Exam 2: Foundations of Recruitment and Selection I

What concept is defined by the following: "systematic errors in measurement, or inferences made from those measurements, that are related to different identifiable group membership characteristics such as age, sex, or race?"

What could an employer do to establish concurrent validity?

Which employment test has been identified as being biased in favour of males?

Choose a specific job you are familiar with and choose one characteristic that you think is critical to successfully performing that job. If you were the HRM hiring for this position, what would you consider in measuring the characteristic and job performance to ensure reliability and validity?

The goal of selection is to identify job candidates who have those attributes required for success on the job.

-Refer to Figure 2.1. What process does line D represent?

To test validity, a content sampling strategy is often applied to the selection process. Which of the following is NOT a step in this content sampling strategy?

What is the final step in the selection process?

The Toronto Police Service requires candidates to show that they are Canadian citizen or permanent residents, are at least 18 years of age, and have a valid driver's licence and no record of criminal convictions. What would these requirements be classified as?

Which of the following is NOT a technical quality of a testing procedure?

Hiring decisions must be defensible; they must meet legal requirements and professional standards of reliability and validity.

Validity is the degree to which observed scores are free from random measurement errors.

-Refer to Figure 2.1. What occurs if the selection system does not have utility?

What is bias in selection?

An employer's recruitment and selection-process goal is to attract and hire an applicant who possesses the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other attributes to successfully perform the job.

Which of the following is correct?

Which of the following concepts refers to the use of different selection rules for different identifiable subgroups?

-Refer to Figure 2.1. What relationship does line A represent?

In the "Mystery Diners" article, what was the main selection mistake made by the manager?

The head of HR at Megatherium Industries wants to use a cognitive ability test for applicants to a management position. If she wants to follow science-based methods in selection, but is unwilling to run a validation study, what approach should she use to test validation?