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Psychological Aspects on Employee Selection and Recruitment

The course discusses selection and recruitment in the context of working life from psychological perspectives.

In addition to job analysis and processes for selection decisions, the course discusses individual differences regarding professional competence including education and experience as well as factors such as general mental ability, motivation, individual characteristics and values. Furthermore, financial aspects of the selection process and increased demands for equality in working life are included.

The course provides knowledge of concepts relevant to the field such as reliability and validity in relation to selection in working life. The course also provides in-depth knowledge of job analysis, choice of processes and methods for selection decisions and related evaluation processes. In addition, the course provides knowledge in describing measures to reduce discrimination.

As a registered student on this course you will find detailed course information and communication in the learning platform Athena. Login with your university account.

This course will be given in the first half of the semester, half-time studies.


Teaching Format

Some teaching sessions can take place remotely, as shown in the course schedule.

Compulsory elements may occur in the course. These are stated in the schedule and explained in more detail in the course instructions.

Detailed information can be found in the current syllabus and the course instructions for the course. A link to the syllabus can be found here on the page and the course instructions are posted on the course website in the university's learning platform no later than the start of the course.

Expected learning outcomes

The learning outcomes for this course are listed in the syllabus.

Assessment

Information about the forms of assessments for this course are listed in the syllabus and explained in detail in the course instructions.

You will find the dates for the examinations in the schedule.

The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.


Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.

In case the course literature list is missing, please check with the course leader before buying any expensive books etc.

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Course leader/examiner
Sara Henrysson Eidvall, sara.henrysson.eidvall@psychology.su.se

Registered students should primarily use our learning platform for teacher communication.

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