References, Testing, and Evaluating Selection Techniques

Because it is not uncommon for applicants to engage in resume fraud, references and letters of recommendations are used to _____

• confirm details on a resume

• check for outside interests and habits

• check for discipline problems

• discover new applicant information

If an employer does not check an applicant's references and the applicant molest a child after being hired, the employer could be charged with _____.

• negligent reference

• defamation

• tort reform

• negligent hiring

A factor contributing to the low validity between references and performance is "leniency". Which of the following factors does not contribute to leniency in references?

• length of the letter of reference

• applicants choose their own references

• confidentiality of the reference

• fear of legal ramifications

In a reference check over the telephone, Bob says that his former employee Ted was a real jerk and couldn't be trusted. Test might sue Bob for _____

• negligent hiring

• libel

• negligent reference

• slander

A problem associated with letters of recommendation is the lack of agreement between two people who provide references for the same person. This lack of agreement is related to the issue of _____.

• reliability

• leniency

• knowledge of the applicant

• extraneous factors

Which of the following is not an ethical practice in providing references or writing letter of recommendation?

• State the nature of your relation with the applicant

• Provide an honest appraisal of the applicant

• Always write a positive letter of recommendation

• Let the applicant see a copy of your reference before you sent it

Which of the following is not true regarding the use of grade point average for employee selection?

• GPA predicts job performance

• GPA has low adverse impact

• GPA predicts best in the first years after graduation

• All of the choices are true

The major disadvantage to job knowledge tests is that even though they do a good job of predicting performance, they often result in ______.

• high costs

• misdiagnosis

• invasion of privacy issues

• adverse impact

Most general ability tests place the many specific aptitudes into one of the three main dimensions. The ______ dimension includes verbal, numerical, logic, and general learning aptitudes.

• cognitive

• developmental

• perceptual

• psychomotor

Cognitive ability tests are excellent predictors of employee performance but they almost always result in ______, they should be used with caution.

• high costs

• misdiagnosis

• invasion of privacy issues

• adverse impact