Selection and Recruitment in the Healthcare Professions

Research, Theory and Practice

Fiona Patterson editor Lara Zibarras editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:3rd Dec '19

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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.

“Regardless of candidate's educational background and academic performance, aptitude and personality are key factors in how well he or she will ultimately perform in a chosen career. … This book is well written by a group of authors well trained in their fields.” (J. D. Whifill, Choice, Vol. 56 (10), June, 2019)

ISBN: 9783030404727

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379 pages

1st ed. 2018