Articles

Fire & Police Articles and Links

We have assembled some links and articles to download for your information. The articles are Word files, so you can either open them from our site, or save them to your hard drive for later use.

FPSI's Test Preparation Manual (TPM) Content Validity Report (Word file)

FPSI's Physical Ability Test (PAT) Content Validity Report (Word file)

Seven Steps for Developing a Valid Paper-and-Pencil Written Promotional Examination Using Content Validation (PowerPoint file)

Conducting Interviews That Work
Download and save the .zip file to your computer (15.7 MB, zip file)

Establishing Pass/Fail, Ranking, and Banding Procedures
for Protective Service Physical Ability Tests
(Article available thanks to IPMA)

Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures

This version of the Uniform Guidelines is hyperlinked internally, making research and analysis easy.

The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures are guidelines that incorporate a single set of principles which are designed to assist emplyers, labor organizations, employment agencies, and licensing and certification boards to comply with requirements of federal law prohibiting employment practices which discriminate on grounds of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

They are designed to provide a framework for determining the proper use of tests and other selection procedures