Darwin or Higgins— What is the Value of Selection?
After more than 25 years of conducting assessment centers, Dennis Joiner will present a summary of the issues that have emerged and the resulting trends in the use of assessment center methodology. Traditional, private sector approaches will be compared to assessment centers in the public sector (state and local governments).
While assessment centers may include a variety of testing techniques, all assessment centers include job simulation exercises. In fact, the core concept in assessment centers is simulation. Assessment centers allow candidates to demonstrate job-related dimensions of performance (worker characteristics) in job simulation exercises that replicate the important situations that occur on the job. The link between the exercises and their ability to simulate the important conditions and contexts that occur on the target job(s) is a crucial component of test design. The use of assessment centers as a method to help with career development and succession planning and the differences between candidate orientation, career development and candidate training programs will also be discussed during this session.
Speaker
Warren Bobrow, Ph.D.
The Context Group
Warren Bobrow, Ph.D. specializes in
employee selection, manager assessment, structured interviews, and
opinion surveys. He has worked in a diverse range of industries,
including petroleum, retail, distribution, telecommunications,
utilities, apparel manufacturing and the public sector. Many of his
recent assignments have included manager assessment centers and the
design of selection systems for entry level employees.
Dr. Bobrow began his consulting
career with Resource Associates. He joined The Professional Resource
Group in 1988. He received a B.A. degree from the University of
California, Irvine in psychology and a Ph.D. in industrial and
organizational psychology from the University of Tennessee. He is a
licensed psychologist.
Dr. Bobrow is a member of the
- American
Psychological Association,
- American
Society for Training and Development,
- International Personnel Management Association,
- Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.