Tanglewood Case 6
CASE SIX:
INTERVIEW | |
Case requirements:
1. Develop a detailed selection plan for the position of a department manager to determine the most important KSAOs for this position.
2. Using the selection plan, develop a standardized interview protocol consisting of 10 questions that will be asked of all candidates, along with scoring keys for each question.
3. Conduct pilot interviews using the protocol you have established to determine the effectiveness of your questions.
4. Revise your interviews based on feedback from participants.
Case Objectives
Research on interviews has generally shown that standardized procedures are higher in their reliability and validity than unstructured interviews. Learning how structured interviews are constructed is an important component of the selection process, as is getting a “feel” for what it’s like to give and receive an interview. This case gives you an opportunity to do both.
An additional concern in the selection process is ensuring that each new predictor is adding something new to the process. As such, you will assess what the current methods of selection measure, and determine what new information can be brought out by an interview.
Basic scenario
As you learned in the third case, Tanglewood is working to improve the quality of their selection systems. The process of assessing selection methods initiated by Marilyn Anchley was not limited to store associates—it also covered department managers, assistant store managers, and store managers. Although the method of using an increasing number of tests and forms was generally seen as an adequate update to the process for hiring entry level employees, store managers agree that this is not a sufficiently rigorous method for selecting department managers.
The most important concern is that individuals who are promoted from within the organization to the department manager level are typically viewed by other employees as very qualified
INTERVIEW | |
Case requirements:
1. Develop a detailed selection plan for the position of a department manager to determine the most important KSAOs for this position.
2. Using the selection plan, develop a standardized interview protocol consisting of 10 questions that will be asked of all candidates, along with scoring keys for each question.
3. Conduct pilot interviews using the protocol you have established to determine the effectiveness of your questions.
4. Revise your interviews based on feedback from participants.
Case Objectives
Research on interviews has generally shown that standardized procedures are higher in their reliability and validity than unstructured interviews. Learning how structured interviews are constructed is an important component of the selection process, as is getting a “feel” for what it’s like to give and receive an interview. This case gives you an opportunity to do both.
An additional concern in the selection process is ensuring that each new predictor is adding something new to the process. As such, you will assess what the current methods of selection measure, and determine what new information can be brought out by an interview.
Basic scenario
As you learned in the third case, Tanglewood is working to improve the quality of their selection systems. The process of assessing selection methods initiated by Marilyn Anchley was not limited to store associates—it also covered department managers, assistant store managers, and store managers. Although the method of using an increasing number of tests and forms was generally seen as an adequate update to the process for hiring entry level employees, store managers agree that this is not a sufficiently rigorous method for selecting department managers.
The most important concern is that individuals who are promoted from within the organization to the department manager level are typically viewed by other employees as very qualified