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Easy Moving, a moving company, is seeking outside advice from a consultant (you) about the appropriate selection measures to use to analyze job candidates. The position that the company most often hires for is a Driver/Mover. Individuals in this job must be able to drive long hours, and lift and carry heavy objects for long periods of time. When people are moving from one home to another they contact Easy Moving to take care of relocating all of their belongings. The people responsible for the move are the Drivers/Movers.
Because driving a truck is an essential function of the job, individuals must not only be physically capable of driving, but also must have an impeccable driving record. Driving a truck can be considered a safety hazard if the individuals were not in the right frame of mind to be a good driver. Easy Moving should keep these things in mind when analyzing applicants. Additionally, individuals applying for a Driver/Mover position with Easy Moving must have the physical ability necessary to move heavy furniture, a requirement that is mentioned prominently in the job description. Inability to move furniture and other objects would be a risk to the employees themselves, as well as to the safety of co-workers, clients, or the clients' belongings.
1 Why IS requesting reference letters or conducting reference checks can be low in validity?
2. Why would the moving company use a Cognitive ability test if it wanted to test the spatial memory and verbal reasoning of its candidates?
3. Why would a judged competition among applicants where they drive, pack up a house, load the truck, drive to the drop-off location, and unload the truck be a good example of a work sample that the company might ask of an applicant?
4 .Driving safety is an important part of the job. Because there are safety hazards associated with failure to perform well, should the moving company should conduct DRUG tests on ALL applicants?
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