Exam 6: Selection of Human Resources

Personal references are a useful indication of an applicant's character.

An effective interviewer speaks only so much during the interview. Which of the following most closely indicates the amount of time?

Research has identified the biggest factor affecting interviewers' decisions about an applicant's overall suitability. Which of the following factors is it?

Which of the following identifies what the job application form provides at its most fundamental?

One of the most useful interviewing techniques is the skilful asking of leading questions.

Concurrent validity is measured when an employer tests employees and correlates the scores with their performance ratings.

At a job interview an applicant was asked the following: "How did you handle a situation where there were no rules or guidelines for employee discipline?" Which type of interview was it?

A personality test has shown that Bob is high in the "agreeableness" trait. He is cooperative, good-natured, tolerant, and trusting. Research shows that people like Bob tend to have job success across most organizations and occupations.

One desired test characteristic pertains to how consistent the measurement of something is. Which of the following terms is applicable?

The director of HR realizes that the KSAs currently used for hiring entry-level engineers are outdated. Which of the following is the tool that will enable the director to establish which KSAs are needed?

When applying for a job as a history instructor at local college, Catherine was required to teach a class of first-year students on a history topic of her choosing. What is this is an example of?

What are the purposes of the application form? What legal issues are involved with application forms?

In a behavioural interview, applicants are required to give specific examples of how they have handled a problem in the past.

John has a minor hand tremor that affects his ability to write legibly by hand, although he can type without problems and fill in dots on Scantron sheets. This hand tremor would probably lower John's score on a cognitive ability test.

Which statement best sums up the use of honesty/integrity tests?

A cognitive ability test measures how an individual thinks, remembers, reasons, and applies verbal and mathematical abilities.

Which of the following makes the most accurate statement about personality tests?

In one approach to hiring, a minimum cutoff is set on each predictor, and the applicant must reach at least each minimum level. Which of the following is the name of this approach?

Which of the following is NOT an issue pertaining to the use of predictive validity?

Andrew, the director of Global HR, is in a gloomy mood. He is trying to place a manager in an overseas assignment, and the third person to whom he has offered the position has refused it. Andrew takes little comfort in the fact that each person gave the same reason for turning down the position. Which of the following is the probable reason?