Selection and Recruitment in the Healthcare Professions : Research, Theory and Practice

How we recruit future healthcare professionals is critically important, as the demand for high quality healthcare increases across the globe. This book questions what the evidence tells us about how best to select those most suited to a career in healthcare, ensuring that the approaches used are relevant and fair to all who apply. The editors of this collection take a comprehensive look at the latest research surrounding recruitment and selection into healthcare roles. Each chapter is authored by leading experts and, using international case material, the practical implications for workforce policy are explored. They review the key stages in designing effective selection systems and discuss how best to evaluate the quality of selection processes. Evidence from role analysis studies as well as the effectiveness of different selection methods including aptitude and situational judgment tests, personality assessment and interviews are examined. Chapters also cover approaches to student selection and recruitment for postgraduate trainees through to senior appointments. Finally they highlight contemporary issues in recruitment, including the use of technology, selecting for values, candidate perceptions, coaching issues and how best to promote diversity and widening access. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvi Designing and Evaluating Selection and Recruitment in Healthcare (Fiona Patterson)....Pages 1-26 Aptitude Testing in Healthcare Selection (Maureen E. Kelly, Paul A. Tiffin, Lazaro M. Mwandigha)....Pages 27-50 Personality Assessment in Healthcare and Implications for Selection (Stephen A. Woods, John Barratt)....Pages 51-77 Situational Judgement Tests (SJTs) (Fiona Patterson, Rachel Driver)....Pages 79-112 Interviews, Multiple Mini-Interviews, and Selection Centers (Mirjana Knorr, Johanna Hissbach, Wolfgang Hampe)....Pages 113-138 Role Analysis: The Foundation for Selection Systems (Máire Kerrin, Liz Mossop, Emma Morley, Gail Fleming, Charlotte Flaxman)....Pages 139-165 New Approaches to Selection System Design in Healthcare: The Practical and Theoretical Relevance of a Modular Approach (Filip Lievens, Jan Corstjens)....Pages 167-191 Applicant Perceptions and Reactions to Selection (Lara Zibarras)....Pages 193-221 Coaching Issues (Barbara Griffin)....Pages 223-248 Widening Access: Achieving Equity in Medical Education (Jennifer Cleland, Kirsty Alexander, Sandra Nicholson)....Pages 249-274 Values-Based Recruitment (Helena Edwards, Tom Kinirons, Fiona Patterson)....Pages 275-297 Altruism and Prosociality in Healthcare Selection and Recruitment: Insights from Psychology and Behavioral Economics (Eamonn Ferguson)....Pages 299-325 Reflections on the Future Challenges for Researchers and Practitioners in Selection for Healthcare (Fiona Patterson, Lara Zibarras)....Pages 327-350 Back Matter ....Pages 351-379 And Future Directions for Research and PracticeConclusion; References; 5 Interviews, Multiple Mini-Interviews, and Selection Centers; Overview; Definitions and Examples; Theoretical Background; The Candidate; The Situation; The Interviewer/Assessor; Key Findings from Recent Research Relating to Interviews, MMIs, and SCs in a Healthcare Context; Acceptability and Feasibility; Sociodemographic and Personality Factors; Reliability; Validity Evidence; Dimensionality; Convergent and Discriminant Validity Evidence; Predictive Validity Evidence; Directions for Future Research