An Inventory Battery to Predict Performance in Navy Officer Recruiting: Development and Validation

Abstract

Navy officers are selected and trained in specialities that do not prepare them for recruiting duty. Past work with Navy enlisted recruiters has suggested that personality, vocational interest, and biographical items might serve as useful screening devices for officer recruiters. The objective of this research was to develop and evaluate a paper-and-pencil inventory battery to help identify officers with the personal characteristics necessary for successful recruiting. Using a sample of 132 officers, predictor composites were correlated with performance ratings to help evaluate the validity of the experimental battery. Results show that the officer recruiter key can successfully identify effective officer recruiters, but further research using a predictive design would provide more definite validity evidence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA149243

Entities

People

  • R. L. Rosse
  • S. R. Rose
  • W. C. Borman

Organizations

  • Bureau of Naval Personnel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
  • Data Analysis
  • Employment
  • Job Analysis
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Naval Operations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Political Science
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.