A high-tech company successfully hired 50 new employees,each of whom scored very high on a standardized achievement test.The employees were assigned to different jobs based on the needs of the company.By the end of the year,half were either reassigned or fired.Which is the most likely explanation for this outcome?
A)The company should not have assumed intelligent people are needed for high-tech jobs.
B)The achievement test was not reliable.
C)The company should have given an aptitude test to determine who should work in which sector.
D)The company's test was culturally biased.

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The most likely explanation for the high turnover rate is that the company did not use an aptitude test to ensure that each employee was assigned to a job that suited their skills and abilities. The standardized achievement test may have identified highly intelligent individuals, but it may not have been a reliable measure of their ability to perform specific job tasks. If the company had used an aptitude test to match employees with jobs that suited their skills, it could have reduced the turnover rate and improved overall job performance.

A High-Tech Company Successfully Hired 50 New Employees,each of Whom