Worksheet H$4$: Measurement and Validation

Specific Assignment Details

Marilyn Gonzalez and Daryl Perrone have asked you to complete the following steps to evaluate the soundness of the proposed selection plan, and provide them with a report. They are especially interested in learning what your results suggest about the validity of various selection methods.

Examine the data provided in Tables $3\mathrm{.}1$ and $3\mathrm{.}2.$ Write a one$-$page memo describing what the results show. Be certain to emphasize both the practical and statistical significance of the results. Also, be certain to note which of the predictors is most related to which of the relevant outcomes.

Based on your analysis of these correlations, please indicate the top three predictors of employee success. You will need to explain why these predictors are the best choices. Factor in any costs associated with the particular method in your decision to include.

One key question for selection methods is the content validity of selection methods. In particular, the interview score does not correlate well with employee outcomes except for promotion potential. The questions asked in the interview for Store Associates may therefore not properly capture the KSAOs pertaining to the job. Assess how well or not questions in the interview correspond to the specific KSAOs of the store associate position $($Refer to Job Descriptions by job type spreadsheet$).$ Make suggestions for how the interview protocol may be improved upon.

Reminder: Your audience is not particularly familiar with validation techniques, so your grade for this assignment will be based, in large measure, on how well you can guide the reader through the basic information. Staffing Services will look very negatively on a report that is difficult to read, presents contradictory information, or that includes tables presented in a hard to interpret format.