Scenario 10-1
Zachary Schneider saw a sign in the window of an Amy's Ice Creams franchise operation. The sign said the company was looking for new employees. When he went in to ask for a job application,he was given a paper bag and told to do "something creative with it." The test was to see whether the job applicant was suited to carrying out the chain's mission: "To make people's day." This type of pre-employment assessment is not unusual. Gourmet grocery chain Central Market uses a four-page application form,which includes essay questions such as "Tell us about your favourite food experience." If it seems an applicant is a good match for the company,then the applicant is asked to make a personal statement using items found in the grocery store and to participate with other applicants in a roundtable discussion.
-Refer to Scenario 10-1. Amy's is convinced that how applicants respond to its request to do something creative with a brown paper bag accurately predicts how well job applicants will perform if hired. In other words,what does it believe its pre-employment assessment method to be?
A)standardized
B)valid
C)efficient
D)reliable

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Scenario 10-1
Zachary Schneider saw a sign in the window of an Amy's Ice Creams franchise operation. The sign said the company was looking for new employees. When he went in to ask for a job application,he was given a paper bag and told to do "something creative with it." The test was to see whether the job applicant was suited to carrying out the chain's mission: "To make people's day." This type of pre-employment assessment is not unusual. Gourmet grocery chain Central Market uses a four-page application form,which includes essay questions such as "Tell us about your favourite food experience." If it seems an applicant is a good match for the company,then the applicant is asked to make a personal statement using items found in the grocery store and to participate with other applicants in a roundtable discussion.
-Refer to Scenario 10-1. Amy's is convinced that how applicants respond to its request to do something creative with a brown paper bag accurately predicts how well job applicants will perform if hired. In other words,what does it believe its pre-employment assessment method to be?
A)standardized  
B)valid  
C)efficient  
D)reliable

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Amy's pre-employment assessment method is believed to be valid, as the company believes that how applicants respond to the creative task with the paper bag accurately predicts their potential job performance. However, there is no information given in the scenario about the assessment being standardized, efficient, or reliable.

Scenario 10-1 Zachary Schneider Saw a Sign in the Window of an of an Amy's