Exam 6: Selection of Human Resources

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Employers are unlikely to eliminate the selection interview from the selection process because it has high "face validity."

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Currently, genetic tests for screening out applicants are legal in Canada.

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Which of the following statements characterizes a structured job interview?

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Discuss this statement: "Interviews are the most widely used, but the least valid, selection method." What are some of the uses and problems associated with employment interviews?

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Interviewers may tend to favour or select applicants they consider much like themselves. If so, which of the following is occurring?

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Which of the following recommendations is NOT a key point in effective interviewing?

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You are the university recruiter for an investment bank. What selection tests would be appropriate to use for entry-level professional positions? Which tests would clearly be inappropriate?

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In selection, a predictor is a characteristic that a person must have to do a job successfully.

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Some pieces of information are more subject to being falsified than others. Which of the following pieces are applicants LEAST likely to lie about?

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Fitting a person to the right job is an HR focus. What is this activity the definition of?

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Which of the following characteristics is a key personal one for success in an overseas assignment?

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Clarence is selecting questions for a structured interview he is designing. He wants to ask each candidate a question or two that will tap the applicant's motivation. Which of the following draft questions should Clarence avoid asking?

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Job candidates come to understand the organizational realities of a job, which enables them to put their job expectations accurately in context. Which of the following is the name of this process?

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One negative fact about an applicant may influence the selection decision more than any amount of positive information.

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When an organization needs to fill jobs, it engages in choosing individuals who have the essential qualifications. Which of the following terms is used to describe this process?

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The job offer document

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Research has consistently shown that a structured interview is neither a valid nor a reliable predictor of job performance.

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The recruiter for West Photo Supply is scanning a résumé. The individual, a woman, is highly qualified for the position that West Photo has open. The position requires two weeks of travel per month. The résumé has a section headed "Hobbies and Activities." Here, the individual lists membership in a club called "Parents of Multiples," an organization for parents who have twins and other multiple-birth children. Which of the following statements outlines an appropriate legal perspective for the recruiter?

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