Exam 6: Employee Selection

Written letters of reference are very valid in the selection of employees.

Aptitude tests measure what a person knows or can do right now.

Scenario 6.2 Computer Direct Inc. is a mid-sized technology firm that specializes in designing, manufacturing, and selling computers. The organization staff complement is very diverse, and most of the company's employees are in the development and design, sales, and marketing departments. Computer Direct has been using only one method to make recruitment decisions for all of its employees, from managerial to technical to clerical. Data is gathered on each candidate, and a committee assigns scores to candidates based on its understanding of the job. Candidates, however, are not given the opportunity to be tested and hired based on their respective scores. Essentially, decisions are made based on personal judgments. -Refer to Scenario 6.2. If Computer Direct wants to use more objective methods of decision making, which of the following is the best approach?

What does a selection ratio of .9 mean?

Situational interviews ask applicants how they would respond, while behavioural description interviews ask applicants how they did respond

Which of the following is a key basis for the use of biodata tests?

Since biographical information blanks rarely have obviously right or wrong answers, they are difficult to fake.

Although widely used, employment interviews pose potential concerns about validity.

Which of the following types of interviews allows applicants the most freedom in discussing a response to an interview question?

What type of interview is associated with open-ended questions?

Data obtained from nondirective interviews are difficult to validate.

Research suggests that employers lose a majority of discrimination lawsuits.

What is a key reason to ensure that selection procedures are valid?

Asking an applicant for an accounting position to solve accounting problems similar to those encountered on the job is an example of construct validity.

Paper-and-pencil tests can be used to measure cognitive ability.

Organization Omega is hiring 20 new front-line employees. The company is using an interview that involves three people taking turns asking questions and then pooling their scores of the responses. What is this type of interview called?

Online applications can speed up the selection process, combine information, and disseminate promising leads to hiring managers more efficiently.

Which of the following is the most objective approach in making employee selection decisions?

Which of the following conditions represents a test that could be described as "construct valid"?

Although many organizations are encouraging applicants to apply for jobs online, this practice slows down the application process.