As a Personnel Selection Device, Work Samples

question 85

Multiple Choice

As a personnel selection device, work samples:

• A)require a job applicant to complete a task as if he or she were actually on the job.
• B)involve determining if a job applicant can identify satisfactory versus unsatisfactory samples of work performance.
• C)involve showing job applicants brief videos of the types of work performed by the company.
• D)are always done online today to avoid the risk of litigation.

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