Exam 6: Selection

What role does culture play in determining business leadership styles?

What recruitment/selection metric focuses on the number of applicants who accepted the job divided by the number who were offered the job?

The problems of hiring unqualified or less qualified candidates and rejecting qualified candidates have been eliminated since firms began using selection tests.

During probationary periods,which typically last from 30 to 60 days,firms evaluate employees for suitability and skill.

A selection tool that provides consistent results is said to be ________.

Interviews are valid predictors of success on the job,which is why they are commonly used to evaluate applicants.

The primary reason for conducting background investigations is to ________.

What process conveys positive and negative job information to the applicant in an unbiased manner?

A student takes an IQ test one week and scores 140.The student retakes the test one week later and scores 90.Which of the following best describes the test?

Why is employee selection important? How can applicant tracking systems improve the selection process?

Several applicants interacting in the presence of one or more interviewers is typical of what type of interview?

What are background investigations? Why are they an important part of the hiring process?

Experts suggest that a slight amount of test anxiety is ________.

When are employers required to validate their selection tests?

The primary purpose of the preliminary interview is ________.

The concept of ________ suggests that interviewers often make a judgment about a candidate during the first few minutes of the interview.

Applicant tracking systems are primarily used by firms to contact former employees about available positions.

What type of interview is most likely being conducted when an interviewer says,"I think your answer is totally inadequate: it doesn't deal with my concerns at all,can't you do better than that?"

The extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure is known as ________.

Craig is applying for a sales position at a commercial real estate firm.The HR manager gave Craig the Myers-Briggs test during the selection process.Which of the following is most likely being measured by the firm?