Exam 9: Application Forms and Biodata Assessments, Training and Experience Evaluations, and Reference Checks

Laws protect both citizens, and noncitizens with legal authorization to work in the United States, from discrimination due to race, color, religion, or national origin.

An unstructured reference checking system, rather than a structured reference checking system, is more likely to be open to charges of discrimination.

The behavioral consistency method for assessing training and experience assumes which of the following?

Refusing to give information on a past employee shields an employer from a lawsuit.

For each of the following questions that might appear on an application form, identify them as either (A) appropriate or (B) inappropriate, from a legal perspective. a.Appropriate b.Inappropriate -When was your last physical exam?

For each of the following questions that might appear on an application form, identify them as either (A) appropriate or (B) inappropriate, from a legal perspective. a.Appropriate b.Inappropriate -How would you describe your general physical health?

What does research tell us about the accuracy of application form data?

Employers do not have a responsibility to provide relevant information on a past employee who is under consideration for employment by another employer.

As far as reliability is concerned, training and experience evaluations tend to reflect rather high interrater reliability estimates.

It is legal, and even the duty of employers to check references.

For each of the following questions that might appear on an application form, identify them as either (A) appropriate or (B) inappropriate, from a legal perspective. a.Appropriate b.Inappropriate -What language do you commonly use?

For each of the following questions that might appear on an application form, identify them as either (A) appropriate or (B) inappropriate, from a legal perspective. a.Appropriate b.Inappropriate -Do you own your own car?

Negligent hiring occurs when:

Caution is advised in using any negative data from a reference check as a basis for excluding applicants.

Job analysis data should serve as one basis for choosing employment application questions.

Is an employer prohibited by law from asking certain questions on an application form?

For each of the following questions that might appear on an application form, identify them as either (A) appropriate or (B) inappropriate, from a legal perspective. a.Appropriate b.Inappropriate -What is your name?

For each of the following questions that might appear on an application form, identify them as either (A) appropriate or (B) inappropriate, from a legal perspective. a.Appropriate b.Inappropriate -What is your height and weight?

Evidence of application/resume fraud or misconduct will not limit the employer's liability on discrimination claims.

It is inappropriate to ask an applicant to supply a birth certificate for employment.