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Garavan, Thomas N.; Morley, Michael – Education + Training, 1998
In an Irish bank, 135 applicants were evaluated in an assessment center. Results did not support the validity of such centers. Exercises lacked content validity, and criterion validity was similarly poor. (SK)
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Banking, Foreign Countries, Personnel Selection
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Garavan, Thomas N.; Morley, Michael – Career Development International, 1997
Effectiveness of assessment centers for personal selection in banking was tested with 135 applicants. Results do not support literature findings of the construct and criterion validity of centers. An exercise effect was apparent: judgments made by assessors were interpretable in terms of the exercises used rather than dimensions related to the…
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Banking, Construct Validity, Occupational Tests