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BUSI 3102 Final Questions And Answers Latest
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Selection
starts when recruits have applied for employment; it is the process of
collecting and evaluating information about applicants in order to make a
hiring decision
Steps in the Selection Process
Preliminary Reception of Applicants
Review of Applications/ScreeningStep
Administration of Employment Tests
Employment Interview(s)
Realistic Job Preview (in previous steps also)
Verification of References
Contingent Assessments (e.g. medical eval.)
Hiring Decision
Steps in the Development of aSelection Program
Job Analysis
Identification of relevant job performance dimensions
ID of KSAOs necessary for job
Development of assessment devices to measure KSAOs
Validation of assessment devices
Use of assessment devices in the processing of applicants
Predictive Validity
correlate applicants' scores on a selection test with some criterion on the
job (e.g., performance, theft, absenteeism), measured some time later.
Concurrent Validity
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correlate current employees' test scores with, for example, their current (or
past) performance ratings. Measures typically taken concurrently, or at or
around the same time
Content Validity
Assessed by SMEs (e.g., supervisors, job incumbents)
Does selection device measure relevant job content?
Face Validity
Assessed by job applicants
Do applicants see the link between thetest/device and job content /
requirements?
Construct Validity
Does the test/devise actually measure what it is supposed to?
Interpreting Validity Coefficients
r > .60, great prediction
r between .30 and .60, very good prediction
r < .30, not great prediction, but may still be useful
Weighted application blanks (WAB)
Takes into consideration that some aspects of application might be more
predictive of success than others
Biographical information blanks (BIB)
MC or short-answer format; different content than
WAB Contains questions on early life experiences, hobbies, opinions,
attitudes, and interests
Potential issues with invasiveness, fakability
Average validity of WAB and BIB approx. .35
Personality Test
Big 5: emotional stability (neuroticism), openness to experience,
extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness
Some validity in predicting performance (especially conscientiousness); may
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