Mechanically-Scored Behavioral Simulations for High Volume Selection
Behavioral
simulations have long been used to assess candidates for positions in
manufacturing. In these
settings, groups of candidates are asked to complete a series of
exercises that elicit behaviors linked competencies such as teamwork,
communication, decision making, work pace and work quality.
Observers armed with behavioral checklists are trained to record
and score behaviors that are rolled up into an overall score, which in
turn are validated against job performance and utilized as a decision
point in the hiring process. In
more recent years, several factors have made the implementation of these
tools less feasible. Perhaps
most notable among these factors has been the migration of manufacturing
jobs to developing and sometimes very remote regions of the world.
This presentation will review an automated version of these
behavioral simulations that overcomes these and other barriers.
Speaker
James Kauffman, Ph.D.
Development Dimensions International
James
Kauffman leads a client implementation team based in
Dr.
Kauffman has over 15 years of experience creating solutions for
selecting, developing, and retaining personnel at all organizational
levels. Before joining Development Dimensions International (DDI), Dr.
Kauffman was the manager of personnel selection systems for a large
telecommunications company, and prior to that, director of Personnel
Research and Development for a 65,000-member Latin American corporation.
At
DDI, Dr. Kauffman has worked across industries with clients including
Bank of America,
Dr.
Kauffman received his Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology from