Exam 6: Employee Selection

Online applications can speed up the selection process, combine information, and disseminate promising leads to hiring managers more efficiently.

The situational interview is a variation of the unstructured interview.

Predictive validity is assessed when the test scores of job applicants are held against the performance data for existing employees.

Questions contained in structured job interviews should be based on which of the following?

What does a selection ratio of .9 mean?

Which of the following is NOT a reason why interviews are popular as a selection method?

Organization B is using an interview format that requires a panel of three interviewers. The company has found that about half of the time, the interviewers disagree in their ratings such that some members of the panel give the candidate a high rating, while others give the same candidate a low rating. What is the best way to describe the interview format that Organization B is using?

Which of the following measures mental capabilities such as general intelligence, verbal fluency, numerical ability, or reasoning ability?

Which of the following best describes personality tests?

Six months ago, Organization A used a new selection system to hire 100 front-line staff members. With six months of performance data in hand, Organization A is interested in determining if its new selection system predicts performance on the job. What is the best way to describe this process?

Which of the following is a legal means of screening out applicants who pose a security risk?

Which of the following terms refers to the extent to which good performance on a test correlates with high marks on a performance review?

Which of the following types of test measures dispositional characteristics such as extroversion, inquisitiveness, and dependability?

Intelligence, mechanical comprehension, and anxiety are examples of which of the following?

Scenario 6.1 Canadian Fasteners is an Ottawa-based packing firm that packages nuts, bolts, and screws for various Canadian furniture companies. The firm started operations in 2003 with 13 employees and has grown to over 150 employees today. Employees are paid hourly rates with benefits similar to other packing firms across Ontario. The work does not need previous experience. Canadian Fasteners has been struggling to recruit and hire the right employees to take the company into the new millennium. Part of the problem is that workers, especially floor workers, are hired by word of mouth with no formal application process or even an interview. As a result, the company faces a high turnover rate and spends valuable time training new employees who may not have the prerequisite skills to effectively do the job in the first place. -Refer to Scenario 6.1. Assume Canadian Fasteners designates a person to review the applications and conduct the interviews. Which of the following is NOT helpful to the interviewer?

Organization Beta is hiring 20 new staff for front-line positions. The interview the company is using involves giving the applicant hypothetical incidents and asking how he or she would respond. What is this type of interview called?

What is currently the most effective way to assess a person's honesty during the selection process?

Which of the following refers to an interview in which an applicant is given a hypothetical incident and is asked how he or she would respond to it?

Why has interest in person-organization fit been increasing?

Which term refers to the degree to which selection procedures yield comparable data over a period of time?