Exam 8: Selecting Effective Employees

__________ refers to how stable or repeatable a measurement is over a variety of testing conditions.

At the core of any effective selection system is an understanding of what characteristics are essential for ______ performance

When the selection ratio gets close to 1:1,it is called a low selection ratio.

As the number of applicants increases relative to the number who are hired,the selection ratio is said to be _________________.

For a measuring tool to be useful it must be ___________.

Define self-efficacy.

The use of polygraphs in employment situations is permitted by ________________.

The goal of any selection system is to accurately determine which applicants possess the knowledge,skills,and other characteristics dictated by the job.

The assessment center was first used by the ________ in World War II.

When is it acceptable to use a physical examination to screen out unqualified applicants?

Identify four things that should be included in a written job offer.

_______________ is the process by which an organization chooses from a list of applicants the person who best meets the selection criteria for the position available.

List three concerns associated with employment interviews.

An organization wishing to use personality as a criterion _________________.

In concurrent validation,the first step is to administer the test to employees who have never performed the job.

The least reliable of the employment tests are those that attempt to measure a person's _____________.

Which of the following is an indirect cost of a selection process?

The extent to which a selection technique can accurately predict one or more important elements of job behavior is referred to as __________________.

What is the most common first step in any selection process?

The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures have established three stringent requirements for demonstrating the construct validity of a selection technique.Identify and explain the three requirements.