Question 1

The following are all primary functions of the job evaluation committee except

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selecting behavioural anchors.

Question 2

Job evaluation is mostly a judgmental process which requires close cooperation and input from all of the following except

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customer responses.

Question 3

Pay rates must be equitable for each employee relative to other pay rates inside the organization.This is known as

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internal equity.

Question 4

A total rewards approach considers

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individual reward components as part of an integrated whole

Question 5

Job evaluation involves comparing jobs to one another based on their content.Job content is assessed using

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compensable factors.

Question 6

The process whereby several people meet together who are familiar with the jobs in question, and who may have different perspectives regarding the nature of the jobs, is called a

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job evaluation committee

Question 7

Job evaluation is a technique used to determine

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the relative worth of each job

Question 8

Important considerations for paying employees include all the following except

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average age considerations.

Question 9

Total rewards refers to

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all forms of pay or other compensation provided to employees.

Question 10

Wages must compare favourably with rates in other organizations or an employer will find it hard to attract and retain qualified employees.This is known as

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external equity.

Question 11

The basic procedure of job evaluation is to compare the content of jobs in relation to one another in terms of all of the following except

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personality traits.

Question 12

Compensation policies are usually written by the HR or compensation manager together with

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senior management.

Question 13

The job classification method of job evaluation is a widely used method in which jobs are categorized into

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groups.

Question 14

Engagement is

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a positive emotional connection to the employer and a clear understanding of the strategic significance of the job

Question 15

The classification method is widely used

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in the public sector.

Question 16

Jeffrey is the newly hired HR professional who is responsible for evaluating compensation practices at the company.To determine if there are issues with internal equity, he has chosen to conduct a job evaluation according to the method popularized by the Hay consulting firm.Which of the following are the compensable factors he uses to evaluate jobs?

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responsibility, skill, effort, and working conditions

Question 17

The Revlex Company did a salary survey and the results showed that 10 of its key positions had lower wages compared with similar positions at their key competitors.The problem the company faces is

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