Pablo Santiago is hiring employees to run his taco carts outside Yankee Stadium, when selecting applicants to interview, what standard is most important for candidates to meet?
A) Has Passion for the sport of hockey
B) Looks good in crop-top and short-shorts
C) Is Mexican, for authenticity
D) Has past experience and good behavior in related jobs
What is D) Has past experience and good behavior in related jobs
100
What does "KSA" stand for...
What is Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
100
How many types of selection methods did we talk about and name a few of them...
What is Six and Application blanks, Biodata inventories, Background investigations, Reference checks, Employment interviews, Employment tests & Assessment centers
100
Which discrimination act prohibits disparate treatment directed towards applicant 40 and above?
What is Age Discrimination
100
What is the final step of the employee selection process?
What is make job offers
200
Name one of the three benefits of effective selection practices that give firms a competitive advantage...
What is improving productivity, achieving legal compliance, and reduce training costs
200
How can HR professionals assist the manager... Name three ways...
What is Answering EEO-related questions, Offering interviewer training programs & Helping the manager choose a selection device that would be most appropriate for a given situation
200
Name two types of Biodata inventories...
What is weighted application blanks & biographical information blanks
200
What does BFOQ stand for?
What is bona fide occupational qualification
200
With disregard to expense, what is a disadvantage to work sample tests?
What is possible safety problem
300
What is Validity?
What is the appropriateness, meaningfulness, and usefulness of selection inferences and is technical term for “effectiveness”
300
Correctly interpret the available information on the application blank, and remember that it is tentative for applicant abilities & Do not telegraph the right answer prior to asking the question are ways to AVOID what?
What is Interviewer Mistakes
300
What are the three constitutional constraints on selection & and name what each pertains to...
What is 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
-Pertains to an individual’s privacy rights
-Protects job candidates and employees from unreasonable intrusions by the employer
5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
-Provides citizens with equal protection under the law
-Applies to federal employees
14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
-Provides citizens with equal protection under the law
-Applies to state employees
300
What is calculated by statistically correlating predictor scores with criterion scores?
What is Validity Coefficient
300
What process is used to weed out people with bad behaviors such as drug use and dishonesty?
What is dysfunctional behavior screening
400
Name two of the four ways to increase the reliability of selection practices...
What is Establish a good rapport with candidates,
Ask questions that are clear,
Ask questions that are moderately difficult,
Administer several measures to assess each important KSA
400
Begin the interview in a friendly but businesslike manner &
Solicit information in a nonjudgmental manner and maintain control of the interview are ways of doing what???
What is conducting a structured interview
400
What is the Fair Credit Reporting Act?
What is a law designed to protect applicants' rights in the event of a background investigation conducted by an investigative agency
400
What is EEOC?
What is Government agency responsible for enforcing and interpreting federal anti discrimination laws
400
What three skills do work sample tests try to access?
What is manual skills – clerical skills – managerial skills
500
How can employers implement the behavior consistency model? Name all three ways..
What is
-Thoroughly assess each applicant’s previous work experience to determine if the candidate has exhibited relevant behaviors in the past
-Evaluate the applicant’s success on each behavior relevant to the job
-Estimate the future likelihood of these behaviors by administering various types of assessments
500
What does the use of successive hurdles do? lowers selection costs.
What is lowers selection costs
500
Which act does the Disability Discrimination Guidelines come from... & what does it aim to do...
*hint- from a previous chapter*
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: aims to protect disabled persons from job discrimination
500
What are the 4 examples of employment decisions that we discussed on Monday?
What is selection, promotion, transfer, retention
500
What are “The Big Five” personality characteristics? Name all five...
What is extroversion – emotional stability – agreeableness – conscientiousness – openness to experience