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