Question 1

Pathrazine, a publishing firm, wants to hire copy editors. It gives the candidates copyediting and proofreading exercises. This enables the firm to assess consistency in the candidates' style of writing and their copyediting skills. Given this information, which of the following selection tests does Pathrazine most likely conduct to hire the right candidates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Specific ability tests 
B)  Cognitive ability tests 
C)  Personality tests 
D)  Work sample tests

Question 2

Carrieck., a company that manufactures handbags for women, posted a requirement for a female model in an online job portal. In the context of federal employment laws, this scenario exemplifies a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  bona fide occupational qualification 
B)  registered employment agreement 
C)  employment regulation order 
D)  critical skills employment permit

Question 3

Which of the following is an advantage of a structured interview?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allows an interviewer to ask any question, including non-job-related questions. 
B)  It does not require the questions to be prepared in advance before the interview takes place. 
C)  It reduces the chances that interviewers will ask questions about topics that violate employment laws. 
D)  It allows an interviewer to probe into missing information uncovered during the unstructured portion of the interview.

Question 4

Which of the following is an advantage of internal recruiting?

Accepted Answer

A)  It reduces recruitment start-up time and costs. 
B)  It eliminates employee discrimination. 
C)  It restricts social loading and groupthink. 
D)  It offers a wider choice of candidates compared to external recruiting.

Question 5

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is a major federal employment law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Molleenz, a visual effects company, has multiple openings for the positions of compositor, concept artist, digital preparation artist, layout artist, and match move artist. Due to the high attrition rate in the company, the recruitment team decides to post and update these openings on the company website. Job applicants can create a temporary user login on the website to apply for the openings of their choice. In this scenario, Molleenz is engaged in _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  structural accommodation 
B)  validation 
C)  external recruiting 
D)  downsizing

Question 7

Which of the following is a difference between internal recruiting and external recruiting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unlike external recruiting, internal recruiting increases recruitment start-up time and costs. 
B)  Internal recruitment methods include employee referrals and walk-ins, whereas external recruitment methods include job posting and career paths. 
C)  Unlike external recruiting, internal recruiting involves hiring passive candidates. 
D)  Internal recruiting involves hiring people who already work in the company, whereas external recruiting involves hiring people from outside the company.

Question 8

Jennifer applied for the job of a waitress at Sam's Coffee shop. During the recruitment, the recruiter asked her to make five different types of beverages and wait tables for an hour. In this scenario, the recruiter conducted a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychometric test 
B)  specific ability test 
C)  cognitive ability test 
D)  work sample test

Question 9

_____ includes both the financial and nonfinancial rewards that organizations give employees in exchange for their work.

Accepted Answer

A)  Compensation 
B)  Synergy 
C)  Goodwill 
D)  Insurance

Question 10

Job evaluation determines the worth of each job by determining the market value of the knowledge, skills, and requirements needed to perform it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

While recruiting law graduates through campus placements, the recruitment team at Prangley, a law firm, asks the universities to furnish details about candidates that are not disclosed in their résumés. These details include remarks of the candidates' project guides, disciplinary actions taken against the candidates, and attendance history of the candidates. In the context of job selection, this scenario best illustrates _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  performance appraisals 
B)  background checks 
C)  cognitive ability tests 
D)  personality tests

Question 12

After deciding to open a new branch in the city of Rivienques, Brempath Bank posted all the job openings for the new branch in an Internet job site called Jobifynn.com. In this scenario, Brempath Bank is engaged in _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  structural accommodation 
B)  validation 
C)  downsizing 
D)  external recruiting

Question 13

_____ is the process of developing a pool of qualified job applicants.

Accepted Answer

A)  Brainstorming 
B)  Recruiting 
C)  Forecasting 
D)  Downsizing

Question 14

_____ is the planned elimination of jobs in a company.

Accepted Answer

A)  Retirement 
B)  Offshoring 
C)  Validation 
D)  Downsizing

Question 15

The first selection devices that most job applicants encounter when they seek a job are application forms and résumés.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In unstructured interviews, interviewers ask only for important, job-related information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Pay plans such as piecework and commissions are based on team performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Employment references include the names of previous employers or coworkers of an applicant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

During a campus placement drive, Plusterk, a hardware company, wants to conduct a common test while hiring candidates to fill positions in various departments of the company. Irrespective of the department, the company gives utmost importance to candidates' math skills, information technology skills, and verbal comprehension skills. In this scenario, which of the following selection tests should Plusterk conduct in its campus placement drive?

Accepted Answer

A)  A specific ability test 
B)  A cognitive ability test 
C)  A personality test 
D)  A work sample test

Question 20

360-degree feedback is a performance appraisal process in which feedback is obtained from the boss, subordinates, peers and coworkers, and the employees themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Managing Human Resource Systems

Carrieck., a company that manufactures handbags for women, posted a requirement for a female model in an online job portal. In the context of federal employment laws, this scenario exemplifies a(n) _____.

Which of the following is an advantage of a structured interview?

Which of the following is an advantage of internal recruiting?

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is a major federal employment law.

Which of the following is a difference between internal recruiting and external recruiting?

Jennifer applied for the job of a waitress at Sam's Coffee shop. During the recruitment, the recruiter asked her to make five different types of beverages and wait tables for an hour. In this scenario, the recruiter conducted a _____.

_____ includes both the financial and nonfinancial rewards that organizations give employees in exchange for their work.

Job evaluation determines the worth of each job by determining the market value of the knowledge, skills, and requirements needed to perform it.

After deciding to open a new branch in the city of Rivienques, Brempath Bank posted all the job openings for the new branch in an Internet job site called Jobifynn.com. In this scenario, Brempath Bank is engaged in _____.

_____ is the process of developing a pool of qualified job applicants.

_____ is the planned elimination of jobs in a company.

The first selection devices that most job applicants encounter when they seek a job are application forms and résumés.

In unstructured interviews, interviewers ask only for important, job-related information.

Pay plans such as piecework and commissions are based on team performance.

Employment references include the names of previous employers or coworkers of an applicant.

360-degree feedback is a performance appraisal process in which feedback is obtained from the boss, subordinates, peers and coworkers, and the employees themselves.