[tips] Random Thought: Tell Me About Interview Questions

2013-11-09 Thread Louis Eugene Schmier
Well, here at VSU we're beginning a hunt for a Provost/VPAA. I'm sure the headhunters and VSU search committee will vet all the applicants. I'm sure the finalists will have outstanding resumes. But, resumes go only so far as I discovered when VSU was hunting for a new President way

RE:[tips] Random Thought: Tell Me About Interview Questions

2013-11-09 Thread Jim Clark
Hi And here's one for those doing the selection: Tell me about the research literature on the validity of interviews as selection tools, especially for unstructured and holistic interviews. Take care Jim Jim Clark Professor Chair of Psychology 204-786-9757 4L41A -Original Message-

RE:[tips] Random Thought: Tell Me About Interview Questions

2013-11-09 Thread Helweg-Larsen, Marie
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/10/26/why-job-interviews-dont-work/ Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. Associate Professor l Department of Psychology Kaufman 168 l Dickinson College Phone 717.245.1562 l Fax 717.245.1971 http://users.dickinson.edu/~helwegm/index.html

Re: [tips] Random Thought: Tell Me About Interview Questions

2013-11-09 Thread Louis Eugene Schmier
Well, if you're looking for guarantors and sure-fire predictors for performance, vis-a-vis insight, it ain't goin' happen. The HBR is replete with such research. Make it a good day -Louis- Louis Schmier http://www.therandomthoughts.edublogs.org 203

RE:[tips] Random Thought: Tell Me About Interview Questions

2013-11-09 Thread Mike Palij
On Sat, 09 Nov 2013 08:55:50 -0800, Marie Helweg-Larsen wrote: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/10/26/why-job-interviews-dont-work/ As I read through this news article I was reminded of Robyn Dawes classic 1979 American Psychologist paper with the lovely title of The

Re: [tips] Random Thought: Tell Me About Interview Questions

2013-11-09 Thread Paul C Bernhardt
And, then resorting to a straw-man argument? Wow. No expectation of guarantor or sure-fire predictor was mentioned, nor is it known. But, your assumption that insight might be gained is a statement that valuable predictive improvement in selection might be made by unstructured and holistic

Re: [tips] Random Thought: Tell Me About Interview Questions

2013-11-09 Thread Louis Eugene Schmier
Paul, you're revealing your bias. And, I totally reject your last paragraph. Are you saying that unless you're religious no one can say words at your funeral? Make it a good day -Louis- Louis Schmier http://www.therandomthoughts.edublogs.org 203 E.

Re: [tips] Random Thought: Tell Me About Interview Questions

2013-11-09 Thread Paul C Bernhardt
You didn't read the web page. That's cool, I guess, if you don't want to learn about it and stuff. If you'd read it you would have learned that laypersons/family are allowed to speak at a Catholic funeral that is being 'run by the book' but not to laude the deceased, etc. That is, not allowed