Ch. 9 Quiz
When you start your first job out of college, your new firm assigns you to Jessica, a manager who has been with the organization for twenty years. Jessica tells you to come speak with her if you need help navigating company politics or your career. This relationship with Jessica would be considered ________________.
A mentorship
You begin to feel like you are being discriminated against in the workplace based on gender. You should file a complaint with the _______________.
Equal employment opportunity commission
Once you have used the organizational strategy to determine the future human resource needs for the organization, what is the next step?
Evaluate the availability of the types of employees needed to fill the forecast demand
The amount someone is paid is the only thing that motivates people to stay in a job.
False
At the last performance review I had before leaving my previous position, my boss sat me down and went over what we had agreed upon the previous about my performance goals and the standards i would be held to. He then gave specific positive and negative examples about my performance over the year before finally giving me my rating for the year. Then he told me about my performance goals and standards for the next year and then finished by saying how happy he was that I was working at my plant. What part(s) of effective performance reviews did he miss in this process?
He didn't allow me to voice my thoughts and we did not discuss a timetable for improvement in the areas where I failed
The primary goal(s) for Human Resource Management is/are
Hire the right people then work to maximize their performance and potential.
The most cost effective way to recruit an employee to apply to an open position is through
Internal recruiting
Your grade on this quiz is a form of __________.
Objective appraisal
Ruth went to take her driving test when she turned 16. Unfortunately, she did not pass the test the first time she took it because the evaluator told her she didn't parallel park well. She came back the next day, got a different evaluator and passed the test, even though she did everything the exact same way. She has since been an excellent driver and hasn't had an accident. What is the problem with the driving test in this example?
The driving test is unreliable
Mallory goes to apply for a cashier job at a grocery store. After a short interview, the Manager gives her a cash drawer with different coins in it and three practice receipts. He asks her to make change for the receipts because she'll be doing that a lot in her job and then times her performance. This is an example of __________.
Work Sampling
