When Gawker Media selects new employees based on the comments they write in blogs, those comments could be considered as a kind of ability test, which is one type of selection tool used to predict job performance. Other traditional selection tools or methods include letters of recommendations, application forms, personality and honesty tests, and $$ to name a few.

$$ career sites

$$ interviews

$$ employment agencies

$$ person$/$organization fit

$$ reliability tests