Selection Devices: ------------------ * Selection devices provide managers with information that will help them predict whether an applicant will proove to be a successful job performer * Application form is effective for aquiring hard biographical data; the weighted application can provide relevant information for predicting job success * Traditional tests assess intelligence, abilities, and personal traits can help predict these things but aren't often that relevant * Interviews rate very low on being able to accurately tell if a person can complete their job and is generally invalid * Reference checks are only valid once the hard facts have been checked, they offer very little in predictions * Medical examinations are valid when the job requires certain physical characteristics are essential to do the job
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