Selection & Placement

Question 1

Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures

Answer 1

Provides standards on what constitutes discriminatory hiring practices

Question 2

Four Fifths Rule

Answer 2

States the percentage of selection from a minority group should be at least 4/5 of the selection from the majority group

Question 3

Alternative Recruiting

Answer 3

Finding applicants from temp or intern positions

Question 4

Outsourcing

Answer 4

delegating work to a 3rd party including:
onshore - located in same country
nearshore - located in an adjacent country
offshore - located in a distant country

Question 5

Job Sharing

Answer 5

When 2 people do the job normally performed by 1 person on a part-time basis

Question 6

Behavioral Interview

Answer 6

When interviewers ask a candidate to use examples from their past of how the performed a task or handled an incident. Related to the STAR method (Situation/Task, Action & Result).
*Tends to have high validity

Question 7

Situational Interview

Answer 7

Relates to asking about hypotheticals situations

*May neglect past work experience

Question 8

Panel Interview

Answer 8

Conducted by a group

*helps eliminate personal bias

Question 9

Employment at Will

Answer 9

Common law doctrine that states employers have the right to hire, promote, demote or fire whomever they choose; and employees are free to leave whenever they choose
presumed when a written agreement does not exist

Question 10

Implied Contract

Answer 10

Inferred from an employer conduct and actions

Question 11

Express Contract

Answer 11

A formal agreement that outlines the details of the employment arrangement

Question 12

Semi Structured Interview

Answer 12

occurs when an interviewer has a guided conversation that involves broad questions and new questions come about from the discussions taking place

Question 13

Structured Interview

Answer 13

Interviewer has a list of specific job-related questions asked of all applicants

Question 14

Non Directive Interview

Answer 14

Utilizes questions that are developed from an applicant’s answer to previous questions

Question 15

Unstructured Interview

Answer 15

Interviewer improvises

Question 16

Availability Analysis

Answer 16

Examines internal and external population of women & minorities to determine their theoretical opportunity for employment
*major element of an affirmative action plan

Question 17

Utilization Analysis

Answer 17

Compares the availability of women and minorities to their current representation within each group at the company

Question 18

Job Group Analysis

Answer 18

A list of all titles that comprise each job group - grouped according to whether they have similar content, responsibilities, compensation and opportunities for advancement

Question 19

Medical Exams

Answer 19

Medical exams can only be performed after a job offer is made, the exam must be job related and the results cannot be shared with the employer (only a pass/fail designation)