Staffing Final Exam

Which of the following selection tools is useful for minimizing on-the job injuries?

Physical ability tests - use this tool for jobs where people are likely to get injured

Which of the following is true of person-organization fit?

It is positively related to job satisfaction.

A BFOQ is a(n) ________.

characteristic that is essential to the performance of a specific job

Don is a high-ranking manager in an advertising firm. He was recently offered a job with higher pay and more lucrative benefits by a rival firm. On coming to know about this, Don's employers decided to make him a(n) ________ matching the offer from their rival firm.

counteroffer

Consider the factors that impact the content of the job offer. Which factors include the tightness or looseness of the labor market, the market level of compensation and rewards, the cost of living in the area in which the job is located and the risk and cost of a finalist being hired by a competitor?

external factors

Mike Simmons has recently applied for a position in pharmaceutical sales. Which personality characteristic is most predictive of Mike's likelihood of success in a sales position?

extraversion

A company fails to do a background check that would have revealed that a person it has hired has the potential to harm others. The employee then physically harms a customer during a disagreement. The company could be found guilty of ________.

negligent hiring

A company relies on innovation as a competitive advantage. It wants to maintain the secrecy of its research and development projects. Which of the following would it most likely use?

nondisclosure agreements

The fit between a person's abilities and the demands of the job and the fit between a person's desires and motivations and the attributes and rewards of a job is ________.

person-job fit

The most commonly negotiated element of a job offer is ________.

salary

Kevin is interviewing for a position as a public relations specialist in a communications firm. He first meets with the HR manager. Afterward, he meets with the department manager. Finally, he meets with the company president. Kevin is most likely experiencing a ________ interview.

serial

What type of interview would most likely include the following statement? "Imagine that you have just been assigned the task of winning the business of our competition's biggest client. How would you proceed?"

situational

how do situational interviews differ from behavioral interviews

situational interviews are based on how an applicant might behave in a hypothetical situation

Asking job candidates for a mechanic position, "have you ever repaired small motors at home?" is an example of a biodata question.

true

Disparate impact occurs when an action has a negative employment effect on a protected group, regardless of intent.

true

In a stress interview, the interviewer seeks to make the applicant uncomfortable with rude questions.

true

Despite the criticisms of unstructured interviews, your text suggests they do have a significant advantage over structured interviews in:

predicting the "fit" of a candidate to the organization.

Anyone who submits a resume or an employment application through a website is considered an applicant.

false

Cognitive ability tests are one of the least valid selection methods.

false

what type of interview would most likely include the statement tell me about a time when you worked successfully in a team environment

behavorial

Asking applicants what sports they like to play is an example of which external assessment method?

biodata

Evaluative assessment tools (e.g., cognitive ability tests, personality tests) are used to narrow down a pool of job candidates to a smaller group of candidates.

false

Studies suggest that interviewers tend to evaluate applicants less favorably in telephone interviews than in face-to-face interviews.

false

To successfully negotiate a job offer it is important to ________.

focus on the things that matter to the finalist

Diverse employees help organizations to succeed through global ideas, diverse customers, and better strategic decisions.

true

The interview is the most widely used personnel selection procedure.

true

A department store refused to hire Max because of his religion. The store is in violation of ________.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Hiring managers make the final hiring decisions.

True

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 protects people ________.

40 years of age or older

Most companies give candidates approx. 2 weeks to consider a job offer. However, based on what we discussed in class, what's the minimum amount of time final candidates should be given to consider a job offer?

48 hours

When should medical tests be administered?

After a job offer has been extended

Which of the following is(are) initial assessment methods?

All of the above

Drawing from what we discussed in class, which of the following elements are included in a job offer?

All of the above answer choices are correct

Which branch of government is responsible for the enforcement of EEO laws?

Executive

A high job offer does not allow further negotiation.

False

Employment-at-will is an employment relationship which ________.

allows either the employee or employer to terminate the employment at any time

The primary purpose of conducting a stress interview is to determine ________.

how an applicant handles criticism

which of the following is the most commonly used selection tool

interview

The EEOC was initially established to investigate complaints about ________.

job discrimination

Draper is the hiring manager of a large corporation. He has been asked to recruit two new sales executives for the firm specifically targeted for luring away from a rival firm. Which of the following packages should he offer in order to have a maximum chance of fulfilling this task?

maximum job offer

One guideline for improving the effectiveness of the initial phone screen interviews is to ________.

ask questions which assess the most basic KSAOs such as prior work experience, educational background

A manager only hires Latina women as administrative assistants. This is an example of ________.

disparate treatment