Hiring Decision at TSWC

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Hiring Decision at TSWC

• Jen Keefe
• HSCI 730

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What is TWSC and Reflexology?

• Total Wellness Sensory Center (TWSC)
• Reflexology is a unique modality in the health
  field, practiced as a form of stress management
  and wellness maintenance. Its purpose is to
  promote better health and well-being in the same
  way an exercise or diet program does.

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Selecting Attributes

• The expert was notified of the models purpose
  and how it would be developed
• The expert was asked to recall the best and worst
  attributes
• All attributes were arranged in order of best to
  worst

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Attributes

• Doctorate of Reflexology/Master of Reflexology
• Current Certification in Reflexology
• Current Certification in Massage Therapy
• 5 years hands on experience
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of Insurance Billing

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Attribute Levels Values Assigned

• Attribute Doctorate/ Master of Reflexology
• Attribute levels

Doctorate/Master of Reflexology 100
Working on Doctorate/Master of Reflexology 70
Doctorate/Master in another Holistic Medicine Program 40
No Doctorate/Master in Holistic Medicine Program 0
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Calculation of Attribute Weights
Assigned Weights
Knowledge of Insurance Billing 10 0.03
Knowledge of Microsoft Office 30 0.09
5 years hands on experience 50 0.15
Current Certification in Massage Therapy 65 0.20
Current Certification in Reflexology 85 0.26
Doctorate of Reflexology/Master of Reflexology 90 0.27
total 330 1.00
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Testing Validity of Model

• 15 hypothetical cases
• Expert scored each case
• Experts rating and model outcomes were compared

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Correlation Between Model Expert
Correlation 0.8928
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Evaluation of the Model

• The expert considered the model simple to use and
  face valid
• Higher scores indicated candidates that the
  expert would hire
• Lower scores indicated candidates that the expert
  would not hire

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Acknowledgement

• The expert modeled was Julie Litz, an associate
  at TSWC