HR ch 5-7

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Correlation coefficients range from:

-1.00 to +1.00

In the context of the stages of career development, individuals in the midcareer stage are typically aged between

40-55

If the average job performance rating of the new hires of a firm (PR) is 4.0 on a 5.0 scale, the percentage of new hires reaching acceptable productivity with acceptable timeframe (HP) is 70%, the percentage of new hires retained after one year (HR) is 90%, and the number of performance indicators (N) is three, calculate the quality of fill.

80%

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, which of the following is an unpaid internship guideline?

An intern does not displace regular employees but works under close supervision of existing staff.

An interview in which an applicant is asked questions about what he or she actually did in a given situation is referred to as a _____.

Behavioral description interview

The systems approach to training involves four phases. The first phase is

Conducting a needs assessment

Labor markets in which workers are hired for entry-level jobs and higher-level jobs are filled from within are called external labor markets.

False

Which of the following statements is true of blended learning?

It breaks up the tedium of a single learning technique.

Which of the following statements is true of on-the-job training (OJT)?

It has the advantage of providing hands-on experience under normal working conditions.

The simulation method of training is most appropriate when:

It is impractical or unwise to train employees on the actual equipment used on the job.

is a selection decision model in which only the applicants with the highest scores at an initial test stage go on to the subsequent stages.

Multiple hurdle model

Which of the following is likely to help terminated employees find a job elsewhere?

Outplacement services

A change of assignment to a job at a higher level in an organization is called a _____.

Promotion

Which of the following is a sign that firms need to work harder at grooming internal talent?

Replacements for positions are often unsuccessful in performing their new duties.

Which of the following is a difference between structured interviews and nondirective interviews?

Structured interviews are less likely than nondirective interviews to be attacked in court.

Which of the following is true about mentors?

The age of a mentor does not matter.

John is offering a safety training course. Which of the following is a principle of learning that he should address to ensure that a wide variety of participants benefit from the training?

The training program should account for and facilitate each person' s learning style.

A yield ratio is the percentage of applicants from a particular source that make it to the next stage in the selection process.

True

Identify a difference between criterion-related validity and content validity.

Unlike criterion-related validity, content validity is not expressed as a correlation.

Which of the following is a difference between internal recruiting and external recruiting?

Unlike internal recruiting, external recruiting can be a source of new ideas and creativity

A line of advancement in an occupational field within an organization is called a:

career path

Which of the following types of training relies most heavily on a continuing flow of instructions, comments, and suggestions from managers to subordinates?

coaching

The extent to which a test measures a theoretical construct, or trait, is known as

construct validity

In the context of career plateaus, a _____ occurs when a person has learned a job too well and is bored with day-to-day activities

content plateau

The extent to which a selection instrument adequately samples the knowledge and skills needed to perform a particular job is called ____

content validity

instructional objectives

desired outcomes of a training program

The overall purpose of a task analysis is to:

determine the content of a training program by reviewing the job description and specifications of a particular position.

_____ is the process of learning by "doing," reflecting on it, critically analyzing it, and applying it in new situations or settings.

experiential learning

_____ is the degree to which someone is social, active, talkative, and excitable.

extroversion

The objective of a competency assessment is to:

focus on the set of skills and knowledge employees need to be successful for decision-oriented and knowledge-intensive jobs.

The aim of a person analysis is to:

identify the employees who need training

One of the components of behavior modeling is:

learning points

The failure of an organization to discover, via due diligence, that an employee it recruited had the propensity to do harm to others is referred to as

negligent hiring

_____ is the preference for hiring relatives of current employees.

nepotism

The most common informal method used to train employees is:

on-the-job training

_____ is the degree to which someone is intellectual, philosophical, insightful, creative, and curious.

openness to experience

_____ is the formal process of familiarizing new employees with the organization, their jobs, and their work units.

orientation

In the context of evaluating training programs, measuring the criterion of _____ would involve asking the question "Did you like the program?"

reactions

The degree to which interviews, tests, or other selection procedures result in consistent information about a candidate is known as

reliability

The process of choosing individuals who are qualified to fill existing or projected job openings is called:

selection

The difference between situational interviews and behavioral description interviews is that:

situational interviews focus on hypothetical incidents rather than on actual work incidents

_____ are an internal source of recruitment.

skills inventories

Which of the following tests requires an applicant to perform tasks that are actually a part of the work required on the job?

work sample tests

Services, such as help in moving, provided to existing employees who transfer to a different location are called ____

Relocation services

Which of the following is a potential drawback of using social media, and the Internet in general, for recruiting?

Relying too heavily on electronic recruiting could hurt a company's diversity efforts.

Which of the following is an appropriate interview question?

Where did you go to school?

Which of the following recruitment methods is most commonly used by job seekers?

internet


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