Validation of a test battery for manufacturing machine operators

Selecting Unskilled and Semi‐Skilled Blue‐Collar Workers: The criterion‐related validity of the PDI‐employment inventory1

“…Often, few work‐related skills, and little knowledge, or experience are needed for blue‐collar employment and there is little variation in worker productivity, so a very limited range of selection procedures is typically used (Carson & VandenHeuvel, 1997; Holzer, 1987). There is evidence, however, that more sophisticated methods, such as psychological assessment, are used by some organizations (Cook, 1989; Muchinsky, 1993; Winkler, 1992). Psychological tests can be difficult for unskilled workers as the minimum reading level may be too high and the test length too long (Cook, 1989).…”