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Maybe tokenadult will chime in here. But every time they have a how-to-hire thread he drops in a link to a meta-study outlining the most accurate predictors of
by spitfire 13y ago
Maybe tokenadult will chime in here. But every time they have a how-to-hire thread he drops in a link to a meta-study outlining the most accurate predictors of hiring success[1].
The top two by far are general mental ability, and work task sample.
This guy did a work task sample and nailed it. Then he got the job. Kudos for him, and kudos to hireart for using statistically relevant hiring criteria.
[1] Schmit and Hunter 1998, Don't have a link handy.
- clarkm 13y agoHere you go: Frank L. Schmidt and John E. Hunter, "The Validity and Utility of Selection Models in Personnel Psychology: Practical and Theoretical Implications of 85 Years of Research Findings," Psychological Bulletin, Vol. 124, No. 2, 262-274 http://mavweb.mnsu.edu/howard/Schmidt%20and%20Hunter%201998%20Validity%20and%20Utility%20Psychological%20Bulletin.pdf http://mavweb.mnsu.edu/howard/Schmidt%20and%20Hunter%201998%...
- nostrademons 13y agoFWIW, Elli (the HireArt founder) posted an Ask HN thread a couple years ago asking people how they hire, and tokenadult chimed in with the normal post full of links, including the one about work samples. Elli seemed quite intrigued by that finding in particular. So this is probably not a coincidence - it's the implementation of some decent academic research.