Biographical Correlates of a Cognitive Abilities Test for Firefighter Selection,
Abstract
This paper describes the results of the biographical information derived from a biodata questionnaire administered to 447 applicants for entry-level firefighter positions in a large metropolitan area. This information was collected to document the characteristics of the firefighter applicant sample, investigate the validity of biodata items as predictors and study the level of adverse impact of an empirically keyed biographical questionnaire (BQ).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADP001360
Entities
People
- Darlene M. Olson