ipmaac.org updates

8/19/2008

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:53:03 GMT

The August issue of the Assessment Council News is available

8/7/2008

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:19:27 GMT

The positions available page has been updated: EEO/ADA Investigator, County of Sonoma (CA)

8/4/2008

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:49:56 GMT

Submissions are being accepted for the 2008-09 James C. Johnson Student Paper Competition.

7/30/2008

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:00:51 GMT

Added the following 2008 conference presentation:

Pat Curtin, Lorin Mueller & Mike Heil: A Scenario-based Examination of Factors Impacting Automated Assessment Systems.

7/22/2008

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:04:16 GMT

Added the following 2008 conference presentations:

Sharon Cureton: Recruiting Ideas for a New Generation.
John M. Ford & Michael D. Blair: It All Begins with the Job Analysis: Using Job Analyses to Identify Talent and Drive Organizational Success.
John M. Ford, Chris W. Hornick & Thomas J. Carnahan: Bridging the Bureaucratic Morass: Successfully Navigating Common Obstacles to Successful Assessment and Hiring in the Public Sector.

7/15/2008

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:20:45 GMT

Added the following 2008 conference presentation:

Greet Van Hoye & Filip Lievens: Look Who's Talking: Investigating Word-of-Mouth as a Recruitment Source.

7/8/2008

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:30:03 GMT

Added the following 2008 conference presentations:

Bobbie Ames: How's That Working for You? Back to Basics in Test Development.
Brian L. Bellenger & Courtney R. Dean: Cheating on Promotional Public Safety Examinations: Strategies for Responding to a Widespread Test Security Compromise.
Kyle E. Brink & Jeffrey L. Crenshaw: Adverse Impact: What is it? How do you calculate it?
Linda Cooper: Rater Training.
Jeffrey Crenshaw, Brian Bellenger & Kyle Brink: Video-based Testing: Advantages, Limitations, & Practical Feasibility.
Yves Lermusi: How to Turn Reference Checking into an Effective Candidate Assessment Tool.
Selena Rezvani: An Introduction to Organizational Maturity Assessment: Measuring Organizational Capabilities.
Ken Yusko & Harold Goldstein: Testing for Cognitive Ability with Reduced Adverse Impact.

7/7/2008

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:54:43 GMT

The 2008 IPMAAC membership survey results are available. If you want to dig deeper into the data, detailed results are also avalable.

7/1/2008

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:22:03 GMT

The positions available page has been updated: Senior Personnel Examiner, New York State Department of Civil Service

6/30/2008

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:22:37 GMT

Some photos from our 2008 conference are available. Thanks to Ilene Gast!

6/24/2008

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:43:12 GMT

Added the following 2008 conference presentations:

Jocelyn Courtney, Norma Callen, Temea Simmons-Collins & Julia Leaman: Proctored, Web-Based Testing: Leveraging Test Centers and Technology at U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Ilene Gast, Sarah Phillips-Agarwal & Temea Simmons-Collins: Repurposing Your In-Basket: It’s No Longer A Paper-Based World.
Reid Klion: Non-Proctored Assessment: An Emerging Consensus?

6/18/2008

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:47:22 GMT

Added the following 2008 conference presentations:

John Ford: Federal Employees Say They Need Training: Are the Most Critical Competencies Trainable?
Jeanette Green: Personnel Assessment: Avoiding the Legal Pitfalls.
Joseph P. Murphy: Job Tryouts Go Virtual: Changing the Recruiting Paradigm.

6/17/2008

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:18:22 GMT

Added the following 2008 conference presentations:

Amanda Evans: Does Faking Pay?
Andrew Gardiner & Vince Walker: How to Successfully Navigate the Evolving World of Employer Branding & Recruitment Advertising.
James Tsugawa: Qualification Standards: Issues and Implications.

6/16/2008

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:53:03 GMT

The positions available page has been updated: Personnel Analyst 3, Strategic Staffing Services, Office of Human Resources, Georgia Department of Revenue

6/16/2008

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:27:30 GMT

Added the following 2008 conference presentations:

Thomas J. Carnahan; Chris W. Hornick & John M. Ford: The First Shall Be Last and the Last Shall Be First: Does Presentation Order and Scheduling Impact Candidate Scores in Assessment Centers?
Jeff Feuquay: 2008 Legal Update.
Pani Tademeti: Challenges in Communicating Benefit Changes: NCFlex Benefits Program Case Study.

6/14/2008

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:09:26 GMT

Added the following 2008 conference presentations:

J. Anthony Bayless & Henry Busciglio: Reliability and Validity of Angoff Ratings.
Julia M. Bayless & David M. Pollack: The Power of Automating Job Analyses for All Hourly Jobs in a Large, Decentralized Organization.
East Palo Alto Police Department: Police Recruiting & Retention: "It's Showtime."
David M. Pollack & Julia M. Bayless: Implementing an Assessment Program for Executive Candidates.
Shelley Spilberg: Law Enforcement Recruitment: Challenges & Strategies. Also see CA Commission on POST's Recruitment and Retention Best Practices Update.

4/30/2008

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:31:15 GMT

The April issue of the Assessment Council News is available

4/30/2008

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:56:36 GMT

The positions available page has been updated: Assistant Director Human Resources, County of Sonoma (CA)

3/25/2008

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:30:23 GMT

The February issue of the Assessment Council News is available

2/28/2008

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:43:17 GMT

The positions available page has been updated: Psychometrician, University of Michigan, English Language Institute

2/20/2008

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:31:10 GMT

Our current membership application is available in Acrobat and Microsoft Word formats.

1/30/2008

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:59:04 GMT

The positions available page has been updated: Director, Recruitment and Examination Division, Maryland Department of Budget and Management

1/6/2008

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:34:37 GMT

For those of you interested in the history of our organization, the first issue (July 1977) of the Assessment Council News has been made available. Thanks to Karen Coffee for uncovering this!

12/18/2007

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:14:53 GMT

The December issue of the Assessment Council News is available

10/23/2007

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:40:17 GMT

The October issue of the Assessment Council News is available

8/14/2007

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:15:18 GMT

The August issue of the Assessment Council News is available