Chat with AIExam 4: Staffing: Recruiting and Selection
The position for the city Manager of Science River attracted many applicants. As part of the selection process, the applicants each appeared one by one before the entire Scenic River Board of Aldemen for an interview. This is an example of a _____ interview.
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What is the purpose of conducting background investigations on job applicants? What are some of the legal issues involved?
(30) VerifiedThe need for background checking can be found in a wide range of positions: school teachers, janitors, bank tellers, and so on. Background information can be obtained from many sources. Some of these sources include past job records, credit history, testing records, educational and certification records, drug tests, Social Security numbers, sex offender lists, motor vehicle records, and military records.
Failure to check the backgrounds of people who are hired can lead to embarrassment and legal liability. Hiring workers who commit violent acts on the job is one example. For jobs in certain industries, such as those that provide services to children, vulnerable adults, security, in-home services, and financial services, background checks are mandated in some states. Nationally background checks are required for people with commercial drivers' licenses who drive tractor-trailer rigs and buses interstate. Lawyers say that an employer's liability hinges on how well it investigates an applicant's background. Consequently, details provided on the application form should be investigated extensively, and these efforts should be documented.
Negligent hiring occurs when an employer fails to check an employee's background and the employee later injures or harms someone while performing job duties. There is a potential negligent hiring problem when an employer hires an unfit employee, a background check is insufficient, or an employer does not research potential risk factors that would prevent a positive hire decision. Similarly, negligent retention occurs when an employer becomes aware that an employee may be unfit for employment but continues to employ the person, and the person injures someone.
Patrick, a job applicant, was asked by his interviewer, "In your previous job, how did you handle employees who were poor performers?" Based on this information, what type of interview did Patrick attend?
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Which of the following is an example of external sources of recruitment?
(41) Define the term "rerecruiting." Explain how a firm can utilize this form of recruitment.
(34) Hard skills include interpersonal, human behavior, and leadership skills.
(33) Employment agencies typically have their own workforce, which they supply by contract to employers with jobs.
(36) Mary, the recruiter for Aurora Borealis Lighting Inc., decides to hire an individual who has the ability to learn on the job. The recruiters estimate it will be two years before the new hire will be fully productive. Consequently, they are looking to hire a person who will be with the company for at least four or five years. Mary suggests that they only hire applicants who have been with their previous employers for at least two years, and who have not changed their jobs too frequently. Mary's suggestion is an example of a:
(46) Gisela has just finished her interview with the managing editor of a large city newspaper. She is shaken and upset because the editor talked about her educational background in an insulting tone. He also pressured her to answer confusing questions without allowing her time to collect her thoughts. Given this scenario, Gisela most likely attended a _____ interview.
(41) Internet recruiting generates high numbers of applicants and increases work for HR staff far beyond traditional recruiting methods.
(35) A school district hired a school bus driver without conducting a multi-state criminal background check; a background check was conducted only in the state in which the school was located. Subsequently, the school bus driver was convicted of kidnapping one of the children who traveled in his bus. The prosecution in the case revealed that the driver had been convicted ten years ago for a similar case in another state. The school district is guilty of:
(42) Why is it important to formally evaluate and measure recruiting? What are some methods that can be used to evaluate recruiting?
(37) In general, the more structured a type of selection interview, the more likely it is to be valid.
(40) John's Medical is recruiting for the post of an oncology nurse practitioner. It would be most effective for John's Medical to advertise:
(38) In which of the following situations would the use of temporary workers be most appropriate?
(39) Mark is unhappy with his new job as a first line supervisor at a call center. Mark finds the job boring and longs for the end of his shift every day. He wants to apply for another job either within or outside the organization. This is an example of:
(34) Exclusive use of the Internet for recruiting can reduce the diversity of an employer's applicant population because:
(34) The _____ pool consists of all persons who are actually evaluated for selection.
(36) Lack of fit between a person and a job is most likely to result from:
(37) In verifying the identities and credentials of job applicants, employers must use the revised form I-9 for each employee hired and must:
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