Question 1

Which of the following,if true,would make a firm keep cut scores low?

Accepted Answer

A)  The company is following an innovation strategy.
B)  The company is following a cost-leadership strategy.
C)  The company wants to maintain its competitive advantages.
D)  The company wants to hire top talent in the field. B

Question 2

Don is a high-ranking manager in an advertising firm.He was recently offered a job with higher pay and more lucrative benefits by a rival firm.On coming to know about this,Don's employers decided to make him a(n)________ matching the offer from their rival firm.

Accepted Answer

A)  compensatory package
B)  counteroffer
C)  equity bonus
D)  employment contract B

Question 3

If an applicant is not hired because the applicant has previously claimed overtime which they were owed,they are likely to be covered under the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Family and Medical Leave Act
B)  Fair Labor Standards Act
C)  National Labor Relations Act
D)  Equal Pay Act B

Question 4

A written employment contract is considered to be an explicit employment contract.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is true of an employment contract?

Accepted Answer

A)  Not every employee has an employment contract.
B)  To be enforceable,the contract has to be in writing.
C)  Verbal contracts generally supersede written contracts.
D)  At-will employees have a definite time period of service mentioned.

Question 6

In the selection procedure of a firm,an applicant must obtain a minimum passing score on two different assessment methods before being allowed to continue in the hiring process.What type of assessment plan is being used?

Accepted Answer

A)  multiple hurdles
B)  contingent
C)  supplemental
D)  bona fide

Question 7

What is reneging and what should an organization do when it has to renege on a job offer?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

To be legal,job offers must be presented in writing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Averaging candidates' scores from an interview,job knowledge test,and work simulation to derive a summary score to use in comparing candidates is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  contingent weighting
B)  unequal weighting
C)  unit weighting
D)  normative weighting

Question 10

The bargained-for exchange between the contract parties is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  compensation
B)  co-optation
C)  confirmation
D)  consideration

Question 11

To successfully negotiate a job offer it is important to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  focus on the things that matter to the finalist
B)  keep negotiated salary levels as low as possible
C)  avoid exceeding market pay rates
D)  entice the finalist to accept the offer

Question 12

Rejecting a candidate severely at the end of a long hiring process results in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reneging
B)  negative spillover effects
C)  competitive disadvantage
D)  restrictive covenants

Question 13

A high job offer does not allow further negotiation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

List and describe four factors that influence the content of a job offer.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Which of the following is true once a formal written job offer has been presented?

Accepted Answer

A)  No personal contact is made with the finalist.
B)  Negotiations are permitted at this stage.
C)  Finalist cannot reject the offer presented.
D)  Ideal strategy to entice undecided finalists into accepting.

Question 16

An applicant who feels she or he was asked questions unrelated to the job during an interview likely feels low procedural fairness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is true of a maximum job offer?

Accepted Answer

A)  It can be a low,competitive,or high offer.
B)  It allows further negotiation by either party.
C)  It takes longer to fill such a position than other job offers.
D)  It tends to deter top finalists from accepting the job offer.

Question 18

If a hiring manager mistakenly offers a job candidate a salary higher than what the firm had authorized the manger to offer,the salary offer is not legally binding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A company relies on innovation as a competitive advantage.It wants to maintain the secrecy of its research and development projects.Which of the following would it most likely use?

Accepted Answer

A)  nondisclosure agreements
B)  non-solicitation agreements
C)  employment at will agreements
D)  implicit contracts

Question 20

Using high cut scores ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is more appropriate for firms focusing on filling vacancies in the short-term
B)  can reduce adverse impact to a minimum in every case
C)  increase the number of false negative hiring outcomes
D)  is inappropriate for firms with a talent strategy of hiring only the best

Exam 11: Choosing and Hiring Candidates

Which of the following,if true,would make a firm keep cut scores low?

Don is a high-ranking manager in an advertising firm.He was recently offered a job with higher pay and more lucrative benefits by a rival firm.On coming to know about this,Don's employers decided to make him a(n) ________ matching the offer from their rival firm.

If an applicant is not hired because the applicant has previously claimed overtime which they were owed,they are likely to be covered under the ________.

A written employment contract is considered to be an explicit employment contract.

Which of the following is true of an employment contract?

In the selection procedure of a firm,an applicant must obtain a minimum passing score on two different assessment methods before being allowed to continue in the hiring process.What type of assessment plan is being used?

What is reneging and what should an organization do when it has to renege on a job offer?

To be legal,job offers must be presented in writing.

Averaging candidates' scores from an interview,job knowledge test,and work simulation to derive a summary score to use in comparing candidates is an example of ________.

The bargained-for exchange between the contract parties is known as ________.

To successfully negotiate a job offer it is important to ________.

Rejecting a candidate severely at the end of a long hiring process results in ________.

A high job offer does not allow further negotiation.

List and describe four factors that influence the content of a job offer.

Which of the following is true once a formal written job offer has been presented?

An applicant who feels she or he was asked questions unrelated to the job during an interview likely feels low procedural fairness.

Which of the following is true of a maximum job offer?

If a hiring manager mistakenly offers a job candidate a salary higher than what the firm had authorized the manger to offer,the salary offer is not legally binding.

A company relies on innovation as a competitive advantage.It wants to maintain the secrecy of its research and development projects.Which of the following would it most likely use?

Using high cut scores ________.