PREDICTION OF COMPETENCIES DURING SELECTION PROCESS: CORRELATION AND MEDIATION ANALYSIS

Abstract

The selection committee of the organization is responsible for the selection techniques and tests to identify the competencies required for the specific job role. It interprets that a firm's selection techniques should be effective in selecting the right candidate to work for. This study is conducted to find the mediation role of reliability and predictive ability of selection tests between the selection procedure and the identification of requisite competencies. This paper aims to identify the significant contribution of selection tests and methods in identifying employee competencies. The sample was chosen from the research and development institutions with a stratified random sampling method, and the data was collected from 413 samples through a questionnaire survey. The significant finding in this analysis is that the prediction ability of selection tests and interview methods is substantial between the selection procedure and the identification of competencies.