Exam #2
21. At which stage in the selection process are supervisors and team members most involved?
Employment Interviews
36. Instead of helping jobseekers find the right job, these organizations concentrate on helping employers find the right person for a job.
Executive Search Firms
34. ______________ is the process of attempting to locate and encourage potential applicants to apply for existing or anticipated job openings.
Recruitment
29. Which of the following is a permissible question for applications and interviews?
Do you have children?
24. The following are involved in collecting job analysis and data except:
EEOC field investigator
25. The purposes served by application forms include all of the following except:
Eliminating the needs for interviews.
35. This recruitment source could lead to charges of inbreeding and the possible violation of EEO regulations:
Employee Referrals
1. A statement of different duties, tasks, and responsibilities of a job is known as a job specification.
False
16. Job analysis is usually more accurate and objective if the job analyst can prepare the job description without consulting supervisors or jobholders.
False
17. Because they discriminate against females and minorities, most organizations are no longer using application forms.
False
18. Firms that operate in more than one state can easily develop one form to use in all locations.
False
19. The hiring borders for a job will vary with the type of job to be filled and the amount of compensation to be paid for the job.
False
5. A job consists of different duties and responsibilities performed by one person.
False
6. A position analysis questionnaire is used when the objective is to assign a quantitative value to each job so the jobs can be compared for organizing purposes.
False
7. Organizations should try to avoid using telephone reference checks because they are less reliable than written references.
False
9. In most instances, employers can legally use polygraph tests to screen applicants.
False
22. Which of the following interview questions is NOT permitted under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
How many days of work did you miss in your last job because you were sick?
10. Graphologists draw inferences about such things as personality traits, intelligence, energy levels, and creativity based on the size and slant of letters, pressure applied, and placement of writing on the page.
True
11. Legally, medical examinations can only be given after an offer of employment has been extended.
True
12. Situational interviews ask the applicant how they would respond, while behavioral description interviews ask the applicant how they did respond.
True
13. Professional employer organizations lease employees to firms and perform all the HR duties including hiring, payroll, performance appraisal, and benefits administration.
True
14. While the process of selecting employees varies considerably from organization to organization and from job to job, the process should allow organizations to identify people who have necessary KSA's.
True
15. Job analysis helps large and small employers meet their duty under the law.
True
2. An example of a job-related specification might be to require 3-5 years experience for a job as senior compensation analyst.
True
3. Often, applicants will respond to a job opening even if they don't meet the job requirements.
True
4. Educational institutions are typically a source of young applicants with formal training, but relatively little full-time work experience.
True
8. An organization must advise and receive written consent from applicants if credit reports will be requested.
True
27. Different jobs having similar duties and responsibilities can be grouped into:
a job family
43. During the selection procedure, an applicant may be rejected:
at any step in the process.
48. Functional job analysis assumes that worker functions can be classified into the following three categories:
data, people, and things.
38. The benefits of providing jobs applicants with a balanced, honest, and realistic portrayal of a job position include all of the following except:
enhanced expectations and aspirations.
50. The objective of the critical incident method of job analysis is to:
identify critical job tasks.
46. Use of the internet for recruiting:
is the most commonly used search tactic by job seekers.
41. The type of information obtained from an applicant should be based on:
job specifications.
44. Regarding credit reports:
organizations must advise and receive written consent from the applicant if a report will be requested.
42. Placing a priority on finding individuals that meet broader organizational requirements than job skills, including those who match the values or culture of the organization is called:
person-organization fit.
20. Regardless of the selection methods used it is essential that the selection procedure be:
reliable and valid.
23. The interview provides an opportunity to explain the need for and functions of job analysis, and it can allow the interviewee to:
report activities that might not otherwise surface.
49. The job analysis technique that is worker-oriented and covers 194 different tasks is:
the Position Analysis Questionnaire.
47. Job data may be obtained in all of the following ways except from:
the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures.
26. A position is:
the different duties and responsibilities performed by one employee
28. Job analysis is called the cornerstone of HRM because:
the information it collects serves so many HRM functions.
