Intro to HRM Chapter 7

A medical exam can only be used for selection under which of the following situations?

After the job is offered

Establishing a statistical relationship between the selection test and some measure of job performance is called content validity.

False

Host-country nationals are employees who work for a company which is headquartered in their home country.

False

The more generalizable the predictor, the lower utility it has.

False

The unstructured interview contains a set of predetermined questions related to the job and usually includes a scoring system to track and compare applicant responses.

False

Which of the following can be part of the assessment center?

Group Discussion, Simulation/Role-plays, Oral Presentation

__________ fit is how well an individual's values, attitudes, and personality fit with the organization's values, norms, and culture.

Person-organization

Chaim wants to test applicants for the following characteristics: willingness to work in a team, flexibility, and conscientiousness. He will need to use which type of selection methods to assess these traits?

Personality Inventory

A high correlation between the scores on two administrations of the same test suggest that the test is

Reliable

"Tell me how you would handle after finding out that an employee had made significant errors in recording accounting transitions" is an example of a/an

Situational interview question

Which of the following does not belong to the initial screening?

Drug Test

Tom has been interviewed for a Sales Manager position. His exceptional sales skills were demonstrated during the interview. That said, Tom had limited skills in managing teams and organization, which are necessary for a managerial position. In spite of this, the interviewer scored Tom very high. This is an example of

Halo Effect

Which of the following assesses candidates' attitudes and experiences related to their reliability, trustworthiness, honesty, and moral character?

Integrity Test

Behavioral interviews are based on the idea that past behavior is the best predictor of future performance.

True

For companies with a low-cost strategy, the focus in designing the selection process should be on efficiency.

True

In the multiple-cutoff approach for selection decision-making, a minimum score is required on each measure for the candidate to remain in the selection pool.

True

Logical reasoning is usually tested in cognitive ability assessments

True

There are four types of selection outcomes, which are: true negative, false negative, false positive and true positive.

True

With the compensatory approach, high scores on some assessments can compensate for low scores on other assessments.

True

Openness to Experience

a personality trait that predicts creativity.