Because of the importance of the position, the HR department at C3PO is convinced that some assessment of warehouse team leader candidates is necessary in addition to the traditional resume reviews, reference checks, and individual face-to-face interviews that you’ve always used in this process. In your most recent search for this position, your team administered a standardized test to your finalists to, hopefully, measure their leadership aptitude, but there are many other options available to you. Here are some data that Peter Cunningham has collected regarding those options.
| Tool | Cost | Time | Reliability | Validity (Criterion) | Adverse Impact? | Other Info. |
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Leadership Aptitude Test (Used recently) |
$150/candidate/ administration |
2 hours | Test/re-test r = .78; 1,500 subjects, across all demographics | v = .29 across all front-line supervisors, 30 orgs., various industries | Weak evidence; African-American and Hispanic-American | Inflated scores for those with strong math background or upper mgmt. experience |
| Group Problem-Solving Interview | No direct costs if conducted on site; 20 hours of HR time | 3 hours total for all finalists | Inter-rater r = .64 | v = .26 to .32 for supervisory employees across industries | None known or suspected | Significant time required to train raters, very flexible as job duties change, candidates report low satisfaction with process |
| Warehouse Operations Knowledge Test | Purchase unlimited license for $800 | 90 minutes | Amazon: Split halves r = .80 | Amazon: v = .44 across all warehouse positions | None known or suspected | 4-5 hours needed to customize items for C3PO, anecdotal reports from former Amazon employees that some items were redundant and outdated |
| Honesty/Integrity Test | $30/candidate if administered and scored via computer | 30 minutes | Test-retest & split halves r = .88 across all industries and job levels | v = .36 for all “blue collar” professions | Moderate evidence; non-native English speakers & candidates from inner cities | Publisher will conduct reliability and validity assessments onsite for $100 flat fee, candidates report moderate satisfaction with process |
| Assessment Center (Admin. Tasks) | Estimated $3,500 and 2 months to customize for use in-house. | 3 hours/candidate, must conduct one at a time | Inter-rater r = .73 to .81 across warehouse supervisory personnel | v = .40 (approximately) for administrative duties based on 4 studies in similar organizations | None known or suspected if customized in-house | N/A |
| Equipment Operation Simulation | Estimated $11,000 and 3 months to develop and purchase equipment; added expense if expansion or re-design needed to house equipment. | 1/2 day, could accommodate up to 4 candidates simultaneously | Inter-rater r = .84 among equipment operators regardless of title in similar organizations | v = .54 for equipment operation across all job titles in similar organizations | None known or suspected | Candidates report high satisfaction with process |
It’s really important to hire the right candidates for the C3PO team leader positions, but in this time of cost containment, C3PO is going to have to make some tough decisions about what they should and can do to identify those candidates. Using the reliability and validity data provided, and at least two additional considerations, please provide your top two choices of these tools to help in selecting warehouse team leaders for C3PO and defend your recommendations.
Submit your recommendations in a Word document to this assignment prior to the deadline. See the evaluation rubric below for the grading criteria for this assignment.
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRecommendation Rationale |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting Mechanics |
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Total Points: 20.0 |
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