In which of the following situations you would include your resume?

Job where no information is given about attached documents

Some of the things we need to review when an employee's performance is poor are:

If expectations were made clear from the beginning

Which of the following statements apply to resumes but not to CVs?

May come in different versions depending on each job call

A Cover letter is used to:

Highlight/develop aspects of your resume related to the job

When we describe the "performance expectations" within a job opening description, we mean:

Goals, timeline, potential salary adjustments, etc.

What is the order of actions that a manager should take based on the Process Approach Theory?

Evaluate, plan, organize, direct, staff, evaluate

Recognizing a good performer should:

Address the specific task they accomplished

The definition of a job opening should include

General and specific tasks that should be performed

The Human Relations management theory supports the idea that:

Job satisfaction increases productivity

A manager can assume the following roles:

Interpersonal/informational/decisional,even at the same time

What are typical roles of a decisional manager?

Disturbance handler and negotiator

A job requiring very specific tasks is posted on a local San Antonio newspaper. That is for:

Minimize n. of responses; directed to San Antonio residents

Always important for new and old employees

What is the contingency model focused on?

Leaders changing the company to match their own style

The primary role of a liaision manager should be:

Connecting the company with external organizations/people

Qualitative aspects of the job performance refer to:

Overview of employee's strength

What are the components of any recruiting process?

Staffing needs; job opening definition; profiling/selecting

When meeting an employee to terminate his/her contract, you should:

Go straight to the point immediately

Feedback should be used to:

Help employees grow and improve

Which of the following is not essential to increase staff performance?

Having a clear idea of what other companies are doing

The Trait Leadership Theory supports the idea that:

Genes and predetermined traits define leaders

A controlling leader has

High control on task, low relationships with team members

How do we establish the proper amount for a money incentive?

There is actually no formula for that!

If a leader does not have the answer to a problem brought by teammates, he/she should:

Admit it, they can always work together to find one

What are the disadvantages of using short-time incentives?

Do not consider the company's yearly financial status

Inevitable, but it should not be massive

Writing tips for any CV include:

Consistency, Clarity, and Conciseness

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1
Which of the following are reasons for terminating a contract of an employee?
Business downturn
Failure to meet performance expectations
Behavioral issues
All answers are correct
2
Which Management Theory uses "incentive pay" as a strategy to motivate staff?
Scientific Management
Process Approach
Behavioral Leadership
Human Relations Management
3
In which of the following situations you would include your resume?
Job where no information is given about attached documents
Job in which the employers ask for CV
No answer is correct
Job at a Higher Education Insititution
4
What strategies can we employ when we seek new employees?
Creating a new position by combining existing positions
Create a new position by changing our company int. structure
All answers are correct
Simply try and fill a vacant on an existing position
5
Some of the things we need to review when an employee's performance is poor are:
If expectations were made clear from the beginning
His/her resume
His/her salary
Nothing, we just fire him/her
6
Which of the following statements apply to resumes but not to CVs?
Includes statistics/data about your performance
May come in different versions depending on each job call
Used for applying to positions
Shows information on your professional background
7
Curriculum Vitae is:
synonym of "course of life"
no answer is correct
synonym of resume
synonym of cover letter
8
A Cover letter is used to:
It is not currently used in job applications
Summarize your Curriculum Vitae
Highlight/develop aspects of your resume related to the job
Summarize your resume
9
Which of the following are manager pitfalls?
Micromanaging
Hiring people stronger than themselves
All answers are correct
Willingness to grow
10
"Anybody could be a leader". This motto belongs to:
Trait leadership
Contingency model
Behavioral leadership
Situational leadership
11
A leader adapting their style to that of their employees to motivate them belongs to:
Trait leadership model
Path-goal model
Contingency model
Grit-and-grind model
12
When we describe the "performance expectations" within a job opening description, we mean:
Education, experience, etc.
Training, internal/external opportunities, etc.
Goals, timeline, potential salary adjustments, etc.
All answers are correct
13
What is the order of actions that a manager should take based on the Process Approach Theory?
Evaluate, Direct, staff, organize, evaluate, plan
Evaluate, staff, direct, plan, organize, evaluate
Organize, evaluate, plan, staff, evaluate, direct
Evaluate, plan, organize, direct, staff, evaluate
14
Recognizing a good performer should:
Be done any moment, even a year later
Address the specific task they accomplished
Generalized to all department rather than individualized
All answers are correct
15
Which of the following statements refers to a Curriculum Vitae
It can be longer than 3 pages
It changes depending on the job one is applying to
it includes only highlights and flash information
It is a dynamic document
16
The definition of a job opening should include
All answers are correct
General and specific tasks that should be performed
Height and weight of each candidate
Age and gender of the candidate
17
The Human Relations management theory supports the idea that:
No answer is correct
Getting along with coworkers = distraction to productivity
Human relations should be developed out of the work place
Job satisfaction increases productivity
18
A manager in charge of discussing concessions and agreements with external associations is:
Liaison
Negotiator
Entrepreneur
Disseminator
19
Employees' goals should be:
All answers are correct
Measurable
Specific
Time-based
20
A manager can assume the following roles:
Decisional, but never interpersonal
Interpersonal, but never decisional
Interpersonal/informational/decisional,even at the same time
Informational and decisional, but never interpersonal
21
What are typical roles of a decisional manager?
Liaison and symbolic
No answer is correct
Monitor and spokesperson
Disturbance handler and negotiator
22
A job requiring very specific tasks is posted on a local San Antonio newspaper. That is for:
Get a lot of responses; directed to anyone in the country
Minimize n. of responses; directed to anyone in the country
Minimize n. of responses; directed to San Antonio residents
Get a lot of responses; directed to San Antonio residents
23
A Cover letter should be:
Personal, but professional
Generalized rather than tailored to a certain position
All answers are correct
A vehicle to repeat exactly what you have in your resume
24
Staff performance depends on
All answers are correct
Employees' understanding of the general plan of the company
Employees receiving consistent, proper feedback
Each employee is in the "right position"
25
Training is:
Always important for new and old employees
Essential only when we have new, unexperienced employees
Essential only for old employees to upgrade their know-how
Not essential if the new employees are experienced
26
The number of employees we need to hire for a certain task may depend on...
All answers are correct
Efficient customer service
Efficient productivity
Established laws
27
A Curriculum Vitae should always include
Salutation
All answers are correct
Marital Status
Heading
28
What is the contingency model focused on?
Leaders adapting their style to the company features
Leaders taking a "do nothing" approach
Leaders changing the company to match their own style
Leaders letting employees choosing awards/punishments
29
The primary role of a liaision manager should be:
Studying trends/events in the area of action of the company
Constantly informing the company stakeholders
Only representing the company as a figure, not as an actor
Connecting the company with external organizations/people
30
Qualitative aspects of the job performance refer to:
Overview of employee's strength
Measurable performance results
Customer service
All answers are correct
31
What are the components of any recruiting process?
Eating; napping; playing
Planning; evaluating; value chains
Staffing needs; job opening definition; profiling/selecting
Marketing; training; organizing
32
When meeting an employee to terminate his/her contract, you should:
Go straight to the point immediately
Avoid explanations so for meeting to be as quick as possible
Use public rather than private spaces to do so
Never have a third person with you during the meeting
33
Feedback should be used to:
All answers are correct
Reprimand employees who performed badly
Provide an annual revision of performance only
Help employees grow and improve
34
Which of the following is not essential to increase staff performance?
Having a clear idea of what other companies are doing
Having a clear style for the company actions
Having a clear idea of the company strengths and weaknesses
Having a clear objective for the company development
35
Which of the following actions is required when we analyze our staffing needs
Understand how many persons are needed to fulfill the task/s
All answers are correct
Matching mission, vision, salary caps, marketplace
Understand right features for a person to fill the job
36
Before you write a cover letter, you should have/search for:
All answers are correct
Key values of the company
General information about the job (company, people, etc.)
Desired qualifications and skills of the job
37
The Trait Leadership Theory supports the idea that:
A leader should adapt to the characteristics of the company
Genes and predetermined traits define leaders
Any Individual can become a leader if properly trained
Leaders should change the company to fit their own style
38
A very common element of a job description in the field of kinesiology is:
Chord theory
Physics knowledge
Maths knowledge
Physical requirements
39
A controlling leader has
Low control on task, high relationships with team members
High control on task, low relationships with team members
High control on task, high relationships with team members
Low control on task, low relationships with team members
40
Recognize which of the following situations may require presenting a Curriculum Vitae
All answers are correct
You are applying for a grant/funding
You are seeking job out of the United States
You are seeking job in Higher Education Institutions
41
How do we establish the proper amount for a money incentive?
Half monthly salary * Money spent - Company exceeding
Incentive = m * a
There is actually no formula for that!
Incentives = 3 * salary cap / staff agreed bonus ratio
42
What are some good reasons for employee turnover?
Seasonal needs
All answers are correct
Keeping the traditional approach to work unchanged
Employees moving down within the company
43
If a leader does not have the answer to a problem brought by teammates, he/she should:
Fabricate an answer
Resign from his/her position
Fire the employee who brought the problem
Admit it, they can always work together to find one
44
According to the Behavioral Leadership Theory, leaders may be:
All the answers are correct
Anyone who gets proper training focused on leadership traits
Employee-centered
Job-centered
45
What are the disadvantages of using short-time incentives?
Prompt employees' motivation
Reduce employees' attention levels
Do not consider the company's yearly financial status
Reduce employees' motivation
46
Employee turnover is
Inevitable, and it should always be massive
Inevitable, but it should not be massive
Something we should constantly promote
Something we should always avoid
47
Writing tips for any CV include:
Changing style from one section to another
Never use a narrative style
Jumping, Shooting, Dribbling
Consistency, Clarity, and Conciseness
48
Quantitative performance results:
Are not measurable precisely
Depend on the job description
Are not used to decide about promotions/salary changes
All answers are correct

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