Exam 6: Selecting Applicants

All but which of the following activities form a basis for the targeted selection system?

The reliability of a selection interview will generally not be affected by an interviewer's behavior.

Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, employers are not required to notify job applicants when employment is denied because of information obtained during a background investigation prepared by an investigative agency.

When questions included on the biodata inventory are identical to those included on the application blank, the instrument is called a:

Sound selection processes rarely affect a firm's bottom line.

By using which of the following can a firm demonstrate that a selection device has been consistently found to be valid in many other similar setting?

Which of the following pieces of information is required to gather criterion-related evidence?

The behavior consistency model implies that the most effective selection procedures are those that focus on the candidates' past or present behaviors in situations that closely match those they will encounter on the job.

____ require applicants to perform some of the actual (or simulated) duties of the vacant position.

Before rejecting candidates or disciplining employees because their religious views or practices would interfere with management aims, a manager must first consider whether a reasonable accommodation can be made.

Describe what a manager can do to increase the reliability of selection practices.

Predictive validation studies are more commonly used because they can be conducted more quickly.

The more closely an assessment simulates actual job behaviors, the better the prediction.

Describe the EEOC guidelines on age discrimination.

In discrimination litigation, courts often judge the job-relatedness of a selection practice based on whether the selection criteria are based on job analysis.

When serving as a witness in EEOC investigations and litigation, managers should follow all but which of the following?

____ examines an applicant's likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses, goals, attitudes, and philosophies.

The ____ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution pertains to an individual's privacy rights and protects job candidates and employees from unreasonable intrusions by the employer.

In a predictive validation study, information is gathered on actual job applicants.

Discuss the strategies used by organizations to assess and document the validity of its selection practices.