ABSTRACT
R. M. Guion (1966) has stated that discrimination in hiring practices exists whenever persons with an equal probability of success on the job have unequal probabilities of being hired for it. In multi-racial work situations, the use of objective tests as screening devices for applicants may be advanced by equal-opportunity employers as arguments for their well-intentioned lack of bias in hiring and in promotion procedures. However, recent work underlines the fact that the use of objective tests and other scientifically controlled devices in selecting effective workers from a multiracial work pool is no guarantee of lack of bias in personnel selection.
