Group differences in biographical inventories: A meta-analysis on the adverse impact potential of biodata.

The purpose of the present meta-analysis was to determine if biodata scale scores differ based on demographic group membership (i.e., gender, race, age) and to evaluate the contextual factors that amplify or mitigate these effects (e.

Meta-analysis of biodata in employment settings: Providing clarity to criterion and construct-related validity estimates.

Although biodata inventories have long been used to hire job applicants, there are limitations to current biodata knowledge and little in the way of contemporary biodata meta-analytic reviews. This study establishes a precise understanding of biodata validity by conducting an updated meta-analysis that differentiates biodata validity in terms of two important defining features: construct domain and scoring method (rational, hybrid, empirical). Evidence was established in terms of criterion-related validity with job performance and additional work outcomes, as well as convergent validity with common external hiring measures.