L7 Selection

When does the selection process begin?

• A)   When an employee receives a job offer

• B)   The employee's first day of work

• C)   When the employee resigns

• D)   When a pool of applicants has submitted their résumés

• E)   When a job is posted

_________ is when employers hire employees with questionable backgrounds, ignoring concerns that indicate a higher likelihood for issues or workplace accidents.

• A)   Upward bias

• B)   Conflation of risk

• C)   Hazard acceptance

• D)   Negligent hiring

• E)   Reckless abandonment

During selection, employers are generally allowed to ask which of the following without violating human rights legislation?

• A)   Marital status

• B)   Age or date of birth

• C)   Information about illnesses

• D)   Previous work experience

• E)   Maiden name

Chase is hiring for a bookkeeper. He asks potential hires to complete a short math test. What kind of test is this?

• A)   A cognitive ability test

• B)   An integrity test

• C)   An emotional intelligence test

• D)   An aptitude test

• E)   A personality test

The consistency of scores obtained by a person when he or she is retested on the same test at two different times is an example of

• A)   reliability.

• B)   utility.

• C)   integrity.

• D)   accuracy.

• E)   validity.

Tests used to measure knowledge or proficiency acquired through education, training, and experience are known as

• A)   achievement tests.

• B)   intelligence tests.

• C)   personality tests.

• D)   interest inventories.

• E)   aptitude tests.

Which of the following is true regarding the use of polygraph tests in selection?

• A)   In Ontario, the Employment Standards Act specifically prohibits the use of polygraphs in pre-employment selection.

• B)   Polygraphs in pre-employment selection are allowed in all jurisdictions.

• C)   Polygraphs test for psychological responses to stimuli.

• D)   Polygraphs are more useful and reliable in the selection process than honesty tests.

• E)   Polygraphs are more useful and reliable in the selection process than integrity tests.

Monique was interviewing Milli for a pharmaceutical job. One of the first things that Monique noticed was that Milli's clothes were wrinkled and stain. In addition, Milli's hair was relatively messy/unkempt. Based on that, within the first few minutes of the interview, Monique decided that Milli would be ranked poorly. What is this an example of?

• A)   snap judgements

• B)   discrimination

• C)   poor planning

• D)   contrast error

• E)   comparable factors