An analysis of federal court cases involving nine selection devices

A content analysis of US federal court cases was conducted to assess the re lative frequency of litigation associated with nine selection devices: I) u nstructured interviews; 2) structured interviews; 3) biographical informati on blanks; 4) cognitive ability tests; 5) personality tests; 6) honesty tes ts; 7) physical ability tests; 8) work sample tests; and 9) assessment cent ers. The outcomes of the cases (whether the devices were ruled to be discri minatory) for each of the nine types of selection devices were also examine d. The possible implications of the current findings for organizations and researchers are discussed.