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		Up left: Prof. Schuler as guest speaker at the "Nachtcafé" TV show with Wieland Backes talking about "Are women better bosses?". Up right: Interview with the TV channel SAT.1. Left: Filming at S & F: Bayrischer Rundfunk television company recorded an assessment center held at S & F for the program series ' Telekolleg Psychologie'.

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Human beings as capital asset
[ e-commerce MAGAZIN| 7/2007 ]
Many companies are changing the lable of their personnel department from Human Resources (HR) into Human Capital (HV). Maybe because they start to realize already today what will be the future of personnel work.
Article by Andreas Frintrup.
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How find the right poeple the right job ?
[ SWR 2| 12/06/2007 ]
How do the right people get the proper job? Are application files a good selection tool for companies? How meaningful are selection tests and what do they really tell about the applicant? Prof. Dr. Heinz Schuler answers many questions on personnel selection in a radio broadcasted interview with the Südwestdeutscher Rundfunk in program "Impuls".
Radio interview with Prof. Heinz Schuler
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Counting out and you got the job
[ Die Zeit Wissen | 03/2007 ]
Many selection tests on the market are unserious and non-scientific. Germany's personnel managers often select their staff members amateurishly. Some even trust the zodiac.
Article by Angelika Dietrich
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Checking out the human character
[ Die Welt | 2007/01/27 ]
Computer-based personality tests enable companies to realize a target-oriented personnel selection.
Article by Prof. Heinz Schuler
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The Alpha-factors
[ FOCUS | 28/2006 ]
What is it that makes people successful in their job? The German news magazine FOCUS interviewed S & F Personalpsychologie and other experts on the psyche and the tricks of the winners.
Front topic of the category "modern life"
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Search for applicants of good houses
[ Personalwirtschaft | 03/2006 ]
Increasing costs of work increase the expectations on the employees. Company leaders are responsible for the management of those expectations – good leaders. But what is it that makes a good leader? Scientific research can tell a lot on this topic and relevant assessment instruments.
Article by Prof. Dr. Heinz Schuler
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Chances taken
[ Capital | 20/2005 ]
Optimize the quality of personnel selection with serious personality tests. German companies increase the frequency of their use.
Article by Bärbel Schwertfeger
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Integrity: What is the »clean record check« good for?
[ Wirtschaft & Weiterbildung | 10/2005 ]
Specific personality tests and criterion-oriented personality scales are supposed to identify applicants with deviant or even criminal behavior and pretend any company losses. In the USA those »integrity tests« are used in every second employment decision. German recruiters and HR experts are still are somewhat more hesitant. The application is discussed.
Article by Dr. Eva Tenzer | Interview with Andreas Frintrup
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Off-the-shelf prediction of success
[ Personalwirtschaft | 08/2005 ]
Ist it possible to reliabily assess whether or not an applicant meets all requirements for his/her future success on the job? The Baden-Württembergische Bank has investigated an off-the-shelf-personality scale on its reliability with scientific methods and perfectly optimized it for its own needs.
Article by Frank Metzner and Andreas Frintrup.
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Transparency and fairness in selection interviews
[ Jobguide.ch | 07/2005 ]
In its selection process, Winterthur focusses on standardized interviews. These instruments create fair conditions for all applicants and increase the objectivity of the decision making of the company.
Article by Roswitha Korte.
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Multimodal management audit
[ Personalmagazin | 04/2005 ]
A stock-check of achievements and a proper analysis of future potential of higher-level leaders requires a sophisticated methodological approach. The Multimodal management audit combines assessment methods, judgment sources and diagnostical approaches.
Article by Andreas Frintrup and Prof. Heinz Schuler.
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Personnel marketing importance increases
[ Acquisa | 02/2005 ]
Interview with Andreas Frintrup, Managing Director of S & F Personalpsychologie.
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Avoid wrong employment and save immense costs
[ HR Today | 01/2005 ]
In cooperation with S & F Personalpsychologie, Credit Suisse has reengineered and standardized its personnel selection tools. A multiple step selection cascade meets the requirements for the identification of relevant competences of a job analysis. After a year of piloting, the new process now is implemented Swiss-wide.
Artikel von Yvonne Affolter.
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Online personnel selection
[ unimagazin | 07/2004 ]
Online personnel selection is about to become an important way of recruting candiates — especially in times of large application numbers. However, what is known about the functional efficiency of web tools? The German magazine »uni« has asked Dipl. oec. Andreas Frintrup, Managing Director of »S & F Personalpsychologie Managementberatung GmbH«, Managing Director of »HR Diagnostics AG«, and affiliated faculty member at the University of Hohenheim, Germany.
Interview with Andreas Frintrup
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Control is better
[ Kölner Stadtanzeiger, Cologne | 2004/11/09 ]
It's good to trust, but not enough yet, if you belief Andreas Frintrup. The Manageing Director of a consultancy is consulting large-scale companies with their personal selection for many years.
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