Chapter 6 HR

When a job candidate's intellectual and physical skills are a good fit to those of the job being filled, then a good ______ exists.

ability-job fit

Assessments of general intelligence or of some type of aptitude for a particular job are called ______ tests.

cognitive ability

When an organization requires all applicants take a paper-and-pencil test with logic and math problems on it, the organization is using a(n) ______ test to screen candidates.

cognitive ability

When an organization uses four different selection tests and averages the scores on the tests to determine whether job applicants can continue in the selection process, the organization is using a(n) ______ selection model.

compensatory

The measurement of "resilience" would be most associated with the ______ validity measure.

construct

The measure of a theoretical concept or trait that is not directly observable is called ______.

construct validity

A data entry test representing what data entry clerks routinely do given to candidates for positions where they would need to be able to type would have ______ validity.

content

The ______ check is the most commonly used background check in applicant screening.

credit

An organization can test for ______ validity by comparing a score on a selection test to the job performance of existing workers in that job.

criterion-related

When an organization uses ______ as the primary criterion in selection, it often ends up not getting the best person for a particular job.

cultural fit

One of the most commonly exaggerated items on résumés and applications is ______ level.

education

When an organization gives job applicants a test with questions like "Will you allow your friends and family to use your store discount even though doing so is against the rules?" the organization is using a(n) ______ test to screen candidates.

honesty

Interview questions such as "Imagine you are working on a team and a member is disruptive and confrontational. What would you do?" are ______ questions.

hypothetical

To measure a job candidate's intellectual curiosity and motivation in a particular field, a(n) ______ test is used.

interest

The legal concept that says if the organization hires someone who may pose a danger to others, and if that person then harms someone else in the course of working for the company, then the company can be held liable for the individual's actions is called ______.

negligent hire

Interview questions such as "How does the mission of the organization impact how you would do your job?" and "What were your favorite activities in college?" are ______ questions.

open-ended

When an organization tests each job applicant to make sure the applicant can use all the tools--such as hammers and screwdrivers--involved in the job, the organization is using a(n) ______ test to screen candidates.

physical skills

The consistency of a test measurement over time and across rates is called ______.

reliability

When preparing to conduct an interview, the first step the interviewer should take is to ______.

review the job description and specifications

An interviewer has a list of prepared questions to ask each candidate. However, the interviewer also finds it useful to ask some unplanned questions when the candidate mentions something interesting or when it seems appropriate to gather more information. This describes a(n) ______ interview.

semistructured

An interviewer does not prepare questions but prefers to greet each job candidate and allow the interview to develop organically in a conversational manner. The interviewer likes to have more of a "conversation" than an interview with each candidate. The questions to each candidate are different. This describes a(n) ______ interview.

unstructured

There are no preplanned questions or sequence of topics prepared for job candidates in a(n) ______ interview.

unstructured

The extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure is called ______.

validity

When an organization provides a test to job applicants that requires the applicants to perform the job for which they are applying, the organization is using a(n) ______ test to screen candidates.

work sample

When an organization provides the type of work that the candidate would perform on the job and asks the candidate to perform the tasks under some type of controlled conditions the organization is using a(n) ______ test to screen candidates.

work sample