proximal methods tend to have high content validity due to the similarity to the criterion [ 2 ]. A question that can be addressed in the future is whether the favorable characteristics of proximal approaches and in particular work sample approaches found in research in personnel selection, such as perceived fairness and face validity [ 35 ] also extend to an educational context.…”

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“…Tests that are used as predictors for study success and require similar skills for success as the criterion measures are proximal predictors. These proximal tests have been extensively studied in predicting job performance and were found to be among the most valid predictors [ 2 ]. Examples are job-knowledge tests, assessment centers, and work samples.…”

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Predicting Performance in Higher Education Using Proximal Predictors

2016

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We studied the validity of two methods for predicting academic performance and student-program fit that were proximal to important study criteria. Applicants to an undergraduate psychology program participated in a selection procedure containing a trial-studying test based on a work sample approach, and specific skills tests in English and math. Test scores were used to predict academic achievement and progress after the first year, achievement in specific course types, enrollment, and dropout after the first year. All tests showed positive significant correlations with the criteria. The trial-studying test was consistently the best predictor in the admission procedure. We found no significant differences between the predictive validity of the trial-studying test and prior educational performance, and substantial shared explained variance between the two predictors. Only applicants with lower trial-studying scores were significantly less likely to enroll in the program. In conclusion, the trial-studying test yielded predictive validities similar to that of prior educational performance and possibly enabled self-selection. In admissions aimed at student-program fit, or in admissions in which past educational performance is difficult to use, a trial-studying test is a good instrument to predict academic performance.

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“…In this kind of performance the initiative, support, and persistence that employees demonstrate is more important than the technical competence displayed [ 14 ]. Contextual or civic activities support and create the context or social environment in which the technical core of the organization must function, while task activities serve to support and create the technical core itself [ 15 ].…”

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Relationships between Contextual and Task Performance and Interrater Agreement: Are There Any?

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Work performance is one of the most important dependent variables in Work and Organizational Psychology. The main objective of this paper was to explore the relationships between citizenship performance and task performance measures obtained from different appraisers and their consistency through a seldom-used methodology, intraclass correlation coefficients. Participants were 135 public employees, the total staff in a local government department. Jobs were clustered into job families through a work analysis based on standard questionnaires. A task description technique was used to develop a performance appraisal questionnaire for each job family, with three versions: self-, supervisor-, and peer-evaluation, in addition to a measure of citizenship performance. Only when the self-appraisal bias is controlled, significant correlations appeared between task performance rates. However, intraclass correlations analyses show that only self- (contextual and task) performance measures are consistent, while interrater agreement disappears. These results provide some interesting clues about the procedure of appraisal instrument development, the role of appraisers, and the importance of choosing adequate consistency analysis methods.

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“…8 Thus, your resume acts as a proxy for the "compatibility" of your previous job experience with a potential new job. 9 Since companies are looking for job experience, you need to show that your background relates well to hospitality. In addition, if you're in the industry and seeking a job with greater responsibilities, you need to demonstrate that your experience has made you ready for this position.…”

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Preparing for a Successful Career in the Hospitality Industry

Walsh¹,

Sturman²,

Carroll³

2012

The Cornell School of Hotel Administration on Hospitality

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[Excerpt] If you have picked up this book, chances are good that you are either working in the hospitality industry or considering a hospitality position. Great choice! This chapter discusses you as a candidate for employment or advancement in the hospitality industry. Future chapters examine the many aspects of hospitality operations; but, so that you can develop your own competitive advantage, let's start with you. First, we offer a take at what companies are looking for from potential employees. Then, we switch the lens and review the changing nature of careers and what you should look for from a potential employer. We'll also touch on the differences between managing people and leading others-and then you can read more on this topic in Chapter 6. No industry offers better opportunities for you to move up into a leadership role, if you so desire, so we'll also look at leadership opportunities within this industry. Finally, we conclude with advice on what you can and should consider as you move into and up within the world's largest industry.

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Staffing Organizations

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Predicting Performance in Higher Education Using Proximal Predictors

Predicting Performance in Higher Education Using Proximal Predictors

Relationships between Contextual and Task Performance and Interrater Agreement: Are There Any?

Preparing for a Successful Career in the Hospitality Industry

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