Introduction

This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The first part of the book deals with the cornerstone of any personnel selection process, work analysis, along with a chapter on recruitment and organizational attraction. The second part of the book deals with the applicants' perspective. In the third part, explores recent developments regarding predictors, namely intelligence tests, interviews, situational judgment tests, and assessment centers. The third and final chapter of this section, written by Nikolaou, Bauer, and Truxillo, explores the topic of applicant reactions. They argues that recent theoretical and methodological advances in the assessment center literature suggest that previous approaches used to assess the internal structure of assessment centers may be inappropriate, have limited value, and probably fail to recognize the multidimensional nature of assessment centers. Both the editors and many of the authors of this book are members of the European Network of Selection Researchers (ENESER).