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The No Asshole Rule: Weird Ideas That Work: How to Build a Creative Company. I recently wrote about how the "talent wars" are likely to be returning soon in the U. A related question has to do with the problem of determining who the best people might be -- what does the best evidence say about the best way to pick new people? Its is always dangerous to say there is one definitive paper or study on any subject, but in this case there is candidate -- a paper I have blogged about before when taking on graphology handwriting analysis.

But there is one article that just might qualify. These two very skilled researchers analyzed the pattern of relationships observed in peer reviewed journals during the prior 85 years to identify which employee selection methods were best and worst as predictors of job performance. They used a method called "meta-analysis" to do this, which they helped to develop and spread. The advantage of this method is -- in the hands of skilled researchers like Schmidt and Hunter -- is it reveals the overall patterns revealed by the weight of evidence, rather than the particular quirks of any single study.

The upshot of this research is that work sample tests e. Note that this information about combinations is probably more important than the pure rank ordering, as it shows what blend of methods works best, but here is also the rank order of the 19 predictors examined, rank ordered by the validity coefficient, an indicator of how strongly the individual method is linked to performance: Employment interviews -- structured.

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In practice, the method involves describing previous accomplishments gained through work, training, or other experience e. Employment interviews -- unstructured. Certainly, this rank-ordering does not apply in every setting. It is also important to recall that there is a lot of controversy about IQ, with many researchers now arguing that it is more malleable than previously thought.

But I find it interesting to see what doesn't work very well -- years of education and age in particular. And note that unstructured interviews, although of some value, are not an especially powerful method, despite their widespread use. Interviews are strange in that people have excessive confidence in them, especially in their own abilities to pick winners and losers -- when in fact the real explanation is that most of us have poor and extremely self-serving memories.

Many of these methods are described in more detail here by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Also note that I am not proposing that any boss or company just mindlessly apply this rank ordering, but I think it is useful to see the research. The reference for this article is: October 23, in Evidence-based Management Permalink.

You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post. I found your blog through a comment on 37Signals regarding interview questions involving puzzles. How I wish some of these companies saw this. I am pretty sure that the folks inside Google do almost similar tasks as I do.

While I would like to work there, I don't think I'd be able to crack the puzzle they ask. You have a blog and write serious commentary about serious subjects. Don't insult your readers by posting something that you didn't seriously proofread. Avidblogreader June 13, at As I recall from my statistics class, 0. So even the top seven or eight tests listed here are marginally useful, the rest junk.

Not very encouraging to say the least. Skeptic September 05, at Can anyone tell me what what a structured interview consists off compared to an unstructured one? Ellie May 07, at I feel this post certainly passes the litmus test as not snake-oil. So many "consultants" out there focus on those less predictive measures because it would be very hard to charge a company to look for smart people that can demonstrate that they can perform their work.

Perhaps hiring is not a black art after all. Brian October 27, at Personnel psychology By Neil Anderson on books. Arun October 27, at On the basis of meta-analytic findings, this article presents the validity of 19 selection procedures for predicting job performance and training performance and the validity of paired combinations of general mental ability GMA and the 18 other selection procedures.

Overall, the 3 combinations with the highest multivariate validity and utility for job performance were GMA plus a work sample test mean validity of. A further advantage of the latter 2 combinations is that they can be used for both entry level selection and selection of experienced employees.

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The practical utility implications of these summary findings are substantial. The implications of these research findings for the development of theories of job performance are discussed. To me one of the most interesting points on this is Years of Experience. In the rank order it is pretty low, and when reading the article the effect size is low as well.

Yet go to your favorite career website Monster, Careerbuilder, The Ladders, etc. Years of experience will almost always be listed first in terms of requirements, and utilized first in resume screening by recruiters and hiring managers. A sub-par predictor becomes the first and usually most important screening criteria. Talk about not utilizing evidence-based management!

Rob G October 26, at As I understand it, you are very likely to hire someone who resembles your own personality. You want someone who looks upon the world the way you do, because then you will understand them, and they will understand you. Management teams are known for something called homosocial regeneration, which basically is that everyone behaves, thinks and dresses alike, because it gives comfort and a false sense of security not the same thing as group think. Maybe we should look more at how creative a person is if it's a creative job , and less on value-systems and personality.

I think this is an awfully difficult subject. Jan October 26, at The fact that GMA tests are most predictive shows why filtering based on university is commonly used. Although interviews may not be the most successful predictor in determining the ability of a person to perform a job, it seems they would be the most effective way to insure employees fit the culture.

In particular, a way to avoid or attract assholes as your culture sees fit.

HR management: The (new) rules of engagement

So, I wonder how much of a role company cultural fit or social interactions played in the various studies used to perform the meta analysis. It is also interesting that these results show age discrimination a growing problem to be the least effective way to create an able workforce. The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below.

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Indifference is as important as passion. Saying smart things and giving smart answers are important. Learning to listen to others and to ask smart questions is more important. You get what you expect from people. This is especially true when it comes to selfish behavior; unvarnished self-interest is a learned social norm, not an unwavering feature of human behavior.

Avoid pompous jerks whenever possible. They not only can make you feel bad about yourself, chances are that you will eventually start acting like them. Anyone can learn to be creative, it just takes a lot of practice and little confidence 7. Although it will increase the competition to some extent but will also allow potential talent to grow. This is not practiced in pakistan yet but we hope to see the future brighter for the fresh enters to the market. The article proves to be quite true with the dynamic environment..

New rules for engagement article is very helpful.

In this Article new ways of hiring and rewarding employees are being explained clearly, because the degrees and GPA are not worth if u have a passion so u done ur job effectively. Rewarding Employees not only monetary rewards as well as non monetary rewards for satisfaction. Good and creative side of HR, it will really take time to implement this new trend of HR in pakistan but yes this article will help in changing view points of the people who are still on the view of considering GPA as hiring tool. But on the other hand, many companies look for the capabilities and capacities of the candidate before hiring through different tests and techniques.

In order to bring about change within the industry, we need to change the mind set of the companies. With the time things are changing in a good ways. Technology has made every thing easy like training from MOOCS prove to be beneficial for companies as well as employees. I hope this articles changes the believs of HR managers in pakistan: The global trends are changing rapidly. I believe that this has summarized what the organizations need to take into account for the future.

The article as a general tells about how world is changing , telling about what is necessary for recruitment and what is not. And i must say through this idea we restrict to kill the creativity , its great to know that the way to train people motivate them and satisfy them is going to change which will lead to betterment of the economy. I personally feel this is an excellent opportunity for all the upcoming employees or graduates to get the best jobs.

Often many students having low CGPAs does not even qualify for the interviews even. Which is totally unfair with them. Many of them are very creative, intellectual and talented and they truly deserve a good position or a good job. These new ways of assessing the new employees for the jobs will surely bring a positive change in the market and in the business societies. I hope to see these changes very soon. An excellent article it is. As global trends are changing rapidly and now firms are more talent oriented then GPA oriented so its better that people should focus on their talent rather than wasting time in doing things which is not of their interests.

The discovery that HR is no longer restricted to the traditional recruitment procedure, and the fact that it has started to incorporate technology as a major input in their performance, proves that HR is moving towards the direction where if it remains steadfast and focused, will achieve great heights. The idea of internet being the new resume and the variations in the recruitment procedure, I believe can very well invite great talent and help in creating a dynamic workforce.

Undoubtedly, the article provides a great insight in the workings of HR, and incorporation of these practices can greatly help improve business conditions in the near future. Very well articulated, Indeed! Hats off to the rapidly changing traditional practices and acceptance of an entirely new concept. The adaptation of this concept will bring innovation in the workplace by replacing book worms with street-smart individuals. This will be a massive change obs the field of HR.

Many students will be heading towards the field of HR rather than any opting for other major career fieldsr field in future. Many students will be heading towards the field of HR rather than opting for any other major career fields in future. Amazing article, I must say! The new ways of assessing will be very beneficial in the long run because every organization needs different kind of people, not only the routine high achievers.

It will help to blend creative and talented people along with highly educated ones. A very practical and futuristic article. One amazing article, I must say! HR is also changing due to change in global business environment. Traditional hiring and selection methods are changing. This is a very helpful article for students especially the recommendation part.

HRM is also changing due to change in global business environment. Traditional hiring and selection method is changing. This article is very helpful for students especially the recommendation part. This article is an eye opener especially for all the educators and students.

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