HR test 1 after test review

A specific type of work sample to assess management skills typically carried out over a series of days at a remote site.

• assessment center

• behavioral interview

• situational judgment test

• biographical data test

Job Corp rejects any female applicants with cognitive score tests below 50, but often advances male applicants with scores of 45 and up because they are "close enough." This is

• disparate treatment

• disparate impact

• a good employment practice

• retaliation

Bananas Inc. has several employees with young children. These employees communicate higher stress levels due to an increased need to take time off to pick up their children from school or day care. Which option is most likely to improve employee well-being?

• contingent employees

• job rotation

• flextime

• job crafting

Disparate treatment refers to employment practices which are purposefully discriminatory against a protected group.

• true

• false

Charles decides to share with his applicants a video that contains information about what it is like to work in one of the factories owned by the organization. It includes a day in the life of a factory worker and highlights relevant policies and procedures that are in place. What is this an example of?

• reasonable accommodation

• a focus group

• job analysis

• a realistic job preview

Realistic job previews are useful to

• to show applicants how to perform specific job tasks

• to help prevent high turnover rates

• to assess attention span and attention to detail

• to gather opinions from applicants about policies

Descriptive analytics focus on what is happening in the

• present

• future

• past

• economy

Goal setting theory and expectancy theory are theories of

• motivation

• selection

• attitudes

• job design

Reinforcement theory is valuable to understand when designing training because

• trainee motivation is important to training success

• building self-efficacy is important

• it can determine results criteria

• puppies are cute

In a multiple-hurdle approach to deploying selection procedures, the least expensive tests are generally administered first.

• true

• false