Battery of psychodiagnostics techniques proposal for the competence selection in the jobs of Specialist in Computer Sciences

Abstract

Introduction: Personnel selection based on the competency management model it is shown as a dynamic proposal, unlike the static and linear vision of traditional selection, as not only it focuses on the capabilities that the individual possesses; but also, on those that will be able to develop in long-term. It takes into consideration that the applicant is suitable for carrying out broader tasks that allow him to perform in different organizational roles, instead of specializing in the same type of specific functions, which generates a greater capacity for adaptation, innovation, and organizational flexibility, resulting in strategic advantages in a business environment characterized by its dynamism and complexity.

Objective: Design a battery of psychodiagnostic techniques proposal for the selection by competencies in the job “Specialist B in Computer Sciences” in a MINTUR enterprise.

Material and Method: A qualitative methodology is used, from the triangulation of different techniques and methods.

Results: The battery of proposed techniques will allow evaluating necessary competencies to achieve superior performance in the job, from behavioral guidelines and core values of the company's organizational culture; guaranteed a better person-job and person-organization fit, considered predictors of job satisfaction, productivity, and permanence in the organization.