Perception of selection interview, selection test and employee performance: An empirical analysis

Unlike in the past, a critical success factor for organizations in this 21 st century in achieving and sustaining a competitive advantage is by combating the challenge of improving quality and service delivery. This study using the ex-post facto design critically analyzed the role of selection interview and selection test on employee’s performance. One hundred and ninety (190) (males = 96 {50.5%}; females = 94 {49.5%}) participants whose age ranged between 20 and 55, were involved in this study. Three hypotheses were tested using the t-test and ANOVA, the findings showed that female university employee unlike males favourably perceived the link between selection interview, selection test and employee performance t (188) = 3.86, p<.05. The result also revealed that university employees who are singles, more than the married, reported more favourable perception of the link between selection interview, selection test and employee performance t (188) = 6.43, p<.05. It also showed that university employees in the age range of 20-25 years reported the highest mean score on perception of the link between selection interview, selection test and employee performance. Therefore, selection interview and selection test are good predictors of employee performance, if conducted in a standardized form.