While there can be dramatic benefits gained from using testing in the employee selection process, there are potential issues companies need to understand prior to implementing any tests.

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Consider, for example, whether you would really bet questionable employee selection practices and criteria (such as organizational fit, consensus hiring, GPA cutoff scores, or brain teasers) against a possible multimillion dollar judgment if it could be revealed that their use systematically discriminated against entire groups.

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What do employee reviews, vendor selection, venture funding, and project planning all have in common?

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And yet passion is something that every employee must attest to in order to get through any selection process.

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The prize foundation has one part-time employee running its website and co-ordinating the work of the selection committee.

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