RSS Test #2: Ch 5-8

In using educational level as an initial selection criterion, which of the following statements is false?

A GED is a high school equivalency degree and is about as good as a conventional high school diploma in predicting job performance.

Which of the following is a typical justification of a BFOQ involving sex that employers use?

All of the above are potential justifications

Which of the following is true regarding mobility paths?

Alternative mobility paths may move in any direction.

According to ADA, it is not permissible for employers to do which of the following at the pre-offer stage of assessment process?

Ask if the applicant has any disabilities.

Which of the following is true regarding biodata and background tests?

Background information is obtained through interviews and conversations with references.

Which of the following methods is the most valid predictor of performance?

Biodata

Which of the following is the law that governs the collection of background check information for employment purposes?

Fair Credit Reporting Act

Which of the following statements regarding the use of grade point averages as a predictor is true?

GPA may be influenced by many factors in addition to the applicant's KSAOs and motivation.

A high cost method of search may be worth the cost to the organization if ___________.

KSAOs are in short supply

Which of the following statements regarding résumés is true?

Most surveys suggest that around half of all résumés have substantial inaccuracies or distortions

What is the main reason for taking a realistic job preview approach to developing a job communication message?

The approach aids applicants in self-selecting out of the organization.

The principal assumption behind the use of biodata is the axiom, ________.

The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior

Which of the following statements regarding the development of a selection plan is false?

The process of developing a selection plan is usually straightforward and can be done quickly

Which of the following is true regarding closed internal recruitment systems?

They are not costly to implement.

Which of the following is an appropriate use of targeted recruiting?

Using non-traditional sources to enhance minority hiring.

A realistic job preview is _________________________.

a description of a job that integrates both positive and negative information

A recruiting requisition is ________________________.

a formal document that authorizes the filling of a job opening

The most accurate description of the basic purpose of a selection plan is ______________.

a selection plan describes predictors to be used to assess KSAOs required to perform the job

Which of the following is true of recruiting messages in internal recruiting?

all of the above are true

Job postings are effective internal recruitment tools because they ________.

are far easier to prepare than external messages

One major problem with letters of recommendation is that they _________.

are not structured or standardized

Applicant stock statistics for groups under analysis require calculation of percentages for _________.

availability in the population

Asking applicants to complete a supplemental application in which they describe their most significant accomplishments relative to a list of job behaviors is known as the _______.

behavioral consistency method

Biographical information is like application blanks, except _______.

biographical data can be more fruitfully used for substantive selection decisions

Which method of recruiting is most effective for tight labor markets and highly valued jobs

branded

The standard error of measurement allows ________.

calculation of confidence intervals for true scores

College placement offices are used because ___________.

campus recruiting efforts are seen as more credible than websites or bulletin boards

A ______________ provides employees with opportunities to fill out interest inventories, explore career options, and discuss plans with counselors.

career development center

A lattice mobility path is _________.

characterized by upward, lateral, and downward movement

A nominal scale of measurement has ________.

classification by categories

Reliability of measurement is defined as __________.

consistency of measurement

Which of the following are advantages of centralized recruitment?

duplications of effort are reduced

A well-defined mobility path should include all of the following except: ______________.

encouragement for all individuals to apply

Within the context of the selection process, the "logic of prediction" means that:

indicators of a person's degree of success in past situations should be predictive of future job success

A scale in which objects are rank ordered according to how much of the attribute they possess, with equal space between objects.

interval

Which of the following is an advantage of using an external recruiting agency?

it is useful for companies too small to have dedicated recruiters

Which of the following have contributed to the Glass Ceiling?

lack of outreach recruitment practices

The more broadly transmitted the organization's search methods, the more likely that a ____________ will be attracted to apply.

large number of individuals

Under a closed internal recruitment system, which of the following is not likely to occur

managers have less influence over the ultimate decision

The most appropriate measure of central tendency for nominal data is the ______.

mode

Most initial assessment methods have _________ validity.

moderate to low

A scale in which a given attribute is categorized, and numbers are assigned to the categories, but there is no order or level implied among the categories.

nominal

Some of the advantages of a closed internal recruitment system include:

none of the above

What are the two major strategies for recruiting?

open or targeted

A scale in which objects are rank ordered according to how much of the attribute they possess.

ordinal

Which of the following statements regarding the development of recruiting strategies is false?

organizations need to be careful about over-promoting their brand because repetition of a message tends to decrease its persuasive appeal

An open system of internal recruitment can be expected to minimize ________.

overlooking talent

A bona fide seniority system is _________________.

permitted in most cases under EEOC law even if it results in adverse impact

If the correctness of a response is essential for a job, then a(n) ________ test should be used.

power

Which situation most strongly calls for open recruitment?

pre-entry qualifications are not important

Formal policies for promotion and other internal recruiting activities can enhance:

procedural justice

Which of the following is necessary for the logic of prediction to work in practice for selecting employees?

qualifications carry over from one job to another

The variability of a measure is best captured by the _____________.

range and standard deviation

Length in inches is an example of a(n) _________.

ratio scale

Which method of recruiting is most effective at reducing turnover?

realistic

Research on application blanks has suggested that the most common questions that are misinterpreted include _________.

reasons for leaving previous jobs

Evidence suggests that, overall, ___________ are likely to attract employees who have a better understanding of the organization and its culture.

referrals and job trials

Which of the following are important components of ensuring sufficient quality in an internal recruiting system?

regular performance appraisals of all employees

Contamination error _________.

represents unwanted sources of influence on a measure

Which situation most strongly calls for targeted recruitment?

specific skill sets are needed

The process of ensuring that all test takers receive the same tests in the same context, as a way to eliminate extraneous influences on test performance is called ____________________.

standardization

The likelihood that a correlation exists in a population, based on knowledge of the actual value of r in a sample from that population is the ____________.

statistical significance

The correlation coefficient expresses _________.

strength of the relationship between two variables

KSAOs which are used in making advancement decisions are stored in _________.

talent management systems

Which of the following statements regarding talent management systems is(are) true

talent management systems require a user-friendly data base for effective use

Which method of recruiting is designed to be used when an organization is seeking a specific set of KSAOs?

targeted

The recruitment approach in which an organization identifies those segments of the labor market where qualified candidates are likely to be is called __________.

targeted recruitment

Comparing objective scores from T1 to T2 is a method for assessing _____ reliability.

test-retest

Validity of a measure is best defined as ________.

the degree to which the measure does indeed measure what it is intended to measure

The combination of factors that tend to place women and minorities in fewer top management positions are collectively termed _________________.

the glass ceiling

The larger the correlation coefficient, _________.

the greater the practical significance

The proper test to determine that a given sample correlation is statistically significant as an estimate of a correlation in a population is the __________.

the t test

Organizations have become interested in alternative mobility paths because ______________.

they allow employees to specialize in technical work or management work and advance within either

Which of the following is a disadvantage of alternative mobility paths?

they often need to be supplemented with alternative reward systems to maintain motivation

Which of the following statements about using employee referrals is true?

those recruited by referrals are more qualified and committed

Why might an organization use internal temporary pools?

to avoid paying agency fees to temporary help agencies

When considering the use of extracurricular activities as a job performance predictor, one should _________.

use extracurricular activities when they correlate with KSAOs required by the job

The strength of the relationship between a predictor and performance is called ________.

validity

Research suggests __________ realistic job previews lead to reduce turnover most.

verbal