HR ch 6-7

Annie, a recruiter, wants to hire the best possible candidate for the job. She knows that to do this, there are two goals of recruitment to focus on. She needs to increase the size of the applicant pool and ______.

• A. hold unstructured interviews
• B. increase the number of qualified applicants
• C. use targeted recruiting
• D. decrease the number of essential functions in the job

Noelle serves as legal counsel for a Fortune 500 company that continuously recruits, interviews, and hires people. During the selection process, employment tests are often administered. Noelle is concerned about the impact of these tests on protected groups. What specifically concerns Noelle?

• A. global issues
• B. adverse impact
• C. the amount of time required
• D. unstructured interviews

In addition to producing better outcomes, a data-driven selection process is ______.

• A. more legally compliant
• B. more efficient
• C. less time intensive
• D. less difficult

The ______ of selection decisions is the degree to which they are worth the time and money to carry them out.

• A. reliability
• B. utility
• C. validity
• D. integrity

______ is the consistency of measurement.

• A. reliability
• B. utility
• C. validity
• D. integrity

Karen, a recruiter, knows that there is not one selection procedure that is better than another one when choosing applicants. How does Karen decide which selection procedures to use, given that there is not one best procedure to implement?

• A. Karen chooses selection procedures that overlap each other.
• B. Karen chooses selection procedures that are innovative.
• C. Karen chooses selection procedures that confirm her preferences.
• D. Karen chooses selection procedures that complement each other.

In the ______ interview, the interviewer has a conversation with the job applicant with no set of questions for each applicant.

• A. unstructured
• B. structured
• C. behavioral
• D. situational

______ is the process for determining what work needs to be done and coming up with a strategy regarding how positions will be filled.

• A. Workforce planning
• C. Leadership development
• D. Replacement planning
• Recruitment

An organization has difficulty filling positions because there are not enough workers with the necessary skills required for the jobs. This is called a ______.

• A. workforce labor shortage
• B. workforce labor surplus
• C. slack economy
• D. replacement plan

______ is the process of identifying and working to attract individuals interested and capable of filling identified organizational roles.

• A. Talent pooling
• B. Workforce labor supplying
• C. funneling
• D. Recruitment