Making Hiring Decisions: Hired or Fired?

The company needs to hire only one new sales representative. Ten candidates applied. Danielle scored the highest on the sales aptitude test (88%), followed by Sully (85%) and Jini (82%). If the company uses the unadjusted top-down selection method, would Jini get the job?

• HIRED

• FIRED

A school is hiring substitute teachers. This is the result for the Teaching Skills Assessment: Reno(90%), Christopher(87%), Karina (89%), Natty(84%), Felix (81%), Lily (93%), Mina (86%). If the school uses the rule of three, will Natty be hired?

• HIRED

• FIRED

A law firm is looking to hire a paralegal. This is the result on the legal knowledge test: Lia (92%), Ode (80%) and Yeji (85%). During the interview Lia got 80%, Ode got 87%, and Yeji got 90%. The passing score for the test is 80%, while interview is 85%. If the firm uses multiple cutoff, will Ode be hired?

• HIRED

• FIRED

A marketing agency is hiring a graphic designer. The selection process involves three hurdles:

1. Design Portfolio Review (Passing Score: 80%)

2. Design Software Proficiency Test (Passing Score: 75%)

3. Creative Brief Presentation

Among the applicants, Michael scored the highest on the portfolio review (95%) but only got 70% on the software test. Emily scored 92% on the portfolio and 82% on the software test. Jake scored 88% on the portfolio but only 68% on the software test.

If the agency uses the Multiple-Hurdle approach, will Emily proceed to the Creative Brief Presentation?

• HIRED

• FIRED

A company is hiring for a new position. They have a passing score requirement of 80% on a skills assessment. Here are the scores of the applicants:

Laurence (M) - 99%

Dom (F) - 97%

Fran (M) - 85%

Vrielle (F) - 89%

Cath (F) - 80%

Jeffy (M) - 86%

Hazel (F) - 75%

Janelle (F) - 83%

Based on the passing score, would Janelle be hired or fired?

• FIRED

• HIRED