Six months ago, Organization A used a new selection system to hire 100 front-line staff members. With six months of performance data in hand, Organization A is interested in determining if its new selection system predicts performance on the job. What is the best way to describe this process?
A) assessing concurrent validity through a cross-validation study
B) assessing concurrent validity through a criterion-related validity study
C) assessing predictive validity through a criterion-related validity study
D) assessing predictive validity through a cross-validation study

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The process described involves collecting performance data after the selection system has been used and then determining if the scores from the selection system predict future job performance. This is a description of assessing predictive validity through a criterion-related validity study, where the criterion is job performance. Concurrent validity would involve assessing the selection system and performance at the same time, not predicting future performance based on the selection system. Cross-validation involves using the selection system in a different sample to see if it still predicts performance, which is not described here.

Six Months Ago, Organization a Used a New Selection System