Which action during the selection process would be illegal under the EEO laws?

asking candidates how close they are to retirement age

Which of the following is a permissible question to ask in job applications and interviews?

Will you need any reasonable accommodation for the position?

In most organizations, the first step in the personnel selection process is...

screen applications for basic job requirements

Rita was selected to interview & then performed well in the interview. What is the next step?

verify her qualifications with a background check

Which of the following is a requirement under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986?

Ers must verify & keep records on right of ees to work in US

A correlation coefficient of -1.0 between two sets of numbers indicates _____.

when one set of numbers goes up, the other set goes down

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Chapter Six: Selecting Employees

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Review of selection of employees, including job applications & resumes, employment tests & work samples interview techniques, and selection decisions

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1
Interviews which allow open-ended questions and are chosen by interviewer are called...
behavioral
nondirective
situational
structured
2
Which action during the selection process would be illegal under the EEO laws?
asking candidates how close they are to retirement age
asking if they can meet requirements of work schedule
asking all candidates which schools they have attended
asking all candidates if they worked under a different name
3
Which of the following is a permissible question to ask in job applications and interviews?
Where were you born?
Will you need any reasonable accommodation for the position?
What religious holidays do you observe?
Are you a citizen of the United States?
4
In most organizations, the first step in the personnel selection process is...
administer pre-employment tests
invite candidates for job interviews
screen applications for basic job requirements
verify qualifications through reference & background checks
5
The _____ of a measurement indicates how free that measurement is from RANDOM error.
generalizability
utility
validity
reliability
6
An interview that asks candidates to talk about their actions in a past situation is called a..
behavior description interview
situational interview
unstructured interview
nondirective interview
7
Tests measuring verbal skills, quantitative skills, & reasoning ability are called ___ tests.
honesty
job performance
cognitive ability
personality inventories
8
Rita was selected to interview & then performed well in the interview. What is the next step?
Send Rita a job offer
review resume for basic job qualifications
verify her qualifications with a background check
negotiate salary and benefits with Rita
9
The extent to which an employment test scores relate to actual job performance is called...
reliability
utility
validity
generalizability
10
Which of the following is a requirement under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986?
Ers must verify & keep records on right of ees to work in US
Ers must verify the legal age of ees without US citizenship.
Affirmative Action plans must include immigrant workers
Ers must pay higher differential wage to immigrant workers
11
A correlation coefficient of -1.0 between two sets of numbers indicates _____.
when one set of numbers goes up, the other set goes down
a positive correlation between the two sets
a complete lack of any correlation between the two sets
when one set of numbers goes up, so does the other

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