Personnel selection: Relevance of interviews vs. psychological tests

Abstract

Personnel selection is necessary for any organization to choose the required and appropriate human resources to fill the existing vacancies. So that they become the human capital for the company to be productive and efficient. For this purpose, personnel selection techniques are used that allow the selection of each employee, sufficiently capable of fulfilling the functions established for each one; within the techniques used are the interview and psychological tests. This research aims to analyze the relevance of interviews in comparison to psychological tests to select personnel in companies. The methodology used is based on a documentary bibliographic design. As a conclusion, it is mentioned that organizations should consider the best professionals. They can apply techniques and tools for personnel selection according to the case to choose the most suitable personnel for the existing vacancies. This is essential to achieve an excellent level of productivity since human resource is part of the company's heart. Selecting personnel to fill existing vacancies is a process that must be meticulous, orderly, and planned so that the best candidate can be chosen, capable of meeting the needs of the vacant position in the organization. The interview can be considered an overrated personnel selection technique since its results are subjective and depend to a great extent on what the interviewer receives from the interviewee during the interview process.