In his book Reinventing Talent Management, Lawler (2016) states that Talent selection decisions are an increasingly important determinant of success. For many organizations they are the most important decisions they make, often committing the organizations to high costs and major investments in time and analysis.

i. Explain talent selection and what an effective selection process entails.

ii. List and explain three tools that an organization can use in its selection process.

iii. Discuss three ways in which a poor selection decision can negatively impact an organization. For each way, provide a relevant example.