Applicants reaction towards the personnel selection methods in Pakistan

The purpose of this study is to investigate applicants’ reactions towards different personnel selection methods used in Pakistan. A sample of 149 undergraduates, graduates, and working adults rated their perceptions of the favorability and fairness of these personnel selection methods, namely: resum...

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Autores principales: Qandeel Hassan, Ghulam Abid, Jamil Ahmad, Muhammad Ali, Ahmed Hussain Khan, Rabbia Zafar
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ae275efab4f9411d8b78d6759e5d0da02021-12-02T14:41:54ZApplicants reaction towards the personnel selection methods in Pakistan2331-197510.1080/23311975.2020.1816418https://doaj.org/article/ae275efab4f9411d8b78d6759e5d0da02020-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2020.1816418https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975The purpose of this study is to investigate applicants’ reactions towards different personnel selection methods used in Pakistan. A sample of 149 undergraduates, graduates, and working adults rated their perceptions of the favorability and fairness of these personnel selection methods, namely: resumes, job knowledge tests, biographical information, interviews, personal references, work-sample tests, personality tests, written ability tests, personal contacts, and situational judgment tests. Our first research objective is to provide details about applicant reactions, detailed system of the same and methods on a range based on working adults, graduates, and undergraduates. The second major objective is to identify the interaction effects of favorability and system fairness based upon applicant reactions. Descriptive data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS and the data was collected from Lahore, Islamabad, and Jhelum. The results demonstrated that 112 applicants reported the most favorable rating reaction towards the interview personnel selection method, with the effectiveness of identifying qualified people for the job, while 101 applicants reported a favorable rating reaction towards job knowledge tests, noting the fairness of this procedure. In addition, implications for the current assessment of selection practices from the applicants’ viewpoints, the strengths and limitations of the study, and directions for future research are all discussed. The practices of different predictor methods are considered in the conclusion.Qandeel HassanGhulam AbidJamil AhmadMuhammad AliAhmed Hussain KhanRabbia ZafarTaylor & Francis Grouparticlepersonnel selection methodsapplicant reactionsBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2020)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic personnel selection methods
applicant reactions
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
spellingShingle personnel selection methods
applicant reactions
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
Qandeel Hassan
Ghulam Abid
Jamil Ahmad
Muhammad Ali
Ahmed Hussain Khan
Rabbia Zafar
Applicants reaction towards the personnel selection methods in Pakistan
description The purpose of this study is to investigate applicants’ reactions towards different personnel selection methods used in Pakistan. A sample of 149 undergraduates, graduates, and working adults rated their perceptions of the favorability and fairness of these personnel selection methods, namely: resumes, job knowledge tests, biographical information, interviews, personal references, work-sample tests, personality tests, written ability tests, personal contacts, and situational judgment tests. Our first research objective is to provide details about applicant reactions, detailed system of the same and methods on a range based on working adults, graduates, and undergraduates. The second major objective is to identify the interaction effects of favorability and system fairness based upon applicant reactions. Descriptive data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS and the data was collected from Lahore, Islamabad, and Jhelum. The results demonstrated that 112 applicants reported the most favorable rating reaction towards the interview personnel selection method, with the effectiveness of identifying qualified people for the job, while 101 applicants reported a favorable rating reaction towards job knowledge tests, noting the fairness of this procedure. In addition, implications for the current assessment of selection practices from the applicants’ viewpoints, the strengths and limitations of the study, and directions for future research are all discussed. The practices of different predictor methods are considered in the conclusion.
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author Qandeel Hassan
Ghulam Abid
Jamil Ahmad
Muhammad Ali
Ahmed Hussain Khan
Rabbia Zafar
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Jamil Ahmad
Muhammad Ali
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publisher Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate 2020
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