Legislation
This law sets the minimums that an employer must offer an employee in exchange for his/her work efforts.
Employment Standards Act
This document states the duties and responsibilities of a job as well as the KSAOs required to perform the job successfully.
Job description.
The acquisition of a pool of qualified applicants.
Recruitment.
The KSAOs deemed necessary for minimal acceptable performance.
Minimum Qualifications.
These tests measure intellectual ability including memory, numerical and problem solving ability.
Cognitive Ability Tests.
"How many children do you have?" is an illegal question because it violates this law.
Human Rights Code
3 simple methods of gathering data for job analysis.
Surveys, Interviews and Observation.
Job candidates that are already employees of the organization.
Internal Candidates.
The process of narrowing the applicant pool and identifying the most likely-to-succeed person for a job.
Selection.
Knowledge derived from experience that is not easily transferable.
Tacit knowledge.
This is the mother of all legislation and applies to all Canadians.
The Charter of Rights & Freedoms.
A supervisor or senior employee who can provide valuable data for job analysis is known as a _______ ________ ________ .
Subject matter expert (SME)
The process of developing and grooming a high-potential employee to assume a key role in the organization at a future date.
Succession planning.
A form completed by job candidates that provides basic info regarding skills, education and experience.
Application forms.
The ability to perceive, use, understand and manage emotions.
Emotional intelligence.
This is a type of contract that governs the relationship between an employer and a specific group of employees aka bargaining unit.
Collective agreement.
Groups of related behaviours or attributes required for successful job performance.
Competencies.
The database that collects, stores and sorts all job applications and candidate information for all open positions within an organization.
Applicant tracking system (ATS)
A document provided by candidates and most commonly used by recruiters that showcases education, past work experience, skills, etc.
Resume.
This test measured controlled muscle movements required to complete a task, for example, finger dexterity, multi-limb coordination and reaction time.
Psychomotor ability testing.
In a legal dispute, an employer that can successfully support their case has a _______ _______ selection process.
Legally defensible.
Characteristics that ALL employees within an organization are expected to have, regardless of position or level of responsibility.
Core Competency.
Policies and procedures designed to increase the presence of women, disabled persons, visible minorities and Aboriginal people in the workplace.
Employment Equity.
Information gathered by phone or email about a candidate from their previous colleagues and/or managers.
Reference check.
Some tests can only be administered AFTER a conditional offer of employment is issued to the candidate. This includes...
Fitness/Medical tests.