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

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

If expectations were made clear from the beginning

Feedback should be used to:

Help employees grow and improve

What is the contingency model focused on?

Leaders changing the company to match their own style

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

There is actually no formula for that!

The Human Relations management theory supports the idea that:

Job satisfaction increases productivity

Writing tips for any CV include:

Consistency, Clarity, and Conciseness

The definition of a job opening should include

General and specific tasks that should be performed

What are the components of any recruiting process?

Staffing needs; job opening definition; profiling/selecting

A Cover letter is used to:

Highlight/develop aspects of your resume related to the job

What are typical roles of a decisional manager?

Disturbance handler and negotiator

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

Having a clear idea of what other companies are doing

The primary role of a liaision manager should be:

Connecting the company with external organizations/people

The Trait Leadership Theory supports the idea that:

Genes and predetermined traits define leaders

Qualitative aspects of the job performance refer to:

Overview of employee's strength

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

A controlling leader has

High control on task, low relationships with team members

Recognizing a good performer should:

Address the specific task they accomplished

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

Go straight to the point immediately

A manager can assume the following roles:

Interpersonal/informational/decisional,even at the same time

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

Inevitable, but it should not be massive

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

May come in different versions depending on each job call

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

Job where no information is given about attached documents

Always important for new and old employees

What are the disadvantages of using short-time incentives?

Do not consider the company's yearly financial status

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Leaders/managers; Recruiting staff; Vita: Resume and Cover Letter; Managing Staff Performance

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

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