Technology-enhanced Assessment of Talent

"This new volume provides research-based guidelines to help practitioners make better decisions on using technology to assess talent at all levels of the organization and for a full range of applications, from entry-level selection to senior-level succession and talent management. The book reviews of the various ways technology can enhance the administrative ease, credibility, validity, and cost effectiveness of assessments used by organizations in selection and other candidate evaluation processes. It also addresses measurement issues, examines case studies of current practice, and outlines agendas for future research and practice."--

Nancy T. Tippins, Ph.D., is a Senior Vice President and Managing Principal of Valtera Corporation where she is responsible for the development and execution of firm strategies related to employee selection and assessment as well as leadership development. She is a past president of SIOP and remains active in professional affairs, serving on a number of committees developing standards for tests and assessments.

Seymour Adler, Ph.D., is Senior Vice President and chief strategist for the Talent consulting practice at Aon Hewitt. Seymour helps manage the development and delivery of Aon Hewitt's solutions across the areas of selection, assessment, leadership development, engagement, organizational transformation, and human resource effectiveness.

A division of the American Psychological Association and established in 1945, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology is the premier association for professional charged with enhancing human well-being and performance in organizational and work settings. They have more than 7,000 members.