HRM TEST 2

Most American clothing makers have outsourced because the quality is better.

False

Research has shown that applicants who find employment through an employee referral tend to be a problem because they tend to quit more quickly.

False

Executive search firms

Help employers find the right people for jobs

If you inflate the evaluation of people with whom you have something in common, you are committing a

Similar-to-me error

The method of training used to train personnel to operate aircraft, spacecraft, and other highly technical and expensive equipment is the:

Simulation method

It is late at night before your scheduled vacation. You are all packed and ready to go to bed. You get a phone call from the plant asking you to come in and handle a problem that only you can address. What will you do?"" This is an example of a/an ____ question."

Situational

What is usually the first step in selection process

Submission of a resume

the final decision to hire an applicant usually belongs to

The supevisor

All of the following are reasons why performance appraisal programs fail except

There is too much employee input into the development of the appraisal program.

Which one of the following has not been cited as a reason for failure of performance management systems

They are too simple

Advertisements can allow selectivity in attracting applicants

True

Educational institutions are typically a source of young applicants with formal training but relatively little full-time work experience.

True

Internship programs that are done well benefit students, schools, and employers.

True

Looking on the internet is the most common technique used search tactic used by job seekers

True

Organizational politics can introduce bias into even the most fairly administered performance appraisals

True

The approach to recruitment that informs applicants about all aspects of the job including both desirable and undesirable facets is called Realistic job preview

True

most large companies accept applications online:

True

A type of interview that allows for speed and flexibility, and helps make preliminary assessments before incurring costs with face-to-face meetings is:

Video interviews

If employees consistently achieve their productivity objectives, it might be a signal that training is needed.

false

The HR department rarely has the primary responsibility for overseeing and coordinating a firm's appraisal program

false

A program that offers students an opportunity to learn the job and gain hands-on experience while they are still in college is known as a /an:

internship program

If you rate an employee's performance based largely on the employee's recent behavior, you are committing a

recency error

the term training and development

refers to short term performance orientation

Placement of an individual in another job for which the duties, responsibilities, status, and remuneration are approx equal to those of the previous job

transfer

"Tell me more about your experiences on your last job" is an example of a nondirective interview question.

true

Apprenticeship programs are an extension of OJT that provide on and off the job instruction.

true

By far the greatest proportion of training is spent on rank and file employees and their supervisors.:

true

Central tendency is a performance rating error in which all employees are rated about average

true

Developmental purposes for performance appraisal include identifying strengths and weaknesses and improving communication

true

Effective trainers are often enthusiastic, humorous, have interest in the training itself, and demonstrate knowledge of the subject.

true

Most interviews take place in person

true

Often Applicants will respond to a job even if they don't meet the job requirements

true

The Americans with Disabilities Act severely limits the types of medical inquiries and examinations that employers may use

true

The annual or semi-annual performance appraisal should be an extension of day-to-day supervision

true

Video interviews have the advantages of speed and cost effectiveness

true

one disadvantage of peer appraisal...?

true

online applications can speed up selection process, to hiring managers more efficiently

true

which of the following interview questions is appropriate:

why did you leave your last job

Interviewers should steer clear of....

Age,race,marital status, sexual orientation

Which of the following is inappropriate on an application form?

Asking the applicant to disclose previous arrests

The lines of advancement for an individual within an organization are known as

Career Paths

Wide variety of applications such as web/computer based, virtual classroom training

E-learning

the purposes served by application forms include all of the following except:

ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR INTERVIEWS

In most instances, who is in the best position to perform the function of appraising an employee's performance?

Employee's supervisor

A rating error in which the appraiser tends to give all employees either unusually high or unusually low ratings

Leniency or strictness error

Many manufactures move to the south because of...

Lower labor cost and labor unions are less prevelant

The placement of an employee in another job at a higher level in the organization with an increase in pay and status is known as a:

Promotion

If you rate an average employee's performance high because you compared the employee to poor performers, you are committing a-

contrast error

which of the following should not be asked on an application?

national origin

The Americans with Disabilities Act explicitly states that

physical exams must be directly related to the requirements of the job.