Question 1

Which of the following orders federal contractors to hire persons with disabilities, including alcoholism, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, and epilepsy?

Accepted Answer

A) The Civil Rights Act of 1991 
B) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 
C) The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
D) The Equal Pay Act of 1963 
A) The Civil Rights Act of 1991 
B) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 
C) The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
D) The Equal Pay Act of 1963

Question 2

Which of the following nontraditional question strategies are becoming common in recruiting interviews?

Accepted Answer

A) contingency questions 
B) critical incidents questions 
C) don't ask, don't tell questions 
D) modified directional questions 
A) contingency questions 
B) critical incidents questions 
C) don't ask, don't tell questions 
D) modified directional questions

Question 3

Which of the following is a nontraditional interviewing approach?

Accepted Answer

A) team, panel, or board 
B) chain format 
C) seminar format 
D) all of the above 
A) team, panel, or board 
B) chain format 
C) seminar format 
D) all of the above

Question 4

It is okay to ask questions about a person's political beliefs in an employment interview.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Resume scanning systems may identify a candidate who knows the system, but may not be the most qualified.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which question pitfall is unique to the selection interview?

Accepted Answer

A) open-to-closed switch 
B) leading push 
C) evaluative response 
D) yes (no) response 
A) open-to-closed switch 
B) leading push 
C) evaluative response 
D) yes (no) response

Question 7

Before giving information to the applicant, the authors recommend asking which of the following questions?

Accepted Answer

A) What do you know about our organization? 
B) What does your spouse do? 
C) Were you ever charged with a crime? 
D) Are you a Republican? 
A) What do you know about our organization? 
B) What does your spouse do? 
C) Were you ever charged with a crime? 
D) Are you a Republican?

Question 8

What limitations do "honesty tests" have in the selection of employees?

Accepted Answer

Honesty tests, such as personality asses

Question 9

An applicant profile reduces the "birds-of-a-feather" syndrome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit in recruiting interviews?

Accepted Answer

The Civil Rights Act of 1964, particular

Question 11

Bona fide Occupational Qualifications (BFOQs) include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) education 
B) ethnic group 
C) citizenship 
D) age 
A) education 
B) ethnic group 
C) citizenship 
D) age

Question 12

A sure way to make sure you are asking a legal question is to apply the test of

Accepted Answer

A) fairness. 
B) comparability. 
C) job relatedness. 
D) understanding. 
A) fairness. 
B) comparability. 
C) job relatedness. 
D) understanding.

Question 13

Why should a recruiting interview be at least moderately scheduled?

Accepted Answer

A recruiting interview should be at leas

Question 14

Why is creating an applicant profile a critical step in the selection process?

Accepted Answer

Creating an applicant profile is a criti

Question 15

"Tell me about your job at XYZ corporation and your internship at KDKB," is an example of which question pitfall?

Accepted Answer

A) leading push 
B) open to closed switch 
C) double-barreled inquisition 
D) bipolar trap 
A) leading push 
B) open to closed switch 
C) double-barreled inquisition 
D) bipolar trap

Question 16

A recent study of employers and applicants discovered that

Accepted Answer

A) 27 percent thought it was acceptable to ask questions about family background. 
B) 30 percent thought it was acceptable to ask about the candidate's spouse. 
C) 45 percent thought it was acceptable to ask about the applicant's personal life. 
D) all of the above 
A) 27 percent thought it was acceptable to ask questions about family background. 
B) 30 percent thought it was acceptable to ask about the candidate's spouse. 
C) 45 percent thought it was acceptable to ask about the applicant's personal life. 
D) all of the above

Question 17

Discuss the pros and cons of some of the nontraditional interviewing approaches being used today.

Accepted Answer

Nontraditional interviewing approaches,

Question 18

The inverted funnel technique is useful to test applicants; switch to the funnel technique once the applicant is perceived as qualified.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Interviewers tend to believe that the best predictor of future performance is

Accepted Answer

A) level of education and training. 
B) past experience. 
C) motivation. 
D) past behavior. 
A) level of education and training. 
B) past experience. 
C) motivation. 
D) past behavior.

Question 20

According to Tom Peters, today "talent rules."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following orders federal contractors to hire persons with disabilities, including alcoholism, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, and epilepsy?

Which of the following nontraditional question strategies are becoming common in recruiting interviews?

Which of the following is a nontraditional interviewing approach?

It is okay to ask questions about a person's political beliefs in an employment interview.

Resume scanning systems may identify a candidate who knows the system, but may not be the most qualified.

Which question pitfall is unique to the selection interview?

Before giving information to the applicant, the authors recommend asking which of the following questions?

What limitations do "honesty tests" have in the selection of employees?

An applicant profile reduces the "birds-of-a-feather" syndrome.

What does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit in recruiting interviews?

Bona fide Occupational Qualifications (BFOQs) include which of the following?

A sure way to make sure you are asking a legal question is to apply the test of

Why should a recruiting interview be at least moderately scheduled?

Why is creating an applicant profile a critical step in the selection process?

"Tell me about your job at XYZ corporation and your internship at KDKB," is an example of which question pitfall?

A recent study of employers and applicants discovered that

Discuss the pros and cons of some of the nontraditional interviewing approaches being used today.

The inverted funnel technique is useful to test applicants; switch to the funnel technique once the applicant is perceived as qualified.

Interviewers tend to believe that the best predictor of future performance is

According to Tom Peters, today "talent rules."

An Introduction to Interviewing

An Interpersonal Communication Process

Questions and Their Uses

Structuring the Interview

The Informational Interview

The Survey Interview

The Employment Interview

The Performance Interview

The Persuasive Interview

The Counseling Interview

The Health Care Intervie

Filters

Exam 7: The Recruiting Interview

Which of the following orders federal contractors to hire persons with disabilities, including alcoholism, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, and epilepsy?

Which of the following nontraditional question strategies are becoming common in recruiting interviews?

Which of the following is a nontraditional interviewing approach?

It is okay to ask questions about a person's political beliefs in an employment interview.

Resume scanning systems may identify a candidate who knows the system, but may not be the most qualified.

Which question pitfall is unique to the selection interview?

Before giving information to the applicant, the authors recommend asking which of the following questions?

What limitations do "honesty tests" have in the selection of employees?

An applicant profile reduces the "birds-of-a-feather" syndrome.

What does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit in recruiting interviews?

Bona fide Occupational Qualifications (BFOQs) include which of the following?

A sure way to make sure you are asking a legal question is to apply the test of

Why should a recruiting interview be at least moderately scheduled?

Why is creating an applicant profile a critical step in the selection process?

"Tell me about your job at XYZ corporation and your internship at KDKB," is an example of which question pitfall?

A recent study of employers and applicants discovered that

Discuss the pros and cons of some of the nontraditional interviewing approaches being used today.

The inverted funnel technique is useful to test applicants; switch to the funnel technique once the applicant is perceived as qualified.

Interviewers tend to believe that the best predictor of future performance is

According to Tom Peters, today "talent rules."

An Introduction to Interviewing

An Interpersonal Communication Process

Questions and Their Uses

Structuring the Interview

The Informational Interview

The Survey Interview

The Employment Interview

The Performance Interview

The Persuasive Interview

The Counseling Interview

The Health Care Intervie

Filters