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?
What are accept errors?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Accepting those who ultimately perform poorly
Option (1) Accepting those who ultimately perform poorly — Correct. An accept error is hiring a candidate who later does the job badly. The firm then bears the cost of poor work, and often of hiring again.
Option (2) Rejecting those who ultimately perform poorly — Incorrect. Turning away a poor candidate is a right decision: being successfully rejected.
Option (3) Accepting those who ultimately perform successfully — Incorrect. Hiring a good candidate is also a right decision: being successfully accepted.
Option (4) Rejecting those who ultimately perform successfully — Incorrect. This is the other mistake, a reject 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). …” |