Exam 7: Recruiting, Selecting, Training, and Developing Employees

Which of the following is a disadvantage of external recruiting?

Which of the following statements is true of training?

In the context of popular selection techniques in employment decisions, which of the following provides a quick and inexpensive mechanism for gathering several kinds of objective information about an individual that can be easily verified?

Discuss the use of an assessment center as a selection technique in organizations.

In the context of the evaluation of training programs, the best way to ensure that changes have occurred because of training and not just the passage of time is to:

Barbara, a product manager at an organic soap manufacturing company, is supposed to interview a candidate for a new job opening in her department. The candidate arrives late to the interview, and therefore Barbara assumes that he will be tardy and uninterested in his job as well. Despite the fact that the candidate meets all the job requirements, Barbara rejects the candidate. Which of the following interview errors has Barbara most likely made?

Which of the following is a common method for external recruiting?

Jacob applied for the position of correspondent at The News Curator, a news agency in New Orleans. At the beginning of his interview at The News Curator, Jacob had a few awkward minutes until he eventually regained his confidence. This led the interviewer to make a negative judgment about Jacob even though Jacob later performed well. The news agency did not hire him as it felt that he was not skilled enough for the job. Jacob then joined another news agency as a correspondent and won the best crime beat reporter award within a year. Which of the following selection errors did The News Curator most likely make?

Cosmogena, a cosmetics start-up, wants to hire five female marketing executives. For these openings, the management prefers candidates who are outgoing, sociable, and upbeat. Which of the big five personality traits is Cosmogena seeking?

Which of the following is an effective technique for ensuring that job seekers understand the actual nature of the jobs available to them?

In the context of making hiring decisions, the best way an organization can avoid legal issues is by:

Discuss the different criteria used in a selection decision.

Which of the following is a difference between internal recruiting and external recruiting?

In the context of employment decisions that organizations make, which of the following is the second step in the selection process?

Glebson Security, a security services agency in North Carolina, adds another process to its traditional interview round to make its selection procedure more stringent. In this new process, shortlisted candidates are individually sent into a room in which a trained clinician shows them an ambiguous inkblot as a stimulus and asks them what they see in it. This process helps the firm measure the personality traits of prospective employees. In this scenario, Glebson Security is using _____.

Development involves teaching operational employees job-specific knowledge and skills.

Benevolence, a charity organization, wants to hire welfare officers who will interact with representatives of the public. Apart from the right qualifications and experience, the candidate must be cooperative and altruistic to be able to perform the job well. Which of the big five personality traits is Benevolence seeking?

Which of the following statements is true of development?

Which of the following statements is true of an unstructured interview?

Which of the following is a form of temporary employee who can help respond to work demands in the short term?