MHR 611 Midterm

Which of the following could Rock Blocks use to better communicate the positive aspects of the building materials industry to recruits? a. A school of excellence b. A yield analysis c. A job analysis d. A realistic job preview

d. A realistic job preview

The fit between a person's abilities and the demands of the job and the fit between a person's desires and motivations and the attributes and rewards of a job is ________. a. person-job fit b. person-group fit c. person-organization fit d. supplementary fit

a. person-job fit

Presenting both positive and potentially negative aspects of a job to recruits is a ________. a. realistic job preview b. job description c. job enhancement preview d. person specification

a. realistic job preview

Showing candidates a short video and asking them to choose one of five responses is an example of which external assessment method? a. situational judgment test b. behavioral interview c. unstructured interview d. situational interview

a. situational judgment test

Don is a high-ranking manager in an advertising firm. He was recently offered a job with higher pay and more lucrative benefits by a rival firm. On coming to know about this, Don's employers decided to make him a(n) ________ matching the offer from their rival firm. a. compensatory package b. counteroffer c. equity bonus d. employment contract

b. counteroffer

If Rock Blocks developed a message or slogan to manage perceptions of what it is like to work there, it has developed a(n) ___________. a. job description b. employer value proposition c. realistic job preview d. recruiter profile

b. employer value proposition

Which of these helps to reduce the effect of unconscious biases? a. Blind assessment b. Random hiring c. Banding d. Letting hiring managers do the interviewing

a. Blind assessment

Which of the following, if true, would result in a new hire to a company getting paid less than existing employees? a. The company wishes to preserve internal equity b. The company wishes to attract top talent in the market c. The company lets the hiring manger make payroll decisions d. The company needs to fill a position immediately

a. The company wishes to preserve internal equity

Job seekers often rate ________ as the most job-related selection procedure. a. interviews b. aptitude tests c. job simulation d. personality inventories

a. interviews

A company relies on innovation as a competitive advantage. It wants to maintain the secrecy of its research and development projects. Which of the following would it most likely use? a. nondisclosure agreements b. non-solicitation agreements c. employment at will agreements d. implicit contracts

a. nondisclosure agreements

If the Australian Defense Department is unable to hire enough qualified talent for its cybersecurity needs so it hires employees who live in and work from Ireland they are using__________. a. offshore labor b. geofencing c. lateral hiring d. outsourcing

a. offshore labor

If an applicant is not hired because the applicant has previously claimed overtime which they were owed, they are likely to be covered under the ________. a. Family and Medical Leave Act b. Fair Labor Standards Act c. National Labor Relations Act d. Equal Pay Act

b. Fair Labor Standards Act

Linda, a qualified and experienced nurse, is being interviewed for the position of a senior care nurse at a facility for terminally ill patients. Which of the following, if true, would suggest self-selection has taken place in this situation? a. She is caught in a dilemma over whether to accept the offer after meeting with several nurses who tell her about the challenges of the job. b. She was shown a video depicting a "day in the life" of a worker at this facility and realized that the job entailed far more hardships than she had anticipated. c. She was told about the hardships of the job during the interview and was asked to accept the offer in spite of them. d. She was asked to serve a month's probation, at the end of which the organization would decide on her job fitness.

b. She was shown a video depicting a "day in the life" of a worker at this facility and realized that the job entailed far more hardships than she had anticipated.

While interviewing Denise for the position of counselor at the local rehabilitation facility for troubled teens, she was informed that her line of work would involve interacting with youths who have a history of violent behavior, as well as, drug and alcohol abuse. Denise accepts the position without hesitation. What function of the realistic job preview is being discussed here? a. self-selection b. a commitment to the choice c. immunization d. salting

b. a commitment to the choice

When should medical tests be administered? a. before interviewing the applicant b. after the candidate has accepted a job offer c. any time the employer feels that it is appropriate d. after a job offer has been extended

b. after the candidate has accepted a job offer

Which assessment method would be the best choice to identify candidates who are more likely to pose a security risk to the company? a. personality test b. background check c. job simulation d. cognitive ability test

b. background check

Rejecting a candidate severely at the end of a long hiring process results in ________. a. reneging b. negative spillover effects c. competitive disadvantage d. restrictive covenants

b. negative spillover effects

If an employer wants to hire experienced neurodiverse cybersecurity experts and realizes that it will need to reach out to them to interest them in applying rather than expecting them to find relevant job postings on the company careers site, it is recognizing that these people are _________ job seekers. a. active b. passive c. semi-passive d. impossible

b. passive

Tracy has an interview with a disorganized, unprepared recruiter and concludes that the company does not have a very professional culture. This is an example of ________. a. a realistic job preview b. signaling c. cognitive dissonance d. a person specification

b. signaling

If an FBI candidate was not hired because she had previously filed a racial discrimination complaint against her employer, she would probably have the ability to file a retaliation claim under _______. a. The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures b. The Family and Medical Leave Act c. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act d. The Fair Labor Standards Act

c. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

Which of the following are considered to be an underutilized labor source? a. career fairs b. written job advertisements c. qualified persons with disabilities d. employee referrals

c. qualified persons with disabilities

Which of the following refers to the training of employees to extend their capabilities and prepare them to assume other jobs and roles in the firm? a. leadership development program b. internal job posting c. employee development d. succession management

c. employee development

When a recruiter is late and unprepared for an interview, the applicant is likely to perceive low___________. a. procedural fairness b. distributive fairness c. interactional fairness d. spillover effects

c. interactional fairness

For which of the following types of candidates will initial recruiter experiences be more important in their ultimately becoming applicants at all? a. active job seekers b. lesser skilled recruits c. passive job seekers d. inexperienced recruits

c. passive job seekers

The best time to pursue workforce diversity is during ________. a. candidate assessment b. making a final choice c. sourcing and recruiting d. developing an Affirmative Action plan

c. sourcing and recruiting

If the real challenge for Rock Blocks isn't just the appeal of the concrete industry but also the fact that the economy is strong and the unemployment rate is low, then ___________is/are also reducing its' recruiters' ability to hire enough quality talent. a. job characteristics b. hiring managers c. the labor market d. coworkers

c. the labor market

Behavioral interview questions are more reliable and substantially better than ________ at predicting job performance. a. structured interview questions b. situational interview questions c. unstructured interview questions d. situational judgment tests

c. unstructured interview questions

If Sweet Tooth decided to hire 1 recruiter for every 20 employees it needed to hire it would be engaging in _________. a. transition analysis b. talent inventory c. workload-driven forecasting d. trend analysis

c. workload-driven forecasting

______ are the two primary legal factors that influence job offer content. a. The UGESP and equal employment opportunity b. Applicant quality and affirmative action goals c. The UGESP and affirmative action goals d. Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action goals

d. Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action goals

When a manager rehires a former employee, this is called ________. a. lateral hiring b. nepotism c. social networking d. a boomerang hire

d. a boomerang hire

An HR manager asked every candidate during an interview to describe a situation in the past in which they had to display their leadership abilities even though they were not a formal leader, discuss what they did, and describe the result. This is an example of which internal assessment method? a. situational judgment test b. case interview c. unstructured interview d. behavioral interview

d. behavioral interview

Asking a candidate during an interview to indicate how she would respond to an irate customer is an example of which external assessment method? a. personality assessment b. behavioral interview c. unstructured interview d. situational interview

d. situational interview

The management at Ajax Corporation believes that internal recruiting sources are the best, especially when it comes to filling vacant positions higher up in the hierarchy. Team leaders and managers at Ajax regularly update the internal records of all employees and their performances, promotability, career interests, etc. This allows the company to quickly and cheaply source qualified internal candidates who can be contacted whenever a position needs to be filled. Most of Ajax's managers were promoted to their respective positions with the help of this internal database. Which of the following methods of internal sourcing does Ajax use? a. succession management b. employee referrals c. internal job posting system d. talent inventories

d. talent inventories