Exam 6: Selecting Applicants

The federal agency that administers most federal employment antidiscrimination laws is the:

Interviews raise the same legal concerns as application blanks.

Which of the following requires employers to accommodate a reasonable request for religious accommodation, as long as the accommodation does not pose an undue hardship on their business operations?

An employer's obligation to inquire into someone's fitness varies, depending on the nature of the job in question.

____ examines how applicants have behaved in past situations that are similar to those that would be faced on the new job.

Research studies have found that biodata inventories are excellent predictors of job success.

Validity generalization is established by demonstrating that a selection device has been consistently found to be valid in many other similar settings.

Predictor scores report the job performance level achieved by an individual, usually based on supervisor evaluations.

Employers are prohibited from harassing job applicants because of their national origin.

A content-oriented strategy is appropriate for demonstrating the validity of selection procedures, which purport to measure traits or constructs such as intelligence, aptitude, personality, or leadership.

Which law is designed to protect applicants' rights in the event of a background investigation conducted by an investigative agency?

When using a ____ strategy, the firm attempts to demonstrate statistically that someone who does well on a selection instrument is more likely to be a good job performer than someone who does poorly.

An employer may justify its rejection of an older applicant based on the grounds that it costs more to employ such workers.

Managers should avoid asking any questions regarding pregnancy during an employment interview.

The ____ of a selection method is maximized when two people evaluating the same candidate provide the same rating.

Discuss the legal concerns associated with biodata inventories and background investigations.

In following a ____ strategy, a firm attempts to provide evidence showing a relationship between applicant selection scores and subsequent job performance levels.

Interviewers should do all but which of the following when preparing for an interview?

In a predictive validation study, information is gathered on:

The sole use of a ____ strategy for demonstrating validity is most appropriate for selection devices that directly assess job behavior.