Exam 4: Job Analysis and Talent Management

Anna,a new employee at Concord Electronics,wants to make sure she understands who to report to at the firm and the title of various positions.Which of the following would most likely help Anna?

How has the Internet changed job analysis methods? How has the Internet improved the ability of managers to write job descriptions?

A job description is a written statement of the knowledge,abilities,and skills needed to perform a job satisfactorily.

During a job analysis,a human resources specialist will most likely collect information about all of the following EXCEPT ________.

Which of the following questions will most likely be addressed by a manager who is writing a job description based on a competency-based job analysis?

What type of information is contained in the job identification section of a job description?

A manager with a talent manager perspective will most likely agree with which of the following statements?

Job analysis produces information used for writing job descriptions and job specifications.

What is the final step of the job analysis process?

Which section of a job description indicates who is supervised by a jobholder?

Keith,an HR manager at a manufacturing facility,needs to hire three workers to work on the assembly line.Keith will be basing job specifications on statistical analysis.Keith has already analyzed the job and decided how to measure job performance.What is the next step that Keith must take in the process?

Ruben,an HR manager at Chrysler,needs to perform a job analysis for an assembly-line position at the plant.Which method for collecting job analysis information will Ruben most likely use?

Which of the following jobs would be most suitable for the direct observation method of job analysis data collection?

Which of the following is a characteristic of most job analysis questionnaires?

During group interviews for collecting job analysis information,it is unusual for a worker's immediate supervisor to attend because of the private nature of the questions being asked.

Workers at ABC Widgets,Inc.often work in teams and have frequently changing job duties.The HR department should develop traditional job descriptions rather than competency-based job descriptions.

The information resulting from a job analysis is primarily used for writing ________.

What is the first step an HR manager must take when basing a job specification on statistical analysis?

Which of the following most likely depends on a job's required skills,education level,safety hazards,and degree of responsibility?

Job specifications based on statistical analysis are more legally defensible and easier to develop than job specifications based on managerial judgment.