Selection of systems analysts and programmer trainees
Raymond M. Berger · 1968
The subject of this talk is primarily the selection of Systems Analysts. Time permitting, I shall also discuss work done on the selection of programmer trainees. The research program, as many of you have heard described in previous talks, was divided into three phases. The first was the job analysis phase in which 17 job dimensions were revealed to cover systems analyst and programmer positions. The second phase dealt with the development of criterion tests for evaluating programmer and systems analyst performance. The third phase was concerned with the selection of people for training in programming and systems analysis. I have reported on the results of the job analysis phase, and on the development and use of a test dealing with programmer proficiency, the Basic Programming Knowledge Test. Today I will report on the other criterion test, the Systems Analysis Test. A detailed report on the development of the Systems Analysis Test and an analysis of the results of its use is planned. I will discuss some of those results here.