APPLICATION OF COGNITIVE ABILITY TESTS IN PERSONNEL SELECTION

It is known that human resources are one of the most important functions of management to continue organizational existence and success. In recruitment processes, different kinds of selection methods are being used to select most appropriate candidates who have knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job. In this literature review, common selection methods were introduced and the general cognitive ability tests which have the highest level of validity of prediction power of job performance were examined with their advantages and disadvantages. In the discussion part of study, some recommendations were made to overcome the restrictions and increase the predictive power of cognitive ability measurements