Exam #2

Question 1

A/an ____ is a characteristic that a person must have to do a job successfully.

a) personality attribute
b) selection criterion
c) essential element
d) predictor

Answer 1

B) Selection criterion

Question 2

If a test is not reliable, it can’t be valid. T/F

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Cognitive ability tests can be used even when such testing has disparate impact, as long as the test has business necessity and is job related. T/F

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The purpose of a/an ____ is to inform job candidates of the organizational realities of a job, so that they can more accurately evaluate their own job expectations.

a) realistic job preview
b) practical overview initiation
c) accurate structured interview
d) job orientation

Answer 4

A) Realistic job preview

Question 5

The director of HR realizes that the KSAs currently used for hiring entry-level engineers are outdated. In order to establish which KSAs are needed, a ____ is required.

a) performance appraisal analysis
b) selection requirements study
c) job analysis
d) test validation

Answer 5

C) Job analysis

Question 6

What is the main reason to do a background check?

a. Recruit new candidates
b. Find potential medical problems
c. Analyze physical strength
d. Prevent negligent hires

Answer 6

D) Prevent negligent hires

Question 7

During selection, companies may pick and choose who they want to drug test. T/F

Answer 7

False

Question 8

______ is the extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure.

a) Validity
b) Reliability
c) Accuracy
d) Sincerity

Answer 8

A) Validity

Question 9

In the _______ interview, the interviewer might start with some preplanned questions and then finish with free-flowing conversation.

a) Tempered
b) Reversed
c) Semistructured
d) Pre-patterned

Answer 9

C) semistructured

Question 10

What law gives employers the limited right to do credit checks?

a) Civil Rights Act of 1964
b) Fair Trade Act
c) Equal Employment Opportunity Act
d) Fair Credit Reporting Act

Answer 10

D) Fair credit reporting act

Question 11

________ is a statistical technique that identifies the relationship between a series of variable data points for use in forecasting future variables.

a) Regression analysis
b) Markov analysis
c) Ratio analysis
d) Factor analysis

Answer 11

A) Regression analysis

Question 12

A job specification tells what a person does in a job. T/F

Answer 12

False

Question 13

If a job posting’s goal was to yield 20 applications and it yields 10 applications but only 5 of them have the basic qualification, what is the yield ratio?

a) 10:20 or 50%
b) 5:10 or 50%
c) 5:20 or 25%
d) 5:10:20

Answer 13

B) 5:10 or 50%

Question 14

WorkFlow Analysis=

Answer 14

Organizational Outputs->Organizational Tasks->Inputs

Question 15

What are some inputs?

Answer 15

Materials, Manpower, and Money

Question 16

What is a process used to identify the work performed and the working conditions for each of the jobs within the organization?

Answer 16

Job Analysis

Question 17

What are some Job Analysis types?

Answer 17

Task-based and Compentency-Based

Question 18

What is the process of identifying tasks that each employee is responsible for completing, as well as how those tasks will be accomplished?

Answer 18

Job design

Question 19

What refers to changing the tasks or the way work is performed in an existing job?

Answer 19

Job Redesign

Question 20

What refers to filling job openings with current employees or people known by current employees?

Answer 20

Internal Recruiting

Question 21

what is the process of engaging individuals from the labor market outside the firm to apply for a job?

Answer 21

External Recruiting

Question 22

To be non-discriminatory, employment tests must be what?

Answer 22

Valid and Reliable

Question 23

What are some types of structured interviews?

Answer 23

Situational, Behavioral, Biographical, and Competency

Question 24

Name some problems in an interview?

Answer 24

Halo Effect, Snap Judgments, Biases and Stereotyping,, Cultural Noise, etc