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

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. -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. -Are you able to perform the listed job tasks with or without accommodation? If so,how would you perform the tasks,and with what accommodation?

Citizens,and noncitizens with a legal right to work in the United States,are protected from discrimination on the basis of national origin.

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

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. -List the number and ages of your children.

It is possible to produce a biodata instrument that is predictive of performance across organizations and employee groups.

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. -What is your date of birth?

Training and experience evaluations,like other selection methods,are subject to the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures.

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. -Does your religion keep you from working on weekends?

Scoring procedures for biodata forms should be based on job applicants rather than incumbents.

It is especially important for an employer to answer reference questions from other organizations,such as "Would you rehire this person?"

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. -Are you at least 18 years old?

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. -What is your religious faith?

Which of the following is the most frequently sought reference information from applicants?

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. -What was your maiden name?

Asking applicants to give written permission to contact their references is a good idea.

Which of the following methods of empirical keying has been the most popular and useful?

When creating a biographical information blank (BIB)it is preferable to use items have an underlying continuum and requiring a single choice.

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