ch 11
In the selection procedure of a firm, an applicant must obtain a minimum passing score on two different assessment methods before being allowed to continue in the hiring process. What type of assessment plan is being used?
multiple hurdles
Rejecting a candidate severely at the end of a long hiring process results in ________.
negative spillover effects
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?
nondisclosure agreements
Which of the following is true of an employment contract?
not every employee has an employment contract
Averaging candidates' scores from an interview, job knowledge test, and work simulation to derive a summary score to use in comparing candidates is an example of ________.
unit weighing
An applicant who feels she or he was asked questions unrelated to the job during an interview likely feels low procedural fairness.
true
The bargained-for exchange between the contract parties is known as ________
consideration
Which of the following reduces the ability of rank ordering to identify the best hire?
large standard error of measurement
Job candidates can renege on an accepted job offer, not companies.
false
The multiple hurdles approach to combining assessment scores is used when high scores on some assessments can compensate for low scores on other assessments
false
Using experts to decide how to weight candidates' scores on different assessments is called unit weighting.
false
To successfully negotiate a job offer it is important to ________.
focus on the things that matter to the finalist
When different assessments are made using different scales, before they can be combined the raw scores must be ________.
standardized
Which of the following, if true, would make a firm keep cut scores low?
the company is following a cost leadership strategy
A written employment contract is considered to be an explicit employment contract.
true
