Content Goals

	Examine selection processes.
	Work crossword.
	Define the following key concepts.

Decruitment is a reduction in the organization's labor force through firing, layoffs, attrition, and early retirement, or maintaining employees through transfers, reduced workweeks or job sharing.

Job applications request personal biographical or historical information reflecting activities, skills and accomplishments.

Job analysis is a breakdown of the tasks and the behaviors necessary to perform a specific job.

Job description is a written description of job content, environment and conditions of employment

Job specification is the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to do the job effectively.

Recruitment is the process of searching, both inside and outside the organization, for people to fill vacant positions.

Reliability means that the device(s) consistently measure the same thing over time.

Structured interview is one in which the supervisor controls the course the interview follows as each question is asked.

Validity means that there is a proven relationship between the selection device and some relevant criteria to differentiate among applicants' job performance.