Hiring Success: The Art and Science of Staffing Assessment and Employee Selection (Pfeiffer Essential Resources for Training and HR Professionals) [Paperback]

Steven Hunt (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0787996483 | ISBN-13: 978-0787996482 | Publication Date: June 22, 2007 | Edition: 2

Hiring Success is a comprehensive guide for using staffing assessments to hire the best employees. Research-based, but written in easy-to-understand terms, the book explains what staffing assessments are, why they work, and how to use them. Hiring Success is an important resource for improving the accuracy and efficiency of hiring selection decisions and effectively incorporating assessments into any company’s staffing process.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Hiring Success will prove to be a useful handbook and reference guide to HR professionals seeking to better understand and utilize employee selection and assessment tools."
—Adam Malamut, vice president, human resources, Marriott International

"Dr. Hunt's book is the perfect combination of decision science and management practice. If you are interested in successful hires you must read this book."
—Jac Fitz-enz, Ph.D., CEO, Human Capital Source

"Dr. Hunt clearly illustrates the critical contribution of improved employee selection methods to the achievement of strategic business goals."
—Ann Gowdey, manager, assessment and development, United Technologies Corporation, Learning and Development

"It is simply a useful toolkit filled with helpful suggestions. . . it will make the process a lot smoother in the long-run!"
—Maggie Ricketts, PHR, director, recruitment & administration, Luxottica Retail

"A book that is both accessible and scientifically rigorous, an excellent resource for both students and practitioners of HR."
—Donald Truxillo, professor of Industrial Organizational Psychology, Portland State University, fellow, Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (SIOP)

"Strikes a superb and much needed balance between the complexities of assessments and the practical application and effectiveness they offer as a selection tool."
—Paul Riddle, organizational and leadership development manager, Southeastern Freight Lines

"Hiring Success is a must read for anyone interested in creating a hiring process that is both sound and maximally effective. An excellent reference for using assessments to achieve measurable business results."
—Charles Handler, Ph.D. PHR, president, Rocket-Hire Inc.

"Full of useful nuggets, this book helps guide businesses of all kinds. . . . Ensures what you measure aligns with your business objectives and culture."
—Vito Romano, director of employee development, Costco Inc.

From the Back Cover

Hiring Success is a comprehensive guide for using staffing assessments to hire the best employees. Research-based, but written in easy-to-understand terms, the book explains what staffing assessments are, why they work, and how to use them. Hiring Success is an important resource for improving the accuracy and efficiency of hiring selection decisions and effectively incorporating assessments into any company's staffing process.

Praise for Hiring Success

"Hiring Success will prove to be a useful handbook and reference guide to HR professionals seeking to better understand and utilize employee selection and assessment tools."
—Adam Malamut, vice president, human resources, Marriott International

"Dr. Hunt's book is the perfect combination of decision science and management practice. If you are interested in successful hires you must read this book."
—Jac Fitz-enz, Ph.D., CEO, Human Capital Source

"Dr. Hunt clearly illustrates the critical contribution of improved employee selection methods to the achievement of strategic business goals."
—Ann Gowdey, manager, assessment and development, United Technologies Corporation, Learning and Development

"It is simply a useful toolkit filled with helpful suggestions. . . it will make the process a lot smoother in the long-run!"
—Maggie Ricketts, PHR, director, recruitment & administration, Luxottica Retail

"A book that is both accessible and scientifically rigorous, an excellent resource for both students and practitioners of HR."
—Donald Truxillo, professor of Industrial Organizational Psychology, Portland State University, fellow, Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (SIOP)

"Strikes a superb and much needed balance between the complexities of assessments and the practical application and effectiveness they offer as a selection tool."
—Paul Riddle, organizational and leadership development manager, Southeastern Freight Lines

"Hiring Success is a must read for anyone interested in creating a hiring process that is both sound and maximally effective. An excellent reference for using assessments to achieve measurable business results."
—Charles Handler, Ph.D. PHR, president, Rocket-Hire Inc.

"Full of useful nuggets, this book helps guide businesses of all kinds. . . . Ensures what you measure aligns with your business objectives and culture."
—Vito Romano, director of employee development, Costco Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Pfeiffer; 2 edition (June 22, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787996483
• ISBN-13: 978-0787996482
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #804,093 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Text and Resource Book, February 8, 2008

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This review is from: Hiring Success: The Art and Science of Staffing Assessment and Employee Selection (Pfeiffer Essential Resources for Training and HR Professionals) (Paperback)

This text provides understandable and detailed information through out every chapter that is practical and informative. As a HR major, this is one book I will not be selling back at the end of the term, but keeping on my shelf for my future career.