Evaluation And Refinement Of A Screening Instrument For Us Army Recruiters PDF Download

Armed forces recruiting faces a serious challenge in the declining 17- to 21-year-old male population and the attendant competition from educational institutions and private sector employers. If the military services are to attract and enlist enough quality applicants to maintain readiness, they must improve the accessioning process. This report summarizes the research and development (R & D accomplished by Navy Personnel Research and Development Center in support of the first large-scale application of computers to the recruiting and personnel testing process, the Army Joint Optical Information Network (JOIN) System. Work was performed during FYs 82-84. The specific objectives of the effort reported here were to: 1) Save R & D time and dollars by applying expertise developed on the Navy's discontinued Navy Personnel Assessioning System (NPAS) to R & D for the Army's JOIN. 2) Acquire, install, and test JOIN developmental, prototype, and operational computer systems. 3) Design, develop, pilot test, evaluate, and refine computerized applicant screening tests, and automated recruiting management support aids, including automated enlistment kits. 4) Develop, pilot test, evaluate, and refine applicant assessment instruments for the vocational guidance package that Army Research Institute (ARI) will develop for JOIN. 5) Study the feasibility of developing an assignment predication method for JOIN to improve the person-job match. and 6) Develop a dominant buying motive (DBM) assessment instrument for the JOIN sales package.