HRM TEST 2
Most American clothing makers have outsourced because the quality is better.
False
Research has shown that applicants who find employment through an employee referral tend to be a problem because they tend to quit more quickly.
False
Executive search firms
Help employers find the right people for jobs
If you inflate the evaluation of people with whom you have something in common, you are committing a
Similar-to-me error
The method of training used to train personnel to operate aircraft, spacecraft, and other highly technical and expensive equipment is the:
Simulation method
It is late at night before your scheduled vacation. You are all packed and ready to go to bed. You get a phone call from the plant asking you to come in and handle a problem that only you can address. What will you do?"" This is an example of a/an ____ question."
Situational
What is usually the first step in selection process
Submission of a resume
the final decision to hire an applicant usually belongs to
The supevisor
All of the following are reasons why performance appraisal programs fail except
There is too much employee input into the development of the appraisal program.
Which one of the following has not been cited as a reason for failure of performance management systems
They are too simple
Advertisements can allow selectivity in attracting applicants
True
Educational institutions are typically a source of young applicants with formal training but relatively little full-time work experience.
True
Internship programs that are done well benefit students, schools, and employers.
True
Looking on the internet is the most common technique used search tactic used by job seekers
True
Organizational politics can introduce bias into even the most fairly administered performance appraisals
True
The approach to recruitment that informs applicants about all aspects of the job including both desirable and undesirable facets is called Realistic job preview
True
most large companies accept applications online:
True
A type of interview that allows for speed and flexibility, and helps make preliminary assessments before incurring costs with face-to-face meetings is:
Video interviews
If employees consistently achieve their productivity objectives, it might be a signal that training is needed.
false
The HR department rarely has the primary responsibility for overseeing and coordinating a firm's appraisal program
false
A program that offers students an opportunity to learn the job and gain hands-on experience while they are still in college is known as a /an:
internship program
If you rate an employee's performance based largely on the employee's recent behavior, you are committing a
recency error
the term training and development
refers to short term performance orientation
Placement of an individual in another job for which the duties, responsibilities, status, and remuneration are approx equal to those of the previous job
transfer
"Tell me more about your experiences on your last job" is an example of a nondirective interview question.
true
Apprenticeship programs are an extension of OJT that provide on and off the job instruction.
true
By far the greatest proportion of training is spent on rank and file employees and their supervisors.:
true
Central tendency is a performance rating error in which all employees are rated about average
true
Developmental purposes for performance appraisal include identifying strengths and weaknesses and improving communication
true
Effective trainers are often enthusiastic, humorous, have interest in the training itself, and demonstrate knowledge of the subject.
true
Most interviews take place in person
true
Often Applicants will respond to a job even if they don't meet the job requirements
true
The Americans with Disabilities Act severely limits the types of medical inquiries and examinations that employers may use
true
The annual or semi-annual performance appraisal should be an extension of day-to-day supervision
true
Video interviews have the advantages of speed and cost effectiveness
true
one disadvantage of peer appraisal...?
true
online applications can speed up selection process, to hiring managers more efficiently
true
which of the following interview questions is appropriate:
why did you leave your last job
Interviewers should steer clear of....
Age,race,marital status, sexual orientation
Which of the following is inappropriate on an application form?
Asking the applicant to disclose previous arrests
The lines of advancement for an individual within an organization are known as
Career Paths
Wide variety of applications such as web/computer based, virtual classroom training
E-learning
the purposes served by application forms include all of the following except:
ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR INTERVIEWS
In most instances, who is in the best position to perform the function of appraising an employee's performance?
Employee's supervisor
A rating error in which the appraiser tends to give all employees either unusually high or unusually low ratings
Leniency or strictness error
Many manufactures move to the south because of...
Lower labor cost and labor unions are less prevelant
The placement of an employee in another job at a higher level in the organization with an increase in pay and status is known as a:
Promotion
If you rate an average employee's performance high because you compared the employee to poor performers, you are committing a-
contrast error
which of the following should not be asked on an application?
national origin
The Americans with Disabilities Act explicitly states that
physical exams must be directly related to the requirements of the job.