. Suppose you were selected for a highly technical position that had the following predictors:

• Application and review by a recruiter
• A structured screening interview with a recruiter
• Intelligence test
• Personality test
• Job knowledge test (i.e., basics of statistics, testing, and measurement)
• Work sample (I had to spend a weekend writing test items)
• A structured interview with hiring team and review of a work sample

Provide a general discussion of mechanical and judgmental modes of collecting and combining data. Which method is the most supported by research? Next, choose a specific method for combining the predictor scores from the measures above for making a hiring decision. Defend the appropriateness of your decision from a validity and utility (think cost-effective) perspective. What would you change about this process to more appropriately fit your data combination approach if you had the option?