Evaluating work experience in the selection of dietary managers

Because there is such a low correlation between the work experience inventory and examination scores, the work experience inventory may be measuring another dimension of performance. The use of the work experience inventory in conjunction with application forms and employment tests may provide a better indicator of potential performance than any of those methods alone. This concurrent validity study, however, should be followed by predictive validity studies to determine the effectiveness of the work experience inventory in predicting job success of the dietary manager.