This session compares traditional practices against new techniques, including social media analytics, wearables, mobile phone logs, and gamification. Researchers and businesses alike know the importance of making good, and avoiding bad, selection decisions, but are unsure of how to proceed effectively. This session maps out the viable options and advises on best practice. Adrian combines both practical applications and academic, psychological research to explain how each method works, the theory behind it, and the extent of the evidence that supports it.