True / False Questions
1. Scored evaluations of unweighted application blanks are good predictors of job performance.
True False
2. The validity evidence for weighted application blanks is better than that for unweighted application blanks.
True False
3. Most organizations use only weighted application blanks for initial screening decisions.
True False
4. The principal assumption behind the use of biodata in selection processes is the axiom, "the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior."
True False
5. Biodata refers to medical or physiological tests of applicants prior to hiring.
True False
6. Biodata is like a background check in many ways, but background checks tend to focus on external references rather than applicant surveys.
True False
7. Biodata items are generally the same, regardless of the job being staffed.
True False
8. Research suggests that biodata does not provide incremental validity over personality and cognitive ability.
True False
9. Research on the reliability and validity of biodata has been quite positive.
True False
10. Biographical information tends to have low reliability.
True False
11. Research shows that applicants have a favorable attitude toward biodata inventories.
True False
12. Letters of recommendation are an excellent way to help organizations separate highly qualified from moderately qualified applicants.
True False
13. One study that showed there was a stronger correlation between two letters written by one person for two different applicants than between two different people writing letters for the same person.
True False
14. The most common person to be contacted in a reference check is the applicant's former colleagues who worked in the same position.
True False
15. Many organizations are reluctant to give out detailed reference information regarding their former employees because they are afraid of being sued.
True False
16. Surveys suggest that only 3 out of 10 organizations conduct reference checks.
True False
17. The proportion of organizations that conduct pre-hire background checks to determine if employees have criminal records or inaccurate reporting on résumés, has risen dramatically in recent years.
True False
18. Genetic screening is becoming a valuable component of many organizations' selection systems.
True False
19. The purpose of the initial interview is to screen out the most obvious cases of person/job mismatches.
True False
20. The initial interview is the least expensive method of initial assessment.
True False