Recruiting and Interview

Question 1

Attracting people with right qualifications to the job

Answer 1

Recruiting

Question 2

promote someone from within the organization

Answer 2

internal recruitment

Question 3

hire someone from outside the organization

Answer 3

external recruitment

Question 4

media advertisement in televisions and radio

Answer 4

Electronic Media

Question 5

placed by the applicants rather than by organizations

Answer 5

situation-wanted ads

Question 6

job vacancy notice is placed where customers are likely to see them

Answer 6

point-of-purchase methods

Question 7

What is the primary purpose of a job fair?

Answer 7

To connect job seekers with potential employers.

Question 8

True or False: Job fairs only benefit employers.

Answer 8

False.

Question 9

What type of incentives might job seekers receive at job fairs?

Answer 9

Free resume reviews, interview coaching, or networking opportunities.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT typically found at a job fair?
(A) Employers,
(B) Educational workshops,
(C) Grocery stores

Answer 10

C) Grocery stores.

Question 11

What is the primary purpose of a realistic job preview?

Answer 11

To provide potential employees with an accurate depiction of the job and work environment.

Question 12

True or False: Expectation-lowering procedures are designed to increase employee satisfaction by managing job expectations.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Which of the following is a benefit of realistic job previews? A) Increased employee turnover B) Improved job satisfaction C) Higher training costs

Answer 13

B) Improved job satisfaction

Question 14

What is one common method used in expectation-lowering procedures?

Answer 14

Providing detailed information about job challenges and demands.

Question 15

involve an honest assessment of a job

Answer 15

Realistic job previews

Question 16

Individuals or groups that are typically underrepresented in the workforce, such as veterans, individuals with disabilities, or those from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Answer 16

nontraditional population

Question 17

True or False: Nontraditional populations in recruitment can include single parents.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Fill in the blank: An example of a nontraditional population is _______.

Answer 18

older workers

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT considered a nontraditional population in recruitment? A) High school dropouts
B) Recent college graduates
C) Individuals with criminal records

Answer 19

B) Recent college graduates

Question 20

most commonly used method to select employees

Answer 20

Employment interviews

Question 21

3 characteristics of Effective employee selection technique

Answer 21

1- Valid
2- Cost-effective
3- Reduce chance of legal challenge

Question 22

a test based on a job analysis, predicts work-related behavior, and measures the construct it purports to measure

Answer 22

valid Selection Test

Question 23

free too ask anything you want

Answer 23

unstructured interview

Question 24

more reliable and valid

Answer 24

highly structured interviews

Question 25

source of questions is job analysis, all applicants are asked with the same question, and there is a standardized scoring key

Answer 25

structured interview

Question 26

involves one interviewer and one applicant

Answer 26

one-on-one interview

Question 27

series of single interviews

Answer 27

serial interview

Question 28

serial interview, but there is a passing time before the subsequent interview

Answer 28

return interviews

Question 29

multiple interviewers asking questions and evaluating answers of same applicant

Answer 29

panel interviews

Question 30

multiple applicants answering questions during the same interview

Answer 30

group interviews

Question 31

determined by thee number of interviews and the number of the interviewers

Answer 31

style

Question 32

which they are done in person

Answer 32

medium

Question 33

both the employer and the applicant are in the same room

Answer 33

face-to-face interviews

Question 34

do not allow the use of visual cues

Answer 34

telephone interviews

Question 35

applicant and interviewer can hear and see each other, but setting is not personal

Answer 35

video conference interviews

Question 36

involve the applicant answering a series of written questions and then sending the answer back through regular email

Answer 36

written interviews

Question 37

an individual's tendency to better remember the first piece of information they encounter than the information they receive later on

Answer 37

primacy effects

Question 38

an unconscious bias that happens when two things are judged in comparison to one another, instead of being assessed individually

Answer 38

contrast effects

Question 39

negative information weighs heavily than positive information

Answer 39

negative-information bias

Question 40

interviewee will receive a higher score if she is similar to the interviewer in terms of personality, attitude, or gender

Answer 40

interviewer-interviewee similarity

Question 41

list of previous jobs from the most to least recent

Answer 41

chronological resume

Question 42

organizes jobs based on skills required to perform them rather than the order they were worked

Answer 42

functional resume

Question 43

begin with short summary of strengths contain information of education or experience implies that quality is more important than quantity

Answer 43

psychological resume