To diffuse new management fads or to promote existing management practices slogans are often used. In this study eight slogans regarding assessment centres were retrieved from brochures of consultancy agencies and were compared to empirical research. These slogans were that assessment centres...

The aim of this article is to identify recent developments in personnel selection and to review existing research with regard to these recent developments. To this end, 26 human resource representatives were asked to list current or future trends in personnel selection. In addition, existing...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to give an empirically‐based review of the strengths and weaknesses of situational judgment tests (SJTs). Design/methodology/approach – The features, history, and development of SJTs are discussed. Next, a computerized search (from 1990‐2007) is...