HRM MIDTERM

Mass interview

Ellen is interviewing along with several other talented candidates for a position as a journalist at a newspaper. A team of interviewers will meet with all the candidates at once. The team will pose problems to the candidates and see which candidate takes the lead in formulating an answer. This is most likely an example of a ________ interview.

engineer

For which of the following jobs is direct observation not recommended to collect data used in a job analysis?

hostile environment created by supervisors

Gus is always making sexual jokes at work. Many employees find the jokes funny, but Shelley, Gus's executive assistant, is uncomfortable with the jokes. Eventually, she decides to quit her job rather than endure the jokes any longer. What form of sexual harassment has Shelley experienced?

Negligent Hiring

Hiring workers who have criminal backgrounds without proper safeguards is considered

unreliable

If a person scores a 70 on an intelligence test on one day and scores 110 when retested on another day, you might conclude that this test is ________.

high school diplomas were not related to success as a coal handler

In Griggs v. Duke Power Company, Griggs sued the power company because it required coal handlers to be high school graduates. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Griggs because

job rotation

Jack is an employee at a Best Western Hotel. Some weeks he works with the catering group, and other weeks he assists the reservations clerk or the parking attendant. This is an example of

Answering task related questions

Jessica Garza is a manager at a large retail store. Currently, Jessica has four temporary workers under her supervision that a local staffing agency has provided. In which of the following tasks should Jessica become directly involved?

contrast error

Jill is interviewing six candidates for a position as an entry-level management trainee. The first two candidates were judged unfavorable. The third candidate was just average, but Jill was so pleased to find an acceptable candidate after the first two interviews that she assigned a better rating to candidate 3. This is an example of a

Defamation

A manager who gives a former employee a bad reference may be accused of ________ if the information is both false and harmful.

process chart

A(n) _____ shows the flow of inputs to and outputs from the job being analyzed.

Job enrichment

Which of the following terms refers to redesigning jobs in a way that increases the opportunities for the worker to experience feelings of responsibility, achievement, growth, and recognition?

validity

Which of the following terms refers to the accuracy with which a test fulfills the function for which it was designed?

job analysis

Which of the following terms refers to the procedure used to determine the duties associated with job positions and the characteristics of the people to hire for those positions?

miniature job training

Which of the following terms refers to training candidates to perform several of the job's tasks and then assessing the candidates' performance prior to hire?

Walk ins

Which of the following would be the best option for a business that needs to attract local applicants for hourly jobs?

Line managers

is authorized to direct the work of subordinates and is responsible for accomplishing the organization's tasks.

HRM

is the process of acquiring, training, appraising, and compensating employees, and attending to their labor relations, health and safety, and fairness concerns.

AIDA

A four-point guide used by advertisers in constructing ads is called:

physical abilities

As part of the selection process for a position at UPS, Jack has been asked to lift weights and jump rope. Which of the following is most likely being measured by UPS?

An attractive man

Based on interviewer assessments of attractiveness and gender, which of the following would most likely receive the highest rating for an executive level position?

quid pro quo

Judy was up for a promotion when her supervisor, Will, encouraged her to develop a sexual relationship with him. He suggested that her promotion would be a sure thing if they were involved. When Judy declined his advances, Will fired her. Which form of sexual harassment is this?

Yes

Maria was one of the 100 people applying for the management trainee position in Company XYZ. She found 40% of the applicants were females and the other 60% were males. After a series of selection tests, the company hired 3 female and 5 male trainees. She felt the selection tests used by Company XYZ had an adverse impact. Do you agree with her?

Executive recruiter

Pamlico River Productions is seeking a top-level manager to oversee its finance division. Qualified candidates can be difficult to find, so the business would most likely benefit from using a(n) ________ to recruit potential candidates.

BFOQ

Pictures and Promotions Modeling Studio seeks to hire female models for an upcoming fashion show featuring women's fall-winter wear. The studio is using ________ as a justification for not considering men for the jobs.

Job descriptions

The information resulting from a job analysis is used for writing

race, color, religion, sex

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the part of whom?

deciding how the gathered information will be used

What is the first step in conducting a job analysis?

Stress

What type of interview would most likely include the following: "It must be difficult to leave a company after such strong accusations of unethical behavior. Tell me about that"?

affirmative action

When companies utilize _____, they take steps to eliminate the present effects of past discrimination.

Gender

Which of the following factors is NOT an acceptable basis for different pay for equal work under the Equal Pay Act of 1963?

organization chart

Which of the following indicates the distribution of work within a firm and the lines of authority and communication?

expectancy chart

Which of the following is a graph that shows the relationship between test scores and job performance for a group of people?

disparate rejection rates

Which of the following is used by lawyers in disparate impact cases to show intentional disparate treatment?

achievement tests

Which of the following is used to measure job knowledge?

equivalent form estimate

Which of the following measures reliability by administering two different yet comparable tests and then comparing the two test scores?

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Which of the following requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for disabled employees?

"Tell me about a time you showed leadership in a difficult situation."

Which of the following statements is representative of what might be asked in a situational interview?