"This is an excellent collection of chapters, providing in-depth coverage of important topics in the recruitment, selection and retention of employees. The handbook provides a deep exploration of the theoretical and empirical foundations of personnel psychology, and offers many useful insights into the opportunities created by new technologies, as well as strategies for dealing with the challenges of a global and diverse workforce."
--Scott Morris
Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Illinois Institute of Psychology
"The Handbook of the Psychology of Recruitment, Selection and Employee Retention will be of great value to psychologists and scholars as well as human resource practitioners, as evidence-based practice grows in organizations. This comprehensive resource covers the essential"knowledge in the field from talent attraction, assessment and selection, to diversity, work-life balance and retention strategies."
--Marcia J. Avedon
Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Communications and Corporate Affairs, Ingersoll Rand
This authoritative Wiley Blackwell Handbook in Organizational Psychology focuses on recruitment, selection and employee retention. The editors have drawn on their collective experience in collating thematically structured material from leading thinkers and practitioners based in the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Coinciding with growing international interest in the applications of psychology to organizations, the work offers a unique depth of analysis from an explicitly psychological perspective. Each chapter includes a detailed literature review that offers academics, researchers, scientist-practitioners and students an invaluable frame of reference. Coverage is built around competencies set forth by regulatory bodies including the APA and BPS, and includes job analysis, biodata, simulation exercises, online selection, talent management and assessment for leader development.
