EMPLOYMENT STAFFING QUIZZES

When a firm pursues a differentiation strategy, it is attempting to

Develop products that have unique characteristics

Organic growth takes place when an organization

Expands from within by opening new factories or stores

Which of the following is true about external hiring

It can enhance organizational diversity

The ratio of the hiring rate of a minority group to the hiring rate of a majority group is given below. Which of these ratios provide evidence for discrimination?

0.7

Department store BigTen refused to hire Max because of his religion. The store is in violation of

Title VII of the civil rights act of 1964

An organization's competitive advantage is

What it can do differently from its competitors

Strategically evaluating the company's current lines of business, new businesses it will be getting into, businesses it will be leaving, and the gaps between the current skills in the organization and the skills it will need to execute its business strategy is

Workforce planning

which of the following events suggest that a home improvement store such as home depot or lowe's will need fewer workers in the next 1-3 years

a decrease in consumer disposable income

Which of the following is compromised when retaining workers

a regular infusion of new ideas and perspectives

Employment-at-will is an employment relationship which

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

the correlation coefficient between a selection test and job performance is 0. This means the selection test

and job performance are unrelated

deployment involves

assigning talent to appropriate jobs and roles in the organization

an hr manager asked every candidate during an interview to describe a situation in the past which they had to display their leadership abilities and describe the result. this is an example of which external assessment method

behavioral interview

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

biodata/biographical

a continuous process of self-assessment and goal setting

career development

Which of the following was declared illegal by the Taft-Hartley Labor Act?

closed

are more broadly defined components of a successful worker's repertoire of behavior needed to do the job well

competencies

axis auto tries to keep its operational spending as low as possible so that it can pass its savings on to customers in the form of lower prices. this is known as a _____ strategy

cost-leadership

The job analysis technique that identifies behaviors that lead to extremely effective or extremely ineffective job performance is

critical incidents method

a nine box matrix requires assessing employees on

current job performance and future potential

a minimum assessment score that must be met or exceeded to advance to the next assessment phase or to be eligible to receive a job offer is

cut score

firs operating globally often need to give some latitude to their local managers to tailor their strategies and practives to meet the needs of their locations. this highlights the -_-- aspect of global sourcing

differentiation

A manager only hires Hispanic women as secretaries. This is an example of

disparate treatment

which type of fairness is perceived to be low by most job applicants who are not selected for a particular job

distributive fairness

The balance between the intrinsic and extrinsic rewards an employee receives by working for a particular employer in return for their job performance is the

employee value proposition

attitudes toward and perceptions of the organization as an employer are called what

employer image

which of the following is true of an employment contract

every employee has an employment contract

Bella vista needs to hire a new marketing manager after the former manager retired. The company recruited James Anderson, who was employed in Webster, and offered him the job of manager. This is an example of

external talent focus

when a company hired Abraham who turned out to be a poor performer, which assessment outcome occured

false positive

if the correlation coefficient for the relationship between a job sample test and job performance is -0.7 and significant then the employer should

hire people who score low on the job sample test

When Mary hires someone because they share the same interests, which of the following has occurred

like-me bias

in geographic targeting, the labor market used to source lower-level positions in a firm is most likely to be

local

when a finalist does not get a job offer, they are likely to perceive

low distributive fairness

predictive data is information used to

make projections about desired outcomes

the focus of the career crossroads model is on

managerial positions

which of the following is a type of cognitive ability test

mathematical reasoning

Adam has joined an advertising firm as a junior executive. due to his lack of experience, he has a lot to learn and has been assigned as a protege to mark, a senior executive in the firm, who will help train him and assess his performance. this process of internal assessment is called

mentoring program

having recruiters evaluate candidates for their fit with several different positions is an example of

multiple assessments

in the selection procedure of a firm, an applicant must obtain a minimum passing score on two different assessment methods before being allowed to continue in the hiring process. what type of assessment plan is being used

multiple hurdles

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

When a competing hospital calls for an employee recommendation, a hospital manager fails to disclose negative information about a previous employee who was discharged or improper and reckless behavior toward a patient. This could be an example of

negligent referral

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

if a test score is at the 90th percentile, then which of the following is true

only 10% of the test takers scored higher than this

the fit between a person's abilities and the demands of the job is

person-job fit

A summary of the characteristics (KSAOs) of someone able to perform the job well is a

peson specification

Jen is the human resources manager for Bailey's, a large department store. A competitor, shop well, is scheduled to open nearby in a few months and Jen is afraid that some of her staff may quit and join ShopWell. To prevent this, Jen introduces a performance incentive program that will reward Bailey's highest-performing employees at the end of the year. This is an example of

proactive staffing

if a company wanted to quickly identify which employees speak spanish, what would be the best way to do this

query the company's skills inventory system

hiring top talent away from another company is an example of using which recruiting source

raiding competitors

presenting both positive and negative aspects of the job to recruits is a

realistic job preview

recruiters are trained on which of the following

recruiter knowledge, interpersonal skills, presentations skills

The primary goal of _____ is to get the right people interested in working for an organization or in a specific job, then persuade them to apply and ultimately accept the job offer if they are extended

recruiting

activities that convert the leads generated during sourcing into job applicants, generate interest in a company, and its job, and persuade candidates to accept extended job offers is called

recruiting

a formal document detailing the process to be followed when a firm recruits for an open position is a

recruiting guide

an HR manager trying to recruit for a number of key position in a firm asks the best talent to recommend the best people they've worked with in the past or people they feel would be good performers. This is an example of

referals

how dependably or consistently a measure assesses a particular characteristic is the measure's

reliability

backing out of an employment contract after the job offer is accepted is called

reneging

which of the following visually shows each of the possible successors for a job and summarizes their strengths, present performance, promotion readiness, and development needs

replacement charts

a nonsolicitation agreement is a type of

restrictive convenant

generates a list of 50 to 200 tasks grouped in categories reflecting major functions of the job as the functions relate to selection purposes

taks inventory

the management at ajax corporation believes that internal recruiting sources are the best, especially when it comes to filling vacant positions higher up in the hierarchy. Team leaders and managers at ajax regularly update the internal records of all employees and their performances, promotability, career interests, etc

talent inventories

which of the following are detailed records or databases that summarize each employee's skills, competencies, education, training, languages spoken, and chances of being promoted

talent inventories

is a quantitative technique that can be used to analyze a firm's internal labor markets and forecast its internal labor supply

transition analysis

when a company rejected sara, who would have been a poor performer on the job, which assessment outcome occured

true negative

refers to how well a measure assesses a given construct and the degree to which you can make specific conclusions or predictions based on observed scores

validity

which of the following is a criteria for resources to provide a sustained competitive advantage

valuable, inimitable, and rare

if a company employs two office assistants for every nine architects (a staffing ratio of 2:9) and it plans to expand and hire new architects, how many new office assistants will it need to hire

2

what would be the mode of the following: 2,3,3,3,3,4,5,6,7,8,8

3

what would the median of the following distribution be: 2,3,3,3,3,4,5,6,7,8,8

4

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 protects people

40 years or older

prediction equations

80

when should medical tests be administered

after a job offer has been extended

strategic staffing means

Staffing an organization in future-oriented and goal-directed ways that support the organization's business strategy and enhance organizational effectiveness

putting together an attractive job offer and negotiating with the candidate the company wants to hire is part of

acquiring

a new college graduate looking for his or her first job is a

active job seeker

which assessment method would be the best choice to identify candidates who are more likely to pose a security risk to the company

background check

In staffing, O*NET is used for

background job analysis information

A company that lets each of its business units staff in whatever way they choose and house their own staffing function, is an example of

decentralized staffing

failure to measure important aspects of the attribute to be measure results in ___ error

deficiency

When a firm has a superior level of human capital among its research team that allows it to design a new product two days faster than its competitors it has created a

human capital advantage

which of the following is the first step in the typical workforce planning process

identifying the firm's business strategy

publicizing open jobs to current employees is known as

internal job posting

which of the following is true of a maximum job offer

it can be a low, competitive, or high offer

staffing influences organizational performance because

its outcomes determine who will work for and represent the firm

A systematic process of identifying and describing the important aspects of a job and the characteristic a worker needs to perform the job well is a

job analysis

what written document describes the tasks and duties of a job

job description

the job analysis method that uses expert brainstorming sessions to identify the characteristics of successful workers is the

job elements method

juan question

juan has the tendency to be process-oriented and is risk averse

which of the following forecasting methods relies on the experience and insights of people in the organization to predict a firm's future employment needs

judgmental forecasting

Which of the following are employees of a company who take on the operation of certain functions, or staff an entire office or factory on a contractual basis for a client or company?

leased workers

which of the following is an internal recruiting source

succession management

is used to reenergize employees and give them the opportunity to develop skills and pursue other interests via workshops, formal classes, or travel

sabbaticals

retianer firms are

search firms who charge employers a fixed fee in advance of placement

interviewing job candidates to assess their fit with the job and organization is part of

selecting

an employee who is currently employed but occasionally visits online job boards "just to see what is out there" in case he or she can identify a better job opportunity is called a

semi-passive job seeker

Dana works as a financial consultant at a start-up company called MoneyCare. While some of her friends earn more than she does working for similar positions in other companies, Dana finds her work far more interesting and challenging than what her friends do. As MoneyCare is a small organization, Dana has a lot of responsibilities and believes that she is actually learning far more on the job than she thought she would. Which of the following statements about Dana is true

she finds intrinsic rewards from the job very satisfying

asking a candidate during an interview to indicate how she would respond to an irate customer is an example of which external assessment method

situational interview

amy was unhappy with the way she was treated when she applied for the position of a shop-floor assistant at a local retail outlet. When her friend carrie hears about this, she stops shopping at that store. this is an example of

spillover effect

which term refers to the promotion of applicants moving from one stage of the hiring process to the next

staffing yields

a _____ indicates how many standard deviations above or below the mean a given score lies

standard score

the ongoing process of systematically identifying, assessing, and developing organization leadership to enhance performance is

succession management