Selecting the best and brightest: Leveraging human capital

This article provides a brief discussion of the changing nature of work and describes how automation and the Internet are changing the way the U.S. government recruits and hires employees. The authors discuss the validity of various assessment methods used to select and promote employees and the ret...

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Published inHuman resource management Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 325 - 340
Main Authors O'Leary, Brian S., Lindholm, Mary Lou, Whitford, Richard A., Freeman, Stephen E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.09.2002
Wiley Periodicals Inc
Subjects
Automation
Border patrol
Cost control
Demographics
Employees
Employment
Federal government
Government employees
Human capital
Human resource management
Internet
Internet access
Job hunting
Job openings
Labor market
Personal computers
Recruitment
Workers
Workforce
Workforce planning
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Summary:This article provides a brief discussion of the changing nature of work and describes how automation and the Internet are changing the way the U.S. government recruits and hires employees. The authors discuss the validity of various assessment methods used to select and promote employees and the return on investment that can result from using valid assessment techniques. The authors review several illustrative assessment programs used in the federal government. Finally, the authors explore the next generation of assessments. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Bibliography:ark:/67375/WNG-ZMTRGDTF-1
ArticleID:HRM10044
istex:9BC232F7591F29D7EA2B1BD2F2DB477174231981
ISSN:0090-4848
1099-050X
DOI:10.1002/hrm.10044