Exam 16: Appendix-Managing Human Resources and Diversity

Recruiters are now viewing the profiles and pictures of candidates on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace.

Orientation tests may include intelligence tests,aptitude and ability tests,and personality inventories.

Vocational Rehabilitation Act provides for possible compensatory and punitive damages plus traditional back pay for cases of intentional discrimination.

Affirmative action refers to the use of goals,timetables,or other methods in recruiting to promote the hiring,development,and retention of protected groups.

Training and development represent a planned effort by an organization to facilitate employees' learning of job-related skills and behaviors.

Mentoring programs are not consistent with the Civil Rights Act of 1991 that requires the diversification of middle and upper management.

Exit interviews are valuable HR tools only if the departing employee leaves voluntarily.

Traditional dimensions of diversity such as work style,communication style,and educational or skill level are particularly relevant in the organizational setting.

Wage and salary surveys show what other organizations pay incumbents in jobs that match a sample of "key" jobs selected by the organization.

One of the fastest-growing approaches to recruiting today is the use of the Internet,called E-cruiting.

Coaching is a method of directing,instructing,and training a person with the goal to develop specific management skills.

Job evaluation comprises the steps of observing and assessing employee performance,recording the assessment,and providing feedback to the employee.

A diverse workforce is better able to anticipate and respond to changing consumer needs.

Age,race,and gender are included in the primary dimension of diversity.

Employability and personal responsibility are part of the new social contract between employees and employers.

The economic value of the knowledge,experience,skills,and capabilities of employees refers to personal capital.

Getting referrals from current employees is a highly effective method used for recruiting.

An "employer of choice" is a company that is highly attractive to potential employees because of human resources practices that focuses on tangible and intangible benefits.

The term prejudice refers to rigid,exaggerated,irrational beliefs associated with a particular group of people.

The process of determining the value of jobs within an organization through an examination of job content refers to job evaluation.