Chapter 6 (Employee Selection)

Question 1

assessment centre

Answer 1

A process by which individuals are evaluated as they participate in a series of situations that resemble what they might need to handle the job

Question 2

behavioural description interview (BDI)

Answer 2

An interview in which an applicant is asked questions about what he or she did in a given situation

Question 3

compensatory model

Answer 3

A selection decision model in which a high score in one area can make up for a low score in another area

Question 4

concurrent validity

Answer 4

The extent to which test scores (or other predictor information) match criterion data obtained at about the same time from current employees

Question 5

construct validity

Answer 5

The extent to which a selection tool measures a theoretical construct or trait

Question 6

content validity

Answer 6

The extent to which a selection instrument, such as a test, adequately samples the knowledge and skills needed to perform a particular job

Question 7

criterion-related validity

Answer 7

The extent to which a selection tool predicts, or significantly correlates with, important elements of work behaviour

Question 8

cross-validation

Answer 8

Verifying the results obtained from a validation study by administering a test or test battery to a different sample (drawn from the same population),

Question 9

multiple cutoff model

Answer 9

A selection decision model that requires an applicant to achieve a minimum level of proficiency on all selection dimensions

Question 10

multiple hurdle model

Answer 10

A sequential strategy in which only the applicants with the highest scores at an initial test stage go on to subsequent stages

Question 11

nondirective interview

Answer 11

An interview in which the applicant is allowed the maximum amount of freedom in determining the course of the discussion, while the interviewer carefully refrains from influencing the applicant’s remarks

Question 12

panel interview

Answer 12

An interview in which a board of interviewers questions and observes a single candidate

Question 13

predictive validity

Answer 13

The extent to which applicants’ test scores match criterion data obtained from those applicants/employees after they have been on the job for an indefinite period

Question 14

preemployment test

Answer 14

An objective and standardized measure of a sample of behaviour that is used to gauge a person’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOs) relative to other individuals

Question 15

reliability

Answer 15

The degree to which interviews, tests, and other selection procedures yield comparable data over time

Question 16

selection

Answer 16

The process of choosing individuals who have relevant qualifications to fill existing or projected job openings

Question 17

selection ratio

Answer 17

The number of applicants compared to the number of people to be hired

Question 18

sequential interview

Answer 18

A format in which a candidate is interviewed by multiple people, one right after another

Question 19

situational interview

Answer 19

An interview in which an applicant is given a hypothetical incident and asked how he or she would respond to it

Question 20

structured interview

Answer 20

An interview in which a set of standardized questions with an established set of answers is used

Question 21

validity

Answer 21

The degree to which a test or selection procedure measures a person’s attributes