C234 Chapter 4 Review

What is an adverse impact analysis?

A type of evaluation that measures discrimination

What should a job application form typically include?

A mandatory section on skills and abilities

All of the following are ways other than the application and interview that you can find out more about an applicant except:

Checking credit reports without the applicant's written permission

Which of the following is NOT an attribute of a selection test that increases its effectiveness?

Cost

What is the form used to verify the identity of the future employee and her eligibility to work in the US?

Form I-9

In the employee selection process, the job specification section contains KSAs. What does KSA stand for?

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

If the company has an affirmative action plan, where should the demographic question be asked?

On a form separate from the application

Which of the following is not an advantage to using a team interview instead of an individual interview?

Team interviews always help the candidates feel more relaxed

All of the following are things that employers should avoid in their advertisements and notices of open positions except:

Terms such as Server, Agent, or Salesperson

What do selection tests try to measure in the recruiting process?

The difficult to measure attributes of applicants

For recruitment and selection test, what is validity?

The extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure

What happens in a structured interview?

The interviewer follows a pre-set list of questions

Which of the following is a reason that letters of recommendation may not be very valuable?

The letters generally represent a very biased form of information

What does the implementation schedule determine?

The order in which selection methods are administered

What is a screening interview used for?

To determine if the applicant would be a good fit for the open position

At the time of the job offer, it is best for the employer to be straightforward with the potential new employee about the facts about the job, the bad as well as the good.

True

It is best to map out a new hire's support network using a group of employees who vary in rank but who can work regularly with the new employee:

True

The process of selecting top applicants is what will make the organization successful in the long run:

True

When developing or purchasing a human resource information system, the organization should see if the system can accommodate an organizations future growth or change:

True

What is the very first step an organization should take when developing a selection process?

Update the job description