Ahmad, a veteran retail manager, applied for a position as a supervisor at a newly opened outlet store after the electronics store chain he worked for closed.He was told he did not get the job because he did not have a high school diploma.Although that was not stated as a job requirement for assistant manager positions, he learned that the application form he completed was the same one used for Assistant and General Managers.That form is legally weighted to consider education level.He can use which of the following as a basis for legal challenge?
A)None of these items should be weighted more heavily than any of the others.
B)Application items were not validated for the manager positions.
C)Prior job experience should be weighted more heavily than educational background.
D)Educational background should be weighted more heavily than prior job experience.
E)Application forms cannot be used in this way.

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The correct answer is B because the application items, including education level, must be validated for their relevance and necessity for the job position. If the education level was not a stated requirement for the assistant manager position but was used as a criterion for rejection, it suggests that the application form and its weighting might not have been properly validated for this specific position.

Ahmad, a Veteran Retail Manager, Applied for a Position as a Supervisor