Question

The HR department at Buckworth Consulting recently developed and employed a certain test in the selection process for managers.After observing a certain trend in the organization, the HR department concluded that the test being used was not a valid selection criterion. Which of the following most likely led to that observation? A. Managers who were recruited without the tests performed well when promoted to other roles. B. Managers who got low scores on the tests performed well in their roles. C. Managers who fared well in the tests performed well in their roles. D. Managers who performed wel1 on the tests performed poorly in their roles. E. Managers who were recruited without the tests performed poorly in their roles.

Answer 1

Answer:

D) Managers who performed well on the tests performed poorly in their roles.

Explanation:

The whole idea behind a complex selection process is to be able to select the best possible candidate to fill an open position. If the managers that were selected using this process performed poorly on their jobs, that means that the selection process is not working properly. Obviously only those who perform well on the tests are hired, so there is no way of knowing if those who performed poorly would have been better managers.