Human Resources Management End of Pathway Assessment Review

If a business conducts SWOT analysis to decide whether or not to expand, which of the following would be categorized as an "O"?

• money is available for the expansion

• there is the potential for increased profits

• new competition could enter the market

• company expenses have increased

The main purpose of an effective performance evaluation is to

• help companies determine who to fire when times get hard

• help workers to determine when they should ask for a salary increase

• help workers develop their strengths and work on their weaknesses

• help companies to determine what other jobs workers might be good at

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

• The injured accident victim was laying on the road until the ambulance arrived.

• We arrived their at 3 PM to begin the meeting.

• The manager busted into the wrong office by mistake.

• Ann missed the meeting because she was lying in bed with the flu.

Which of the following acts regulates the federal minimum age for interstate commerce?

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• National Labor Relations Act

• Revenue Act

• Equal Pay Act

A CEO urges employees to buy stock in the company and then sells his/her personal stock because of a coming change that will likely decrease the stock prices. The actions of the CEO showed

• a keen business acuity

• loyalty to the company

• unethical behavior

• honesty and integrity

An example of nonverbal communication is

• speaking

• nodding

• writing

• emailing

James wants to send a personalized letter to each of his sales clients. To do this, James should use

• mail-merge

• auto-formatting

• design templates

• auto-addressing

Which of the following questions are most likely to get to a specific definition of a problem?

• What was happening when the failure occurred?

• Has this problem happened before?

• What other problems have you had with this machine?

• How often has this problem happened before?

Robert is a new employee and has joined a work team for the company. What is the best way the other team members can help Robert to participate meaningfully in the team discussions?

• Instruct Robert not to talk very much during the first meeting he attends, so he can learn as much as possible.

• Assign Robert to watch the group during the first few meetings.

• Let Robert fend for himself.

• Tell Robert about the "ground rules" the team has created to guide the meetings and explain what the group has done in recent meetings.

A fire may be controlled without upsetting the thermal layer by

• directing a straight stream to the middle of the fire

• aiming the stream at the ceiling and allowing the water to run down on the fire

• rolling the stream around the perimeter of the room

• using a straight stream at the base of the fire