Ch. 7 MGMT 3100

How does the compensatory approach combine predictors?

A higher score on one predictor offsets a lower score on another.

Which of the following statements is true of concurrent validity?

Concurrent validity is measured when an employer tests current employees and correlates the scores with their performance ratings on appraisals.

Identify a true statement about drug testing.

Drug testing is widely used by employers as a selection tool.

Achievement tests attempt to measure potential, while aptitude tests attempt to measure demonstrated skill or competence.

False

Conscientiousness is a predictor of selection criteria.

False

Structured interviews are less reliable than other interview approaches.

False

The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits the use of drug tests until a job has been conditionally offered.

False

Which of the following is a purpose of an application form?

It is a basic employee record for applicants who are hired.

What is the main purpose of pre-employment screening?

To determine if applicants meet the minimum qualifications for job openings

Care should be taken to avoid vague, general statements in an offer letter.

True

Effective interviewers avoid listening responses such as nodding, pausing, making casual remarks, echoing, and mirroring.

True

In a structured interview, _____.

a set of prepared job-related questions are asked of all job applicants

As opposed to unstructured interviews, structured interviews:

ensure greater consistency.

Unlike concurrent validity, predictive validity:

involves comparing applicants' test results with their subsequent job performance.

Placement of people in an organization can be seen primarily as a(n) _____.

matching process

Measurable or visible indicators of selection criteria are called _____.

predictors

Unlike psychomotor tests, work sample tests:

require an applicant to perform a simulated task that is a specified part of the target job.

Ability, intelligence, and conscientiousness are _____.

selection criteria

In the context of the qualities of selection predictors, validity refers to:

the extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure.

A typing test is an example of a _________________ test.

work sample