Exam 6: Selecting New Employees

A "fitness for duty" test is not a medical exam.

On an application form,an employer can ask about a person's marital status.

Describe why the selection process is so important to the company.

If the organization selects someone who may pose a danger to coworkers and then harms coworkers in the company,what does the company potentially have?

A test involving driving a forklift moving pallets from one place to another would be an example of a:

Testing must be done systematically in one of two forms,which are _______ or ________.

Privacy laws do not prevent Universities and Colleges from providing the following information to a third party without consent from the job candidate:

"Give me an example of a time when you used problem-solving technique on a work project" is an example of what type of interview question?

Which of the following selection methods would be least likely to cause legal concerns over validity and reliability for the organization using it?

Construct validity measures directly observable traits.

What is the difference between a skills test and a cognitive abilities test?

When can polygraph tests be used in the hiring process?

In the __________,candidates must pass one test for employment before being eligible to move on to the next test.

Credit checks are never useful during the hiring process,because they only reveal information about a candidate's personal life,unrelated to their potential work ability.

Credit checks are useful during the hiring process because they can reveal:

Reece gave all 2014 job applicants a math test before hiring.In 2015,Reece looked at the performance appraisal scores of those applicants and found that the applicants who scored well on the math test also received high scores on the analytical aspects of their jobs as measured by their performance appraisals.Reece's math test appears to have __________.

List and briefly describe the steps taken in conducting interviews.

What type of interview offers the same questions to all candidates?

Discuss the use of the various background checks as tests for employment.

Trevor requires all applicants take a paper-and-pencil test with questions like "If a customer accidentally gave you too much money,would you return the excess?" Trevor is giving his applicants a(n) ________ test.