All of the following statements about behaviorally anchored rating scales (BARS) are accurate EXCEPT:
A) BARS evaluates how often an employee displays certain behaviors on the job.
B) The consistency across raters who use BARS is relatively high.
C) BARS provides specific examples of different levels of behavior to help minimize subjectivity.
D) The creation of a BARS evaluation tool is time consuming.
E) BARS is job specific and therefore unique forms must be created for each position.

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BARS does not evaluate how often an employee displays certain behaviors, but rather evaluates the quality of the displayed behavior on the job.

All of the Following Statements About Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales