Psychological methods in personnel recruitiment processes

Abstract

It is highly important for a professional team to have each person in the right position in the organization in order to be able to receive competent support in accordance with their abilities and specializations, so that this helps the organization achieve its predetermined goals. The article discusses the psychological methods in personnel placement organization process within a company through looking into the stages of personnel selection and stuff assessment. A complex recruitment process that requires great attention and correct determination of all functions is described from a scientific point of view based on research data. The theoretical and methodological aspects of selection and hiring processes are highlighted in the works of several other scientists Chaudhuri K.K., Huffcut A.I, Podsakoff N.P., Whiting, S.W., Podsakoff P.M., A.P. Egorshina, S.I. Samygina, A.Ya. Kibanova et al. who have enriched the theory and practice of personnel management. Practical examples are given of how personnel selection is carried out under real conditions, the pros and cons allowed by managers are analyzed. The stages and procedures for personnel selection are considered. A study was conducted to determine the modern psychological methods of personnel assessment that are most frequently used in public service institutions with different national background when selecting candidates. The possibilities of the biographical method as an assessment tool used by organizations in assessing candidates are revealed. The principle of past behavioral sequence which is at the same time a predictor of future behavior is substantiated. Information about past events and behavior, reflecting personal qualities, attitudes, experience, interests, skills and abilities and cultural peculiarities are explained in terms of prognostic parameters of overall productivity. The importance of psychological selection methods to determine employees’ qualification level and their knowledge is revealed.

Key words: рersonnel assessment, personnel assessment, assessment sources, tools, biographical method, multicultural environment.