{"id":"work-sample-assessment","title":"Work samples and simulation assessment","summary":"Assess competencies required on entry using tasks similar to actual work, scoring observed behavior or outputs.","concepts":["Task representativeness: link work activities with assessment tasks","Entry requirements: distinguish skills learned after joining from those needed at entry","Assessment evidence: record behavior and outputs against criteria"],"application":"Use job analysis to design short simulations and assessment criteria, with operating procedures that check comparable conditions and assessor preparation.","limitations":"Plausible tasks alone do not guarantee validity or fairness. Do not mistake skills learned through training for entry requirements; review applicable law and accessibility separately.","directions":["Realism: check the connection between actual work and the task.","Comparability: check consistency of task conditions and scoring criteria."],"category":"Organization and HR","kind":"method","kind_label":"Method","persona_ids":["hr-manager","recruiter"],"revision":1,"updated_at":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","sources":[{"title":"Work Samples and Simulations","publisher":"U.S. Office of Personnel Management","url":"https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/assessment-and-selection/other-assessment-methods/work-samples-and-simulations/","edition":"Viewed 2026-10-08","region":"US public personnel assessment guidance","checked_at":"2026-10-08","reuse":"Independent editorial summary and source link; the original text is not republished."}],"review":{"status":"source-checked-editorial","expert_reviewed":false},"editorial_note":"Editorial English translation of the Korean edition. No professional translation or occupational expert review has been completed. Translation does not change the source jurisdiction.","language":"en","translation":{"status":"current","source_language":"ko","source_version":"kb-a1fc9cebad44a107","translated_at":"2026-10-09","professional_reviewed":false},"trust":"reference-data","version":"kb-243063ae02480352","links":{"document":"/en/knowledge/work-sample-assessment","markdown":"/en/knowledge/work-sample-assessment.md","api":"/api/v1/knowledge/work-sample-assessment?lang=en"}}