Question 1

Which of the following will increase an applicant's attraction to an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide realistic information in the ad 
B)  Make the organization seem better than it is 
C)  Use blind-box ads 
D)  Use several font colors in the ad 
A)  Provide realistic information in the ad 
B)  Make the organization seem better than it is 
C)  Use blind-box ads 
D)  Use several font colors in the ad

Question 2

What are the eight reasons for lack of unstructured interview validity?

Accepted Answer

•poor intuitive ability
•lack

Question 3

Which recruitment method is based on the same principles used to market products to consumers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newspaper advertisements 
B)  Point-of-purchase methods 
C)  Campus recruiters 
D)  Employment agencies 
A)  Newspaper advertisements 
B)  Point-of-purchase methods 
C)  Campus recruiters 
D)  Employment agencies

Question 4

One of the concessionaires in Yellowstone National Park offers its employees a financial incentive for recommending applicants who are subsequently hired and remain on the job for a specific period of time. This BEST exemplifies:

Accepted Answer

A)  internal recruitment 
B)  external recruitment 
C)  an employee referral program 
D)  a situation-wanted recruitment approach 
A)  internal recruitment 
B)  external recruitment 
C)  an employee referral program 
D)  a situation-wanted recruitment approach

Question 5

A good example of a _______ interview question is "Your resume says that you worked for the AMFAM Club, what is that?"

Accepted Answer

A)  skill level determining 
B)  past focused 
C)  future focused 
D)  clarifying 
A)  skill level determining 
B)  past focused 
C)  future focused 
D)  clarifying

Question 6

About what percent of external hires in large organizations were recruited through print media?

Accepted Answer

A)  Very few (2%) 
B)  Many (33%) 
C)  About half (50%) 
D)  Most (65%) 
A)  Very few (2%) 
B)  Many (33%) 
C)  About half (50%) 
D)  Most (65%)

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of employer-based websites for recruitment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Applicants can apply for jobs online 
B)  Applicants can take employment tests online 
C)  Applicants can be immediately screened 
D)  All three are advantages 
A)  Applicants can apply for jobs online 
B)  Applicants can take employment tests online 
C)  Applicants can be immediately screened 
D)  All three are advantages

Question 8

Help-wanted signs, job fairs, and direct mailings are all examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  internal recruitment methods 
B)  external recruitment methods 
C)  methods used by employment agencies 
D)  the least expensive recruitment methods 
A)  internal recruitment methods 
B)  external recruitment methods 
C)  methods used by employment agencies 
D)  the least expensive recruitment methods

Question 9

What is the first step in constructing a structured interview?

Accepted Answer

A)  Writing questions 
B)  Creating a scoring key 
C)  Conducting a job analysis 
D)  Removing primacy effects 
A)  Writing questions 
B)  Creating a scoring key 
C)  Conducting a job analysis 
D)  Removing primacy effects

Question 10

Employment agencies charge the company or the applicant when the applicant takes the job. The amount charged usually ranges from _______ of the applicant's first year salary.

Accepted Answer

A)  5% to 20% 
B)  10% to 30% 
C)  15% to 40% 
D)  20% to 50% 
A)  5% to 20% 
B)  10% to 30% 
C)  15% to 40% 
D)  20% to 50%

Question 11

If a company has a high rate of promoting from within, which of the following may result?

Accepted Answer

A)  High group cohesiveness 
B)  Diverse work force full of ideas 
C)  Stale work force devoid of many ideas 
D)  Decrease in benefits 
A)  High group cohesiveness 
B)  Diverse work force full of ideas 
C)  Stale work force devoid of many ideas 
D)  Decrease in benefits

Question 12

An employee moving from Engineer I to Engineer II within a company is an example of a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  external promotion 
B)  illegal promotion process 
C)  career progression promotion 
D)  competitive internal promotion 
A)  external promotion 
B)  illegal promotion process 
C)  career progression promotion 
D)  competitive internal promotion

Question 13

A good example of a ______ interview question is "If a customer started yelling at you, how would you handle the situation?"

Accepted Answer

A)  skill level determining 
B)  past focused 
C)  future focused 
D)  clarifying 
A)  skill level determining 
B)  past focused 
C)  future focused 
D)  clarifying

Question 14

In recent years, a trend in help-wanted advertising is to use:

Accepted Answer

A)  colorful ads 
B)  creative, high energy ads 
C)  local, rather than national newspapers 
D)  short ads that contain little detail 
A)  colorful ads 
B)  creative, high energy ads 
C)  local, rather than national newspapers 
D)  short ads that contain little detail

Question 15

Perhaps the best way to ensure that interviewers base their decisions on relevant information is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  use trained professionals 
B)  hold them accountable for bad decisions 
C)  use the structured interview 
D)  interview in teams of three or more 
A)  use trained professionals 
B)  hold them accountable for bad decisions 
C)  use the structured interview 
D)  interview in teams of three or more

Question 16

Compared to employment agencies, executive search firms:

Accepted Answer

A)  are not ethical 
B)  charge lower fees 
C)  charge higher fees 
D)  are more likely to charge the applicant 
A)  are not ethical 
B)  charge lower fees 
C)  charge higher fees 
D)  are more likely to charge the applicant

Question 17

The majority of the evidence regarding physical attractiveness indicates that, in general, _______ applicants have an advantage over _______ applicants.

Accepted Answer

A)  more attractive / less attractive 
B)  less attractive / more attractive 
C)  average looking / very attractive 
D)  none of the above 
A)  more attractive / less attractive 
B)  less attractive / more attractive 
C)  average looking / very attractive 
D)  none of the above

Question 18

Interview questions such as, "Why should I hire you" and "What college subjects do you like best" demonstrate which negative aspect of unstructured interviews?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lack of job relatedness 
B)  Contrast effects 
C)  Primacy effects 
D)  Recency effects 
A)  Lack of job relatedness 
B)  Contrast effects 
C)  Primacy effects 
D)  Recency effects

Question 19

Which of the following factors would suggest that making a favorable first impression is important?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primacy effects 
B)  Contrast effects 
C)  Negative information bias 
D)  Nonverbal cues 
A)  Primacy effects 
B)  Contrast effects 
C)  Negative information bias 
D)  Nonverbal cues

Question 20

How many paragraphs does the typical cover letter contain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Four 
B)  Three 
C)  Five 
D)  One 
A)  Four 
B)  Three 
C)  Five 
D)  One

Which of the following will increase an applicant's attraction to an organization?

What are the eight reasons for lack of unstructured interview validity?

Which recruitment method is based on the same principles used to market products to consumers?

One of the concessionaires in Yellowstone National Park offers its employees a financial incentive for recommending applicants who are subsequently hired and remain on the job for a specific period of time. This BEST exemplifies:

A good example of a _______ interview question is "Your resume says that you worked for the AMFAM Club, what is that?"

About what percent of external hires in large organizations were recruited through print media?

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of employer-based websites for recruitment?

Help-wanted signs, job fairs, and direct mailings are all examples of:

What is the first step in constructing a structured interview?

Employment agencies charge the company or the applicant when the applicant takes the job. The amount charged usually ranges from _______ of the applicant's first year salary.

If a company has a high rate of promoting from within, which of the following may result?

An employee moving from Engineer I to Engineer II within a company is an example of a(n):

A good example of a ______ interview question is "If a customer started yelling at you, how would you handle the situation?"

In recent years, a trend in help-wanted advertising is to use:

Perhaps the best way to ensure that interviewers base their decisions on relevant information is to:

Compared to employment agencies, executive search firms:

The majority of the evidence regarding physical attractiveness indicates that, in general, _ applicants have an advantage over _ applicants.

Interview questions such as, "Why should I hire you" and "What college subjects do you like best" demonstrate which negative aspect of unstructured interviews?

Which of the following factors would suggest that making a favorable first impression is important?

How many paragraphs does the typical cover letter contain?

Introduction to I/O Psychology

Job Analysis and Evaluation

Legal Issues in Employee Selection.

Employee Selection: References and Testing

Evaluating Selection Techniques and Decisions.

Evaluating Employee Performance

Designing and Evaluating Training Systems.

Employee Motivation

Employee Satisfaction and Commitment

Organizational Communication.

Leadership

Group Behavior, Teams and Conflict

Organization Development.

Stress Management: Dealing with the Demands of Life and Work.

Filters

Exam 4: Employee Selection: Recruiting and Interviewing.

Which of the following will increase an applicant's attraction to an organization?

What are the eight reasons for lack of unstructured interview validity?

Which recruitment method is based on the same principles used to market products to consumers?

One of the concessionaires in Yellowstone National Park offers its employees a financial incentive for recommending applicants who are subsequently hired and remain on the job for a specific period of time. This BEST exemplifies:

A good example of a _______ interview question is "Your resume says that you worked for the AMFAM Club, what is that?"

About what percent of external hires in large organizations were recruited through print media?

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of employer-based websites for recruitment?

Help-wanted signs, job fairs, and direct mailings are all examples of:

What is the first step in constructing a structured interview?

Employment agencies charge the company or the applicant when the applicant takes the job. The amount charged usually ranges from _______ of the applicant's first year salary.

If a company has a high rate of promoting from within, which of the following may result?

An employee moving from Engineer I to Engineer II within a company is an example of a(n):

A good example of a ______ interview question is "If a customer started yelling at you, how would you handle the situation?"

In recent years, a trend in help-wanted advertising is to use:

Perhaps the best way to ensure that interviewers base their decisions on relevant information is to:

Compared to employment agencies, executive search firms:

The majority of the evidence regarding physical attractiveness indicates that, in general, _______ applicants have an advantage over _______ applicants.

Interview questions such as, "Why should I hire you" and "What college subjects do you like best" demonstrate which negative aspect of unstructured interviews?

Which of the following factors would suggest that making a favorable first impression is important?

How many paragraphs does the typical cover letter contain?

Introduction to I/O Psychology

Job Analysis and Evaluation

Legal Issues in Employee Selection.

Employee Selection: References and Testing

Evaluating Selection Techniques and Decisions.

Evaluating Employee Performance

Designing and Evaluating Training Systems.

Employee Motivation

Employee Satisfaction and Commitment

Organizational Communication.

Leadership

Group Behavior, Teams and Conflict

Organization Development.

Stress Management: Dealing with the Demands of Life and Work.

Filters

The majority of the evidence regarding physical attractiveness indicates that, in general, _ applicants have an advantage over _ applicants.