Validity - Mid-State Technical College
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Selection
Goal of Selection
Match people to jobs
Match people to the organization –
“fit”
Culture
SnagAJob – job service
Google
Dun and Bradstreet – financial services
IBM
Selection Process – steps used to
gather information about candidates
and make a hiring decision
Sources of Information
about Job Candidates
Application Forms
Online Applications
Background
Investigations
Integrity and Honesty
Tests
Graphology
Medical Examinations
Employment Tests
Interviews
Steps in the
Selection
Process
Hiring decision
Medical exam/drug test
Supervisor/team
interview
Preliminary selection in
HR department
Background
investigation
Employment testing
(aptitude, achievement)
Initial interview in
HR department
Completion of
application
Note: Steps may vary. An
applicant may be rejected
after any step in the
process.
Validity
Criterion-Related
– How well selection device relates to
important job behavior
Do well on test = do well on job
Do poorly on test = poorly on job
Two types of criterionrelated validity
Concurrent validity
– Get data from current employees to
compare to test results
Predictive validity
– Test applicants and get data after time
working for company
Content Validity
– Test samples important KSAO’s of job
– Work samples are best
Construct Validity
– How a device measures traits
– Examples: anxiety
– Difficult – hard to show job-relatedness
Reliability
– How well device returns consistent results
over time
between people
What type of validity or
reliability is at issue?
A woman who passed a typing test
for an administrative assistance
position with a very high score is able
to type documents fast and
accurately enough on the job.
Two supervisors interviewed the
same candidate and came up with
vastly different ratings.
A person who tested high for
innovation is the first person of the
year to apply for a patent from your
company.
A supervisor wants to ask engineering
candidates if they played team
sports.
Inferences vs. Facts
Rides a motorcycle
Has 12 children
Has several facial piercings
Delivered papers as a child
Has had four jobs in the past twelve
months
Watches television all day Sunday