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Which of the following statements is true of concurrent validity?

a. Concurrent validity is disadvantageous in that it increases the time needed to complete a validation study.

b. Concurrent validity is measured when an employer tests current employees and correlates the scores with their performance ratings on appraisals.

c. Concurrent validity is difficult to assess because employees are not always readily available and cannot take the predictor test immediately.

d. Concurrent validity is measured when applicants’ test results are compared with subsequent job performance.

Calculating the average amount of time it takes from contact to hire for each source of applicants allows a firm to most accurately:

a. determine yield ratios for all steps of the recruitment process.

b. estimate the time efficiency of hired applicants.

c. determine the application drop off rate.

d. identify the most time-efficient recruiting sources

The term _____ is used to refer to teams that are composed of individuals who are separated geographically but who are linked by communications technology.

a. vertical team

b. self-directed team

c. virtual team

d. special-purpose team

One of the best ways to analyze the effectiveness of a media advertisement is to:

a. determine the ratio of the hired number of applicants to the total number of applicants.

b. identify the total number of organizational citizenship behaviors generated by the advertisement.

c. conduct a follow-up to see which media sources produced longer-lasting and better-performing employees.

d. analyze the total cost of the advertisement posted through a specific media source.

As opposed to unstructured interviews, structured interviews:

a. result in low inter-rater reliability.

b. ensure greater consistency.

c. reduce validity and increase bias.

d. require interviewers to improvise questions.