scientific selection homescientific selection header
scientific selection background Overview supplemental reading testing pricing
stripes
Personality and motivation
job skills measurement
identifying competencies
applicant flow
contact us
 
ss sidebar image

A job simulation puts the applicant into a realistic job situation. It is like a behavioral interview, only you control the situation and you evaluate both behavior and result.  Here is an example requiring the applicant to confront a peer about a performance problem...

  • Your job rotation program has taken you into managing a group of layout editors…………. One of your responsibilities is to individually coach anyone on the team who is having problems……. your newest team member, Jamie Plodder, was transferred into your department after Jamie’s supervisor retired. ………………….. You read in the personnel file that, while Jamie was a high producer, Jamie also …………. complaints to senior management.
  • Lately, Jamie has been …………….. Jamie’s productivity has dropped substantially, but is still about average compared ………you suspect that management is watching to see how you to handle the problem. You have scheduled a meeting to discuss these issues and get Jamie back on track to being a good performer.
ss sidebar art
ss background art