Selection Process
This is hiring someone without checking their background of potential criminal records.
What is negligent hiring?
The two most important characteristics of any test or screening tool for applicants.
What are reliability and validity?
Compares one's interest with those people in a variety of occupations.
What is an interest inventory?
Work samples differ from most other tests because they directly measure this:
What is job performance?
Employers providing references generally can't be successfully sued for defamation unless the employee can show this.
What is malice?
When a test is made and successfully gives a true judgement of a person they are looking to hire.
What is test validity?
Deciding if a selection test will "pay off" for a company requires this kind of analysis.
What is utility analysis?
Measuring abilities of memory, vocabulary, verbal fluency, and numerical ability.
What is an IQ test?
These types of tests require examinees to respond to situations representative of the job being evaluated.
What are/is a situational test(s)?
The most common time for candidates to get a drug screening.
What is before hiring?
A graph that shows the relationship between job performance and tests.
What is an expectancy chart?
This Act gives federal employees the right to inspect their personnel files and also limits the disclosure of personal information to others without the employee’s consent.
What is the Federal Privacy Act?
Extraversion, emotional stability/neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness to experience.
What are the "Big 5" personality dimensions?
Most simulated tasks require this form of candidate evaluation with a trainer to assess interests, past performance, and motivation.
What is an interview?
This form is needed to be completed by candidates to comply with immigration law.
What is the I-9 Employee Eligibility Verification Form?