Exam 12: Recruiting, Selecting, and Retaining Talent

Before reviewing résumés,interviewing candidates,or giving any job-related test,a manager needs to understand the context in which the job takes place.

A company that establishes a process after deciding to hire an employee loses out on many benefits.

Which of the following statements is true about the guidelines concerning methods and assessment in an effective selection process?

Research indicates that managers are more likely to make the right selection when they rely on subjective methods rather than mechanical methods.

Which of the following is an example of a solid employee referral program?

An experienced applicant with lower cognitive ability may perform as well as one with higher cognitive ability.

In a four-step selection process,which of the following is the immediate next step after establishing a process for making decisions?

Gerald,a manager at Lift & Drop Inc. ,wants to test an applicant's capability for a job by creating a work sample.Gerald picks out two essential tasks from the job description and defines what results the tasks have to yield.Which of the following is the next step?

Which of the following is an example of adverse impact?

What benefits does a company enjoy if it establishes the decision-making process before it decides to hire an employee?

Dysfunctional turnover occurs when separation from the organization is initiated by the organization due to poor performance.

Maria,a manager at Forum Inc. ,is expecting a candidate for a face-to-face interview.Maria has some general topics in mind that she wishes to cover with the candidate,but there is no predetermined order to the questions.What interview method is Maria using?

Which of the following statements is true about recruiters in an organization?

Julia is a manager at Hutkon & Co. ,a company that manufactures and sells consumer electrical products.She is looking to recruit a candidate for a key executive position.She hires Rihanna who is new to the industry,over Fred who is a qualified candidate with over six years of experience.Julia justifies this by claiming that she feels more comfortable working with women.According to employment law,which act of discrimination is illustrated here?

Face validity is the degree to which applicants believe the selection method fairly measures requirements for the job.

In order to reduce the cost of interviewing,many companies do a prescreening by e-mail or over the telephone.This is known as an unstructured interview.

Managers are better recruiters than human resource and corporate recruiters.Present supporting claims to this statement.

Flaren & Co. ,a company providing superior marketing services in the U.S. ,discovers a pattern in the last two years' applicant profiles: 87 percent are males and majors.The manager of the company realizes the need to reflect the company's commitment to diversity.In order to attract more diverse applicants to the organization,what steps should the manager implement?

A(n)_____ interview involves the interviewer following a script specifically designed to target certain KSAs required for the job.

_____ is the degree to which a selection method avoids adverse impact.