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Whatever methods are employed to obtain data from candidates (interviews, references, and so on), the information must then be used to choose the candidate who will be offered the job. There are many ways of making this choice but they can be divided into two main types — clinical v. actuarial.
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© 1986 Mike Smith and Ivan T. Robertson
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Smith, M., Robertson, I.T. (1986). Making a Decision and Estimating the Value of Selection. In: The Theory and Practice of Systematic Staff Selection. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07132-6_11
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