Exam 11: Choosing and Hiring Candidates

The multiple hurdles approach to combining assessment scores is used when high scores on some assessments can compensate for low scores on other assessments.

Imagine you are the HR manager in a firm who is in the final step of recruiting for a high level post.The final job offer has been extended to the most desired candidate and you are awaiting a response.What would you do in this situation to ensure a good hire?

To be enforceable,any contract that cannot be performed or fulfilled within ________ must be in writing under the statute of frauds.

Job candidates can renege on an accepted job offer,not companies.

When an employee does not get a promotion,they are likely to feel low distributive fairness.

Which of the following would enable a firm to hire the fastest?

If the prediction equation produced by a regression analysis is: Job Success predicted = 10 + (2*interview)+ (1*personality)+ (3*job knowledge) What is Rosita's predicted job performance score if she scores 10 on the interview,25 on the personality test,and 15 on the job knowledge test? Criterion-referenced

Which of the following reduces the ability of rank ordering to identify the best hire?

Under the UGESP,any adverse impact from the use of an assessment method is illegal.

Mr.Draper is the hiring manager of a large corporation.He has been asked to recruit two new sales executives for the firm specifically targeted for luring away from a rival firm.Which of the following packages should he offer in order to have a maximum chance of fulfilling this task?