1) What activities are involved in the selection process? Think of the last time you were hired for a job. Which of those activities were used in selecting you? Should the organization that hired you have used other methods as well?
2) Why should the selection process be adapted to fit the organization's job descriptions?
3) Suppose your organization needs to hire several computer programmers, and you are reviewing résumés you obtained from an online service. What kinds of information will you want to gather from the “work experience” portion of these résumés? What kinds of information will you want to gather from the “education” portion of these résumés? What methods would you use for verifying or exploring this information? Why would you use those methods?
4) How can organizations improve the quality of their interviewing so that interviews provide valid information?
5) Some organizations set up a selection process that is long and complex. In some people's opinion, this kind of selection process not only is more valid but also has symbolic value. What can the use of a long, complex selection process symbolize to job seekers? How do you think this would affect the organization's ability to attract the best employees?