Recruitment and Selection is part of the market-leading Nelson Series in Human Resources Management, known for providing valid, reliable and current resources for students and professionals alike. Through pedagogy like examples, discussion questions and case studies, we provide an accessible and easy-to-read introduction to the topic of recruitment and selection. Being a ground-up title allows the author team to organically incorporate Canadian material, ensuring attention and focus on Canadian contemporary issues, laws, examples and case studies. Our MindTap allows for further learning, reinforcement and application of concepts learned in class. Our complete text and digital product offering demonstrate how recruitment and selections are essential components to Human Resources planning and can contribute to an organizations overall productivity.
 
About the Author
Dr. Vic Catano is an industrial/organizational psychologist, interested in personnel selection, assessment and industrial relations. He is the lead author of Nelson’s Recruitment and Selection in Canada, the leading text in this area. In recognition of his contributions to the science and practice of psychology in Canada, he was elected a Fellow by the Canadian Psychological Association, and an Honourary Member by the Canadian Forces Personnel Selection Officers Association. He was recently awarded the Canadian Psychological Association’s Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training and the Canadian Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology’s award for Distinguished Contributions to Industrial and Organizational Psychology. His consulting clients include the Canadian Forces, RCMP, Nova Scotia Nurses Union, Capital District Health Authority, and Cape Breton District Health Authority.
PhD, Waterloo, Associate Professor, McMaster University. Extensive publishing, teaching and consulting experience. Area of research is in employment interviews. Past chair of the Industrial and Organizational Psychology Association.
Dr. Hackett is a professor and Canada Research Chair of Organizational Behaviour and Human Performance at the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. He is past Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association, and Past-President of the Canadian Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. From 2001 to 2003, Dr. Hackett was Visiting Scholar at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. As president of Hackett & Associates Human Resources Consultants Inc., he advises firms in both the public and private sector on HR assessment and selection.