WGU C234 Workforce Planning:
Recruitment & Selection Topic 4 Already
Passed
What are valid reasons for using assessments? ✔✔To identify applicant aptitudes that cannot be
determined during the interview; more objective data.
What is the first step of the selection process? ✔✔Review the job description.
What two pieces of information are critical when conducting an initial screening of applicants?
✔✔1. Job specifications (tasks & functions of the job). 2. Work experience.
Describe the following interviewing technique & benefit: structured or patterned. ✔✔Technique:
Asking a list of questions that are prepared in advance of each candidate.
Benefit: Increases defensibility of process.
Describe the following interviewing technique & benefit: situational. ✔✔Technique: Asking
questions that pose a possible scenario that could occur and how the candidate would handle it.
Benefit: Provides candidates a realistic preview of an occurrence on the job & helps to assess
KSA's.
Describe the following interviewing technique & benefit: non-directive. ✔✔Technique: Asking
questions in a fluid, unstructured way.
Benefit: Useful if the candidate will be in many unstructured situations in the job.
Describe the following interviewing technique & benefit: team. ✔✔Technique: Interview with
more than one interviewer.
Benefit: Encourages the new hire's acceptance into the organization.
Recruitment & Selection Topic 4 Already
Passed
What are valid reasons for using assessments? ✔✔To identify applicant aptitudes that cannot be
determined during the interview; more objective data.
What is the first step of the selection process? ✔✔Review the job description.
What two pieces of information are critical when conducting an initial screening of applicants?
✔✔1. Job specifications (tasks & functions of the job). 2. Work experience.
Describe the following interviewing technique & benefit: structured or patterned. ✔✔Technique:
Asking a list of questions that are prepared in advance of each candidate.
Benefit: Increases defensibility of process.
Describe the following interviewing technique & benefit: situational. ✔✔Technique: Asking
questions that pose a possible scenario that could occur and how the candidate would handle it.
Benefit: Provides candidates a realistic preview of an occurrence on the job & helps to assess
KSA's.
Describe the following interviewing technique & benefit: non-directive. ✔✔Technique: Asking
questions in a fluid, unstructured way.
Benefit: Useful if the candidate will be in many unstructured situations in the job.
Describe the following interviewing technique & benefit: team. ✔✔Technique: Interview with
more than one interviewer.
Benefit: Encourages the new hire's acceptance into the organization.
