Use of the weighted application blank in selecting unskilled employees

Abstract

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE WEIGHTED APPLICATION BLANK (WAB) IN DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN LONG- AND SHORT-TERM UNSKILLED EMPLOYEES WAS EVALUATED. THE WAB SCORES CORRELATED .45 WITH JOB TENURE FOR 50 SS IN THE HOLDOUT GROUP. WHEN COMPARED WITH A MULTIPLE-REGRESSION EQUATION (R = .31 BETWEEN PREDICTED TENURE AND ACTUAL TENURE), THE WAB TECHNIQUE FARED WELL. FACTOR ANALYSIS OF THE PREDICTOR VARIABLES YIELDED 2 FACTORS, "CONVENIENCE" AND "FAMILY RESPONSIBILITY," WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR MOST OF THE EXPLAINED VARIANCE IN THE CRITERION. FEMALES WHO LIVED CLOSE TO THE PLANT AND WORKERS WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF FAMILY RESPONSIBILITY (E.G., MARRIED, OLDER, SEVERAL DEPENDENTS, LIVE IN OWN HOME) WERE MORE LIKELY TO BECOME LONG-TERM EMPLOYEES. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)