Old and new selection methods -- Validity of selection methods -- Job description and job analysis -- The interview -- References of ratings -- Tests of mental ability -- Assessing personality by questionnaire -- Alternative ways of assessing personality -- Biodata & weighted application blanks...

We investigate whether competitive selection processes generate gender inequality in the context of a prestigious graduate fellowship program. All applications are scored remotely by expert reviewers and the highest ranked are invited to an in-person interview. The data show a very large gender...

It is taken for granted in the knowledge economy that companies must employ the most talented performers to compete and succeed. Many firms try to buy stars by luring them away from competitors. But Boris Groysberg shows what an uncertain and disastrous practice this can be. After examining the...