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

Scott, a senior manager at Morrison Tech Inc., routinely interviews candidates for his marketing team. He tends to be unduly influenced by candidates who happen to share his passion for soccer. He is biased toward such candidates and selects them to fill the job vacancies. Which of the following interview errors does Scott most likely make?

Alister, a finance graduate, interviewed for the position of executive financial analyst at an investment firm. He had a one-on-one interview with the head of the finance department. During his interview, Alister was asked by the interviewer to imagine a scenario in which a subordinate and a supervisor, both working on the same project, have a conflict on both personal and professional levels. He was then asked to describe his approach to solving this problem effectively. In this case, Alister attended a:

Briefly discuss internal recruiting and the advantages and disadvantages associated with it.

In the context of employee training and development, which of the following is the most common method of implementing a work-based program?

Public employment agencies became a formal part of the recruiting process with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1991.