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Describe the two basic methods used to make final selection decisions.If you were a job applicant, which one would you prefer the organization that is hiring you use?

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Credit checks are useful during the hiring process because they can reveal:


A) habits of personal responsibility.
B) a pattern of failure to live up to credit obligations.
C) historical data or previous patterns of employment and criminal history.
D) All of the statements are correct
E) None of the statements are correct

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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When Jacqueline was hired by Acme Global to be an office cleaner, the human resource management department skipped the background check.Now Jacqueline has pass keys to all the offices in one of Acme Global's building.What a background check would have revealed is that Jacqueline has several past convictions for assault.This could be a case of __________.


A) compensatory selection
B) a negligent hire
C) unfitness for duty
D) compensatory recruitment
E) sustainable selection

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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Credit checks are never useful during the hiring process because they only reveal information about a candidate's personal life, unrelated to their potential work ability.

A) True
B) False

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When we compare a score on the SAT test to the job performance of existing workers in that job, we are using ________ validity.


A) construct
B) content
C) convective
D) criterion-related
E) observational

F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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________ are noncognitive assessments.


A) Skills tests
B) Writing tests
C) Personality tests
D) Typing tests
E) IQ tests

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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Part of the selection process involves determining the "personality-job fit."

A) True
B) False

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What is the difference between the three major types of validities?

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Criterion-related validity is an assessm...

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What are the three main types of "fit" in the selection process?

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Personality-Job, Abi...

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"What is your maiden name?" is an appropriate question to ask a job candidate.

A) True
B) False

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_________ is the extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure.


A) Validity
B) Reliability
C) Accuracy
D) True value
E) Sincerity

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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On an application form, an employer can ask about a person's marital status.

A) True
B) False

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Briefly discuss the legal considerations in the selection process.

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Provide two questions that would be inappropriate to ask in pre-employment interviews and describe why the questions are inappropriate.

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Why is the selection process important? In other words, what are the negative consequence of bad hiring decisions?

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"Do you own your home or are you renting it?" is an appropriate question to ask a job candidate.

A) True
B) False

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Drug testing must be done systematically in one of two forms, which are _______ or ________.


A) random, universal
B) random, meticulous
C) universal, singular
D) universal, competitive
E) meticulous, random

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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When conducting selection interviews, Jane has a list of prepared questions that she asks each candidate.However, she also finds it useful to ask some unplanned questions when the candidate mentions something interesting or when it seems appropriate to gather more information.Jane uses a(n) _________ interview.


A) probing
B) unstructured
C) semistructured
D) open-ended
E) traditional

F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

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Acme Global uses four different selection tests: an honesty test, a skills test, a cognitive ability test, and an interview.Each test is worth 25 points.To become a finalist, a job candidate must get an average score of 75 on the four tests.Acme Global is using a(n) __________ selection model.


A) inquiry
B) multiple-hurdle
C) compensatory
D) closed-ended
E) analysis

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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For what types of jobs will organizations most likely perform a credit check?

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