Business Final Review

Jared’s goal is to become a licensed electrician after he finishes his schooling. He finds out, though, that a licensed electrician must become an apprentice under someone else for two years before being able to work on their own. Jared doesn’t want to be an apprentice for two years following his two-year trade school. Which type of job would work BEST for Jared to reach his goals?

• a full-time hourly job

• a volunteer job

• a co-op job

• a temp job

Logan worked hard to create a professional-looking resume. He saved the document so that whenever an interesting job opens, he can quickly forward his completed resume to the human resources manager. What impression does Logan’s saved resume MOST likely make on its recipients?

• Logan is professional and well-qualified for the job.

• Logan is not qualified for the job he’s interested in.

• Logan has shown interest in landing this specific position.

• Logan is qualified but has not researched this company’s needs.

A male employee hired to work on an otherwise all-female team reports after two months that he feels he is being treated differently because he is male. He comes to Jiao asking to be transferred to another team. What is the BEST course of action for Jiao to take?

• Immediately transfer this employee to another team.

• Document his version of events and investigate the claims.

• Call his manager and tell her that she needs to be nicer to him.

• Direct him back to his own team to work out the problems for himself.

Aiko runs her entire sign business using a computer and a plotter. She comes into the shop one morning to find that both pieces of equipment have been stolen. Aiko is frustrated but knows that she is covered by insurance that will pay to replace the two machines. Under what policy will Aiko MOST likely file a claim?

• general business insurance

• property insurance

• data breach insurance

• key-person continuity insurance

A female employee hired to work on an otherwise all-male team reports after two months that she feels she is being treated differently because she is female. Dara is the HR representative to whom she speaks. What is the FIRST step Dara needs to take before she begins to investigate this employee’s claims?

• Call the company’s lawyer to let them know a lawsuit might be headed their way.

• Look at this employee’s records for past bad performance reviews.

• Document the conversation, noting the details of the employee’s account.

• Call the employee’s manager to ask if he has noticed any discrimination happening.

Destiny is the head of human resources for a large box store. Management submits some monthly forms to Destiny, including statistics on employee retention. Why might retention be an important statistic for Destiny to examine?

• Her department is responsible for finding and training new employees.

• Her department oversees lawsuits brought by former employees.

• Her department is in charge of keeping company loss at a minimum.

• Her department must decide on the purchasing statistics for next quarter.

Xander is the head of human resources for a large corporation. The insurance company that provides coverage for employees sends Xander a notice that coverage will be changing significantly in the upcoming year. Xander sends a company-wide email directing employees to review their new coverage packages when they arrive. Who else would it be important for Xander to inform regarding these upcoming changes?

• Duncan, who performs background checks on new employees

• Annie, who onboards new employees

• Bryant, who organizes employee business travel

• Celeste, who inputs employee vacation requests

As a human resources professional, Luna believes that she can learn much from a candidate just by the appearance of their resume. She looks for clean, professional templates and information that is organized clearly. Even the font makes a difference to Luna. While there is no set font for a resume, which font will MOST likely make Luna pass on the person?

• Verdana

• Times New Roman

• Arial

• Comic Sans

Ali is a physician who makes sure that his office and exam rooms are as sterile as possible. He works hard to keep up his continuing education. When his patients enter the office, they count on the fact that Ali will give them proper care. Which type of contract is this an example of?

• implied contract

• bilateral contract

• contract under seal

• adhesion contract

Davi is in his office when an agitated employee comes in and accuses her manager of creating a hostile work environment. Davi asks the employee to explain how the manager did this. She says that another employee makes political statements on social media outside of work, but her manager refuses to discipline him. Considering the explanation, what will MOST likely be Davi’s response?

• “I will speak to your manager as soon as I’ve filed your complaint.”

• “Unfortunately, we can’t dictate what an employee posts outside of work.”

• “Can you get me copies of the employee’s social media posts?”

• “I will see to it that the employee and manager are both disciplined.”