Chapter 08 Skill Building: Managing Human Resources in Organizations Use your knowledge of employee selection to answer the following questions and practice your technical and decision-making skills. For Joe Washington, which of these factors would be most relevant for you to consider in making your decision? Check all that apply. He is a black male, age twenty-six, and single. He is always willing to take on new assignments and to work overtime. He has been with the company for three years. He wants to start his own business someday. He receives high performance evaluations. If you had to select between Ruth Hornsby and Joe Washington, who would seem to be the better choice? Joe Washington . Ruth Hornsby Neither is qualified They are equally qualified. For Roy Davis, which two of these factors would be most relevant for you to consider in making your decision? Check all that apply. He has been with the company for ten years. He is a white male, age thirty-six, married, with two teenage children One of his children has had a serious illness for over a year, resulting in a number of large medical expenses. Roy is working a second job on weekends to help with these expenses. He has expressed a serious interest in a promotion to first-line supervisor He has received excellent performance evaluations until last year. His most recent evaluation was average