Suppose that a newly formed private security agency contracts with you to develop a pre-employment assessment protocol for screening applicants for the position of security guard.

• Explain the role of employee selection tests in the process of hiring for a position such as the security guard job in this scenario.
• Provide a rationale for using or not using personality tests as part of your employee selection battery.
• Describe what other standardized or nonstandardized assessment methods would you use.
• Define the psychometric properties (reliability, validity, and norms) of the assessment methods you have selected.
• Describe the types of validity evidence you would collect for your employee selection methods.
• Explain the relevant APA ethical principles that must be considered when developing your employee selection battery.
• Formulate a plan-including specific steps you would take-to adhere to the APA ethical principles.