Question 1

You are the VP of Operations and will be interviewing for a new Administrative Secretary. Create four structured interview questions which you will ask each candidate.

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Question 2

A job candidate came to an interview unprepared and did not seem knowledgeable about the product your company produced or have any basic understanding of the organization. Even though they had a n excellent portfolio you ranked them low against other candidates. The ________ effect has just occurred.

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Question 3

Identify and define each of the standards which must be met in order for the selection process to be successful. What are the keys to ensuring that each are met?

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Question 4

A temporary agency which recruits clerical workers has them sit in a simulated office environment where they answer the phones, type letters, respond to visitor requests and complete routine secretarial work. This is known as a/an ________.

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Question 5

Explain the different between a loose versus a tight labor market. What impact can each have on how an organization makes its selection decisions?

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Question 6

________ interviews are preferred over using ________, because they are more legally defendable should an applicant claim that they were discriminated against during the selection process.

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Question 7

The ________ helps a recruiter score an applicant and provides an objective way for an applicant's qualifications to be reviewed.

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Question 8

Each applicant must complete all of the steps in the selection process and meet a minimum score in each in order to be considered as a final candidate for the job. This is known as the ________ approach to making a selection decision.

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Question 9

A high tech information services firm selects an applicant for its Chief Information Officer whom, after he has been working for six months, has compromised data security and managed in an unethical manner. Describe how the selection process for this position may impact the performance of the organization and potentially damage their competitive advantage.

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Question 10

The ________ approach to making a selection decision weights each step in the selection process to come up with an overall score for each candidate.

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Question 11

The Big Five approach to personality inventories groups personality traits into one of five categories including ________, ________, ________, ________, and extroversion.

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Question 12

Explain what is meant by person-job fit. Give reasons and examples as to why it is important in the selection process.

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Question 13

Explain how the selection methods a discount retail store uses to fill entry level staff positions may differ from the selection methods used by its home office to fill executive level positions. The overall company strategy may be cost leadership but does this come into play when filling higher level positions in the organization?

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Question 14

As part of the recruitment process for a graphic designer a company requires that each candidate bring with them a portfolio of their past work. This is known as a ________.

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Question 15

A/An ________ provides information about an employee's potential to perform a job, whereas a/an ________ tells the recruiter if the applicant can actually perform the job.

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Question 16

Describe the three different types of employment tests and give a pro and con for using each.

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Question 17

Identify the two main regulatory issues facing organizations and discuss how managers can deal with them.

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Question 18

If hiring a customer service representative to handle and resolve customer complaint calls about product defects, breakages, or missing parts which three selection methods may be most appropriate to use? Identify each and describe how you would use them.

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Question 19

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each of the scoring approaches which help you to make employee selection decisions. Based on your major and/or career choice, which approach do you think a hiring manager would use when filling a position you would be applying for?

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Question 20

Once you have reviewed an applicant's resume and application and collected some information from their references you have completed the ________.

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Quiz 7: Selection