Right/Wrong selection decisions matter a lot to the organisations.
Consider, for a moment that any selection decision can result in 4 possible outcomes. A decision is correct when an applicant was predicted to be successful and proved to be successful on the job, or when the applicant was predicted to be unsuccessful and would perform accordingly if hired. In the first case, we have successfully accepted; in the second case we have successfully rejected. Problems arise when errors are made in rejecting candidates who would have performed successfully on the job (reject errors) or accepting those who ultimately perform poorly (accept errors). Don’t you think, these problems can be significant and can result in costly mistakes?
In the above passage what are Reject Errors
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Problems arise when errors are made in rejecting candidates who would have performed successfully on the job
Option (1) Problems arise when errors are made in rejecting candidates who would have performed unsuccessfully on the job — Incorrect. Turning away a candidate who would have done badly is a right decision. The passage calls it being successfully rejected.
Option (2) Problems arise when errors are made in accepting those who would have ultimately performed successfully on the job — Incorrect. Hiring a candidate who does well is also a right decision, being successfully accepted.
Option (3) Problems arise when errors are made in rejecting candidates who would have performed successfully on the job — Correct. A reject error is the loss of a good candidate: the firm turns away someone who would have done the job well.
Option (4) Problems arise when errors are made in accepting those who would have ultimately performed unsuccessfully on the job — Incorrect. Hiring someone who performs poorly is the other mistake, an accept error.
Note: The passage is the NCERT box ‘Right/ Wrong Selection Decisions Matter a lot to the Organisations!’ from the chapter Staffing, which has been reproduced by NTA in the exam.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Right/ Wrong Selection Decisions Matter a lot to the Organisations! Consider, for a moment that any selection decision can result in 4 possible outcomes. A decision is correct when an applicant was predicted to be successful and proved to be successful on the job, or when the applicant was predicted to be unsuccessful and would perform accordingly if hired. In the first case, we have successfully accepted; in the second case we have successfully rejected. Problems arise when errors are made in rejecting candidates who would have performed successfully on the job (reject errors) or accepting those who ultimately perform poorly (accept errors). …” |