Abstract
The concept and features of college teachers’ soft abilities are defined. The features of College Teachers’ Soft Ability are: not easy to train and develop; talent’s deep characteristic; capable of effectively predict high working performance. The method to establish the Soft Ability indicator system is: to be sure about job requirements on hard abilities involving knowledge and technique via college teachers’ job analysis; then to use behavioral event interview to determine the essential condition of soft abilities related to high performance. The method to measure College Teachers’ Soft Abilities in recruitment and selection is to firstly change soft ability as specific work behavior, and then make measurement by methods of employment interview, evaluation and behavior observation.
Highlights
The method to establish the Soft Ability indicator system is: to be sure about job requirements on hard abilities involving knowledge and technique via college teachers’ job analysis; to use behavioral event interview to determine the essential condition of soft abilities related to high performance
Traditional talent recruitment and selection emphasize on testing job hunters’ intelligence, so stock of human capital such as knowledge and education background receives high attention, while Talent Quality Soft Ability such as motivation, attitude and values has been neglecting by evaluators for so long due to its implicitness
Based on McClelland’s (1973) [1] view, as Talent Quality Soft Ability directly relates to high performance, it’s necessary to pay attention to it, and study on its composition, features and measuring methods
Summary
Traditional talent recruitment and selection emphasize on testing job hunters’ intelligence, so stock of human capital such as knowledge and education background receives high attention, while Talent Quality Soft Ability such as motivation, attitude and values has been neglecting by evaluators for so long due to its implicitness. Based on McClelland’s (1973) [1] view, as Talent Quality Soft Ability directly relates to high performance, it’s necessary to pay attention to it, and study on its composition, features and measuring methods
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