The compensatory approach is usually used in a hiring process where a candidate can have a deficit or shortcoming in an area while possessing other positive qualities or skills in other major areas which would be used to or make up for the qualities desired which they lack. Every test assessed during the selection process is usually given preference weight according to the choice of skill of preference by the employee, if a candidate gets a high an the desired trait and low on the less preference skill , then a compensatory approach can be used to score such candidate for possible employment and hopefully train such candidate for improvement in the deficit skill.
