Exam 7: Selecting Human Resources

A(n) _____ is a selection and development device composed of a series of evaluative exercises and tests in which candidates are evaluated by a panel of trained raters.

How does an unstructured interview differ from a semistructured one?

Which of the following occurs when an interviewer allows a positive characteristic about a job applicant to overshadow other evidence?

The selection process for an international assignment should provide a realistic picture of the life, work, and culture to which the employee may be sent.

In the context of selection and placement, what is meant by the term "mismatch"?

What is the main purpose of preemployment screening?

Which of the following is a feature about validity?

HR professionals are least likely to make the final hiring decisions when _____ positions are filled.

Angus has been a bus driver for a tour bus company for the last 15 years and has an excellent driving record. Last year, Angus was on medical leave for 8 weeks due to a back injury which has left him in chronic pain. If Angus has an accident while driving one of the tour buses because of the effects of his prescription pain medication and if passengers are injured, the company might be liable for_____.

What is the purpose of conducting background investigations on job applicants? What are some of the legal issues involved?

Reliability is the ability of a test to produce the same results repeatedly over time.

Since "soft skills" are difficult to test for, and interviewing for these skills often puts women candidates at a disadvantage, the EEOC's guidelines require that applicants be selected for quantifiable or measurable "hard skills" only.

Listening responses such as mirroring and echoing may backfire for managers doing job interviews because these responses give feedback to the applicant.

A new Gulf Coast casino plans to hire over 1,000 employees for its new resort. The casino's HR department requires applicants to complete an online questionnaire which is later analyzed using computer software and only those applicants who have previously worked in hotels and casinos are considered eligible for the next step in the hiring process. This is an example of a_____.

Kevin, a recent college graduate, applied for a job with a firm which provides security to high-profile individuals. During the selection process, he was given a test for visual memory. Tests such as these are classified as_____.

A school district hired a school bus driver without conducting a multi-state criminal background check; a background check was conducted only in the state in which the school was located. Subsequently, the school bus driver was convicted of kidnapping one of the children who traveled in his bus. The prosecution in the case revealed that the driver had been convicted ten years ago for a similar case in another state. The school district is guilty of_____.

What are the EEOC guidelines that need to be considered when planning the content of application forms?

Organizations can use honesty/integrity tests to communicate to applicants and employees alike that dishonesty will not be tolerated.

A nondirective interview allows the interviewer to improvise and pursue interesting nonroutine discussions. Consequently, the nondirective interview is more likely to turn up critical information that can be compared across applicants than a prepared list of questions.

Kent and Julie are both recruiters for Sunspree Corp. When both of them interview the same applicant, they often find that they have different opinions about the applicant's potential as a future high performer for Sunspree. Kent and Julie demonstrate_____.