Smart selections: intelligence tests are gaining favor in the recruiting world as reliable predictors of future executive performance.(Employment & Staffing Agenda)

HRMagazine,  December, 2007  by Frase, Martha J.

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In the complex process of selecting talent for executive posts, it's common to have candidates take tests designed to measure various characteristics--behavior, for example, or personality, attitudes, integrity or "emotional intelligence."

Lately, a less common type of test--one that measures pure cognitive ability--has been gaining ground among recruiting professionals, particularly those in executive hiring.

"There is a movement to convince companies to do mental ability tests," says Frank L. Schmidt, Ph.D., the Ralph L. Sheets Professor in the Department ...

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