RECRUITMENT & SELECTION FINAL EXAM (Part
1) QUESTIONS LATEST UPDATED AND RATED.
Which of the following is true of person-organization fit?
It is positively related to job satisfaction.
When a restaurant hires a server who has similar competencies to the existing
servers, this is an example of ________.
supplementary fit
When a company hired Marcus who turned out to be a poor performer, which
assessment outcome occurred?
false positive
Asking applicants what sports they like to play is an example of which external
assessment method?
biodata
Which of the following is a type of cognitive ability test?
mathematical reasoning
The biggest legal problem with personality tests is based on ________.
privacy issues
Behavioral interviews are more reliable and substantially better than ________
at predicting job performance.
unstructured interviews
An HR manager asked every candidate during an interview to describe a
situation in the past in which they had to display their leadership abilities even
though they were not a formal leader, discuss what they did, and describe the
result. This is an example of which external assessment method?
behavioral interview
The higher the fidelity of a job simulation test, the higher is the ________.
,similarity between the real job and the test
When should medical tests be administered?
after a job offer has been extended
Which assessment method would be the best choice to identify candidates who
are more likely to pose a security risk to the company?
background check
Having a low selection ratio means ________.
hiring only a few applicants
Online applications give the candidate real time status information and
flexibility to complete at their own convenience
Skills inventories are databases of the skills, competencies, and other relevant
characteristics of each employee.
true
Multisource assessments involve the employee's supervisor as well as other
sources that are familiar with an employee's job performance.
true
The advantage of using self-assessment is that people are often good judges of
their own talents.
false
Peer ratings tend to do a poor job predicting promotion criteria.
false
A clinical assessment puts job candidates through a series of simulations and
exercises that reflect the typical challenges of the job.
false
Succession management means identifying specific back-up candidates for
specific senior management positions.
false
, Succession management cannot be used to enhance organizational diversity.
false
Career planning is a continuous process of self-assessment and goal setting.
true
Internal assessment typically improves a firm's strategic capabilities by
________.
assisting "blocked" employees to improve their performance
A company cannot know what training to offer employees unless it ________.
assesses their strengths and weaknesses
If a company wanted to quickly identify which employees speak Spanish, what
would be the best way to do this?
Query the company's skills inventory system
Adam has joined an advertising firm as a junior executive. Due to his lack of
experience, he has a lot to learn and has been assigned as a protégé to Mark, a
senior executive in the firm, who will assist in training and assessing his
performance. This process of internal assessment is called ________.
a mentoring program
Which of the following would result in peer ratings being a successful method
of internal assessment in a firm?
Work in the firm is done in teams.
Which of the following raters is often the most controversial feature of a
multisource assessment?
subordinates
________ rely on trained psychologists to subjectively analyze a candidate's
attributes, values, and styles in the context of a particular job.
Clinical assessments
A nine box matrix requires assessing employees on ________.
current job performance and future potential
1) QUESTIONS LATEST UPDATED AND RATED.
Which of the following is true of person-organization fit?
It is positively related to job satisfaction.
When a restaurant hires a server who has similar competencies to the existing
servers, this is an example of ________.
supplementary fit
When a company hired Marcus who turned out to be a poor performer, which
assessment outcome occurred?
false positive
Asking applicants what sports they like to play is an example of which external
assessment method?
biodata
Which of the following is a type of cognitive ability test?
mathematical reasoning
The biggest legal problem with personality tests is based on ________.
privacy issues
Behavioral interviews are more reliable and substantially better than ________
at predicting job performance.
unstructured interviews
An HR manager asked every candidate during an interview to describe a
situation in the past in which they had to display their leadership abilities even
though they were not a formal leader, discuss what they did, and describe the
result. This is an example of which external assessment method?
behavioral interview
The higher the fidelity of a job simulation test, the higher is the ________.
,similarity between the real job and the test
When should medical tests be administered?
after a job offer has been extended
Which assessment method would be the best choice to identify candidates who
are more likely to pose a security risk to the company?
background check
Having a low selection ratio means ________.
hiring only a few applicants
Online applications give the candidate real time status information and
flexibility to complete at their own convenience
Skills inventories are databases of the skills, competencies, and other relevant
characteristics of each employee.
true
Multisource assessments involve the employee's supervisor as well as other
sources that are familiar with an employee's job performance.
true
The advantage of using self-assessment is that people are often good judges of
their own talents.
false
Peer ratings tend to do a poor job predicting promotion criteria.
false
A clinical assessment puts job candidates through a series of simulations and
exercises that reflect the typical challenges of the job.
false
Succession management means identifying specific back-up candidates for
specific senior management positions.
false
, Succession management cannot be used to enhance organizational diversity.
false
Career planning is a continuous process of self-assessment and goal setting.
true
Internal assessment typically improves a firm's strategic capabilities by
________.
assisting "blocked" employees to improve their performance
A company cannot know what training to offer employees unless it ________.
assesses their strengths and weaknesses
If a company wanted to quickly identify which employees speak Spanish, what
would be the best way to do this?
Query the company's skills inventory system
Adam has joined an advertising firm as a junior executive. Due to his lack of
experience, he has a lot to learn and has been assigned as a protégé to Mark, a
senior executive in the firm, who will assist in training and assessing his
performance. This process of internal assessment is called ________.
a mentoring program
Which of the following would result in peer ratings being a successful method
of internal assessment in a firm?
Work in the firm is done in teams.
Which of the following raters is often the most controversial feature of a
multisource assessment?
subordinates
________ rely on trained psychologists to subjectively analyze a candidate's
attributes, values, and styles in the context of a particular job.
Clinical assessments
A nine box matrix requires assessing employees on ________.
current job performance and future potential
