Exam 9: Application Forms and Biodata Assessments, Training and Experience Evaluations, and Reference Checks

Which of the following were found to provide reference data predictive of subsequent job performance?

Of all the T&E methods, the WRC based method likely offers the best prediction of later job performance.

Employers are prohibited from asking any questions of references that they may not request of applicants.

Reference checks are one of the few selection devices not subject to the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures.

Several studies have demonstrated that over 95% of firms checked references.

Biodata instruments can be developed and validated so they lead to validity generalizability.

For most organizations, one application form for all jobs in the organization is all that is needed.

Which of the following is NOT one of the empirical keying methods used with biodata scores?

For each of the following questions that might appear on an application form, identify them as either (A) appropriate or (B) inappropriate, from a legal perspective. a.Appropriate b.Inappropriate -Please list all clubs or other organizations in which you are a member.

State and federal laws generally do not assume that all questions asked on an application form are used in making hiring decisions.

For each of the following questions that might appear on an application form, identify them as either (A) appropriate or (B) inappropriate, from a legal perspective. a.Appropriate b.Inappropriate -Are you at least 18 years old?

Reference checking serves more as a basis for detection of the qualified rather than identification of the unqualified.

For each of the following questions that might appear on an application form, identify them as either (A) appropriate or (B) inappropriate, from a legal perspective. a.Appropriate b.Inappropriate -Are you able to perform the listed job tasks with or without accommodation? If so, how would you perform the tasks, and with what accommodation?

WAB stands for weighted application biodata.

Only one method of empirical keying is recommended.

It is inappropriate to ask women about child care arrangements.

For each of the following questions that might appear on an application form, identify them as either (A) appropriate or (B) inappropriate, from a legal perspective. a.Appropriate b.Inappropriate -What is your age?

Citizens, and noncitizens with a legal right to work in the United States, are protected from discrimination on the basis of national origin.

What conclusions can be inferred from research examining the appropriateness of items (i.e., from an EEO standpoint) on application forms

For each of the following questions that might appear on an application form, identify them as either (A) appropriate or (B) inappropriate, from a legal perspective. a.Appropriate b.Inappropriate -When did you attend high school? College?