Exam 8: Selection II: Testing and Other Assessments

Although people use many terms to describe different personalities, there are only four basic dimensions of personality as captured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).

SeaWave is a company that builds and repairs ocean and lake marinas and docks in eastern Canada. The company hires deep-sea divers. What type of test should SeaWave use to select its applicants?

Employers have an obligation to accommodate all workers who have a medical or physical condition.

Scenario 8-1 The Federal Transportation Safety Board recently stated that Provincial Ferries has failed to effectively enforce its zero-tolerance substance abuse policy. As part of its investigation into several fatal ferry accidents, the board revealed a pattern of crew use of cannabis. Data in HRIS showed significant costs associated with employee accidents, absenteeism, turnover, and tardiness due to workplace drug and alcohol use. The company president of one of the ferries wants the Transportation Board to implement mandatory employee drug testing. The union opposes mandatory testing and states that the issue has never been brought to the joint safety committee. Management is wondering why no one is standing up for what is right and reporting coworkers who are impaired on the job. -Refer to Scenario 8-1. Which of the following legal and ethical best practices are NOT permissible in dealing with substance abuse in the workplace?

When should a fitness test or medical exam be given to applicants?

Applicants react most favourably to tests that allow them to demonstrate their creativity.

Which of the following is NOT a guideline for balancing validity and diversity in selection?