Personnel Management

Question 1

Merit principles say that equal pay should be provided for what type of work?

Answer 1

Work of Equal Value

Question 2

Merit principles place the burden for good employee performance on management or the employee?

Answer 2

Both

Question 3

A disabled veteran with a service-connected disability of 30 percent or more must be given what type
of notice of a proposed passover?

Answer 3

Written Notice

Question 4

New Federal employees normally serve a probationary period of how long?

Answer 4

One Year

Question 5

An EEO complainant must contact an EEO counselor within how many days of the event causing the
complaint?

Answer 5

45 days, but this may be extended under extenuating circumstances

Question 6

The EEO counselor has 30 days to work a case. Can this time limit be extended and if so for how
long?

Answer 6

Yes, an additional 60 days

Question 7

Effective training can be a critical component for achieving what?

Answer 7

Organizational Goals

Question 8

Differing priorities, misunderstanding of roles and responsibilities, technical opinions, and personality
clashes often cause what?

Answer 8

Conflict

Question 9

“Leave well enough alone” is an example of which type of conflict resolution approach?

Answer 9

Avoiding

Question 10

“Two heads are better than one· is an example of which type of conflict resolution approach?

Answer 10

Collaborating