Once the recruiting process has attracted a pool of applicants, the next step is to select someone to hire. The intent of the selection process is to gather information from applicants that will predict their job success. The organization can only gather information about factors that are predictive of future performance. This process is called
A) psychological profiling.
B) screening.
C) job specification.
D) validation.
E) none of these.

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The process described is called validation. It involves gathering information that is predictive of future job success to make informed hiring decisions. Psychological profiling and job specification are related to the selection process but do not specifically refer to gathering predictive information. Screening is a part of the selection process but does not fully encompass the goal of predicting job success.

Once the Recruiting Process Has Attracted a Pool of Applicants