5.3 Effective Selection

Question 1

Which three parameters represent the essence of the selection process?

Answer 1

Organizational context, job context, and the job applicant.

Question 2

What is the purpose of organizational context?

Answer 2

identifies the available jobs, job situations, and legal constraints.

Question 3

What is job context?

Answer 3

Information for the applicant to have includes the pressure under which the work is performed, the physical conditions on the job as well as the skills required to perform the work itself.

Question 4

What does the job applicant provide?

Answer 4

information about his or her knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA)

Question 5

True or False: Supervisor requisitions, rather than HR planning, are often the main source of information about job vacancies.

Answer 5

True

To determine who to select and place, job vacancies must first be identified. This can be initiated through the organization’s HR planning or through direct requisitions from supervisors. Because many organizations do not effectively plan HR needs, supervisor requisitions often become the main source of information regarding job openings. Without effective HR planning, job availability is often not determined until vacancies exist.

Question 6

There are three parameters that help give clear and precise information that’s useful in the selection process. Which of the following is not one of those parameters?

Job applicant
Job context
Cultural context
Organizational context

Answer 6

Cultural context

Question 7

What does “job context” mean?

Conditions under which the job is performed
Available jobs
Legal constraints
Organizational characteristics that help determine an individual’s level of performance

Answer 7

Conditions under which the job is performed

Question 8

True or False: A copy of the job analysis should be given to all candidates so they will understand what the job entails.

Answer 8

True

Many HR experts suggest providing a copy of the job analysis to all candidates. The job analysis should include all job requirements, demands, and specifications associated with a specific job.

Question 9

True or False: Gathering valid and reliable information from the job applicant to use in predicting how they will fit in the organization is fairly easy.

Answer 9

False

The information obtained from a candidate about him or herself is often referred to as predictors. Gathering valid and reliable information from job applicants in order to use the data as predictors is not easy. In many cases multiple techniques are used to verify the accuracy of the information obtained.