SHRM Case: Selection Part 2B

1. Non-compensatory strategy
   1. Based on your knowledge and experience with bank tellers, create a cutoff for each of the six factors in the table below.

	Cutoff for each assessment
Education	The applicant must have at least a high school diploma or GED.
Work experience
Math skills
Verification knowledge
Interpersonal skills
Work motivation

2. Non-compensatory Multiple Cutoff

Apply your cutoffs listed in the table above to the four applicants.

1. Whch applcant(s) remans?

2. If no applicant met all of the cutoffs, would you rather lower the cutoffs or restart the recruiting process? Why?

2. If many applicants exceed the cutoffs, would you rather increase the cutoff levels, hire all remaining applicants (if possible) or take a compensatory approach for those that exceeded all of the cutoffs? Why?

1. Non-compensatory strategy:

Multiple hurdle system

	Rejected applicant (name)
Hurdle 1: Education	None, all applicants have at least high school diploma or GED.
Hurdle 2:
Hurdle 3:
Hurdle 4:
Hurdle 5:
Hurdle 6:

1. At the end of hurdle 6, which applicant(s) remained?

2. What would you recommend if you had no remaining applicants or several applicants remaining?

3. Do you prefer this method over the multiple cutoff method? Why or why not?