C234 Chapter 4 Review
What is an adverse impact analysis?
A type of evaluation that measures discrimination
What should a job application form typically include?
A mandatory section on skills and abilities
All of the following are ways other than the application and interview that you can find out more about an applicant except:
Checking credit reports without the applicant's written permission
Which of the following is NOT an attribute of a selection test that increases its effectiveness?
Cost
What is the form used to verify the identity of the future employee and her eligibility to work in the US?
Form I-9
In the employee selection process, the job specification section contains KSAs. What does KSA stand for?
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
If the company has an affirmative action plan, where should the demographic question be asked?
On a form separate from the application
Which of the following is not an advantage to using a team interview instead of an individual interview?
Team interviews always help the candidates feel more relaxed
All of the following are things that employers should avoid in their advertisements and notices of open positions except:
Terms such as Server, Agent, or Salesperson
What do selection tests try to measure in the recruiting process?
The difficult to measure attributes of applicants
For recruitment and selection test, what is validity?
The extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure
What happens in a structured interview?
The interviewer follows a pre-set list of questions
Which of the following is a reason that letters of recommendation may not be very valuable?
The letters generally represent a very biased form of information
What does the implementation schedule determine?
The order in which selection methods are administered
What is a screening interview used for?
To determine if the applicant would be a good fit for the open position
At the time of the job offer, it is best for the employer to be straightforward with the potential new employee about the facts about the job, the bad as well as the good.
True
It is best to map out a new hire's support network using a group of employees who vary in rank but who can work regularly with the new employee:
True
The process of selecting top applicants is what will make the organization successful in the long run:
True
When developing or purchasing a human resource information system, the organization should see if the system can accommodate an organizations future growth or change:
True
What is the very first step an organization should take when developing a selection process?
Update the job description