Press Releases
For Immediate Release
February 4, 2008
Select International "Selected" to Show Off Research at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
- More than 10 Presentations to Be Conducted -
Pittsburgh, February 04, 2008 - Pittsburgh-based Select International, a global provider of human resource assessment solutions and comprehensive recruitment process outsourcing services, will flex its research muscle by presenting 11 panel discussions and research papers at the 23rd annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), held this April 9-12 in San Francisco. Select International experts will host panel discussions, and conduct poster and white paper presentations, all spotlighting the company’s industry-leading research on various hiring issues, including the implementation of selection systems, applying assessments across cultures, and increasing predictive accuracy beyond personality and cognitive ability.
"It is an honor for Select International to be invited to present this research, and to be recognized by industry experts and peers," said Dr. Matthew O’Connell, Executive Vice President and Co-Founder, Select International. "We feel certain that conference attendees will leave with a greater understanding of some of today’s most pressing human resources issues."
At the four-day conference, Select International will present its research in a number of ways:
- Seven poster presentations, covering topics that include background checks and drug screening; the predictive validity of production simulation; cognitive ability and multitasking; and examining retesting with different measures.
- Two panel discussions on implementing selection systems at multiple locations and on how human resources practitioners are dealing with false candidate representation.
- Two symposiums on global selection and assessments, and on inefficient candidate showcasing.
"Select International is one of the few human resource assessment organizations that continually engages in industry-leading research," says Dr. Richard Griffith, Director of Industrial-Organizational Psychology at the Florida Institute of Technology. "This year's strong presence at SIOP supports that commitment."
About Select International
Founded in 1993, Select International is a leading provider of selection and
development solutions for Global 2000 companies. Select International offers
unparalleled accuracy through the use of its assessments, Virtual Job
Auditions® and recruitment process outsourcing services. From entry-level to
executive, organizations identify, hire and retain top talent using Select
International's cutting-edge products, systems and outsourcing. The company's
founders, Kevin Klinvex, Chris Klinvex and Matthew O'Connell, Ph.D., are
renowned hiring consultants and authors of the best-selling business book,
Hiring Great People. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, Select maintains offices
in Dallas, San Diego, Toronto, London and South Africa. The company has
assessed approximately three million people in more than 80 countries. For more
information about Select International’s products or services, call
1-800-786-8595.
About the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Founded in 1982, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology is a
division of the American Psychological Association, and is also affiliated with
the American Psychological Society. SIOP’s mission is to enhance human
well-being and performance in organizational and work settings by promoting the
science, practice, and teaching of industrial-organizational psychology. To
that end, SIOP focuses on promoting the education of current and future
industrial-organizational psychologists, raising public awareness of the field,
and supporting its members in their study and application of
industrial-organization psychology. In 2008, SIOP will begin publishing a
research journal, Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on
Science and Practice. For more information, visit www.siop.org.
Contact: Heather Pharo
412-642-7700
heather.pharo@elias-savion.com
