Personnel selection in the digital age: a review of validity and applicant reactions, and future research challenges

What is it about?

The impact of technology on employee selection has been significant with the appearance of new technology-based methods or the digital adaptation of existing methods. Digital selection procedures are subject to rapid innovation and development, potentially creating a widening gap between practice and the evidence base.

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Why is it important?

Digital selection procedures are subject to rapid innovation and development, potentially creating a widening gap between practice and the evidence base. We review the literature through these two lenses, examining evidence around these five main emergent clusters of DSPs: online applications, psychometric testing, digital interviews, gamified assessments, and the use of social media as a source of assessment data.

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