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This article addresses the defensibility of the assessment center based on a content oriented validation strategy. One reason for the confusion in this area is the fact that there are no agreed upon methods for constructing the assessment procedures. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to describe how structured multi-domain job analysis information can be used to develop an assessment center which is well grounded with regard to content validity.
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Schippmann, J.S., Hughes, G.L. & Prien, E.P. The use of structured multi-domain job analysis for the construction of assessment center methods and procedures. J Bus Psychol 1, 353–366 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01018144
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