Employee Selection Techniques

Question 1

interviews can be ___or ___

Answer 1

structured or unstructured

Question 2

behavioral interviews

Answer 2

assumption that past behaviors are predictors of future behavior

Question 3

situational interviews

Answer 3

future oriented

Question 4

general mental ability tests

Answer 4

frequently used method of selections. disadvantage is adverse impact for some minority groups

Question 5

Big 5 Personality traits- best predictor of job performance

Answer 5

conscientiousness

Question 6

integrity tests

Answer 6

predict if the applicant is likely to engage in counterproductive behaviors

Question 7

two types of integrity tests

Answer 7

overt and personality based

Question 8

work samples

Answer 8

perform task as they would on the job (realistic job preview)

Question 9

assessment centers

Answer 9

used for management level jobs. Personality, ability, interview, simulations.

Question 10

In-basket exercise

Answer 10

assess decision making skills

Question 11

leaderless group discussion

Answer 11

to evaluate leadership potential

Question 12

disadvantages of biographical information

Answer 12

lack face validity

Question 13

combining selection techniques

Answer 13

compensatory and noncompensatory