Questions for thought and discussion that allow you to make the connection between your learning content and your experiences in the working world. 

Work Application 6.1
Select an organization you work for now or worked for in the past and give an example of how a mismatch of a job and an employee resulted in a negative outcome.

Bad Hires can be Negligent Hires
LO 6.1 Describe why the selection process is so important to the company.

Work Application 6.2
Select a job you hold at present or held in the past, list each step in the selection process, and state if it was or was not used to hire you.

Steps in the Selection Process
LO 6.1 Describe why the selection process is so important to the company.

Work Application 6.3
Select a present or past job of yours and explain in detail how well your personality and ability fit or did not fit the job and how well you fit the organization.

Person-Organization Fit
LO 6.2 State the importance of the three main types of “fit” in the selection process.

Work Application 6.4
Select a present or past job of yours and explain which one of the three types of validity would be the most relevant to that job.

Valid and Reliable Measures
LO 6.3 Summarize the major points in the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (UGESP).

Work Application 6.5
Have you or anyone you know ever been asked an illegal question on an application form or during a job interview? What was the question?

Pre-employment Inquiries
LO 6.4 Discuss the use of applications and résumés as selection tools.

Work Application 6.6
Have you or anyone you know taken a written test when applying for a job or on the job? If so, state the type of test and describe its content.

Written Testing
LO 6.5 Recall the major types of written testing available as selection tools.

Work Application 6.7
Have you or anyone you know taken a physical test when applying for a job or on the job? If so, state the type of test and describe its content.

Physical Testing
LO 6.5 Recall the major types of written testing available as selection tools.

Work Application 6.8
Select one of your jobs and identify the type of interview you had to get it. Describe how the interview went in terms of its structure.

Types of Interviews and Questions
LO 6.6 Explain the three primary types of selection interviews by the value they bring to the selection process.

Work Application 6.9
Select one of your jobs and identify the type of interview questions you were asked. For each type of question, state some of the questions you were actually asked during the interview.

Types of Interviews and Questions
LO 6.6 Explain the three primary types of selection interviews by the value they bring to the selection process.

Work Application 6.10
Do an Internet search on yourself. Did you find any material that you or others posted that you would not want a prospective employer to find? Are your e-mail address and telephone message professional?

Social Media and Web Searches
LO 6.7 Defend the use of various background checks as tests for employment.