Mary, the recruiter for Aurora Borealis Lighting Inc., decides to hire an individual who has the ability to learn on the job. They estimate it will be two years before the new hire will be fully productive. Consequently, they are looking to hire a person who will be with the company for at least four or five years. Mary suggests that they only hire applicants who have been with their previous employers for at least two years, and who have not changed their jobs too frequently. Mary's suggestion is an example of a

a. KSAb. soft skillc. realistic job previewd. predictor of selection criteria

The correct answer is d. predictor of selection criteria

Explanation:

The main objective of a selection process is to predict the job behavior of the candidates to choose the one that best fits the requirements of the position (professiogram) and the culture of the organization (competency profile).

The simplest way to do this would be to give all candidates the opportunity to join and, after a certain time, evaluate their performance to detect who has obtained the best ratings and fire the rest.

But it is clear that this procedure has so many disadvantages (economic, operational, administrative, legal and even ethical) that it is much more appropriate to carry out a prior selection process and hire only those who can predict that it will fit better.