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From 2003-2008, the U. Department of Labor projects that the two fastest growing demographic groups will be: Select one: Asians and Hispanics b....

From 2003-2008, the U.S. Department of Labor projects that the two fastest growing demographic groups will be:

Select one:

a. Asians and Hispanics

b. Asians and non-Hispanics

c. Hispanics and Whites

d. Asians and Whites

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All of the following are tips for managing experienced older workers except:

Select one:

a. Place older workers in the least stressful jobs

b. Be prepared to provide alternative forms of training

c. Provide flextime or other work-life balance options

d. Identify and utilize these workers' knowledge, skills, and abilities

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A skills inventory, in its simplest form, is a list of the ____________________ of the people working for the organization.

Select one:

a. characteristics

b. names

c. skills

d. All of the above.

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Which of the following is not considered a contingent worker?

Select one:

a. Subcontractors

b. Independent professionals

c. The company's traveling salesmen

d. Part-time workers

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A skills inventory and a management inventory are used to determine all of the following about employees except:

Select one:

a. Personality

b. Abilities

c. Skills

d. Experiences

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Which method of skills inventory is the fastest and least expensive when many employees are involved?

Select one:

a. Expert opinion

b. Questionnaire

c. Interview

d. Observation

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A critical part of any successful succession plan is a comprehensive ____________________ plan.

Select one:

a. retention

b. All of the above

c. compensation

d. recovery

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Which of the following is the best way to safeguard privacy in an HRIS?

Select one:

a. Keep employees from discovering what kind of information is kept and how it is used

b. Allow employees to inspect and correct the information maintained on them

c. Keep all information on an employee in a single location

d. Collect as much information as possible

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____________________ is the foundation upon which all other HRM activities must be constructed.

Select one:

a. Government regulation

b. Employee analysis

c. Market analysis

d. Job analysis

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The Functional Job Analysis assumes that jobs can be described in terms of basic relationships that the incumbent has with his or her work. Which of the following is not one of those relationships?

Select one:

a. Interacting with people

b. Interacting with the artificial intelligence of machines

c. Physically relating to things

d. Using mental resources to process data

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Conducting a job analysis for managerial jobs offers a significant challenge to the analyst because of all of the following except:

Select one:

a. Disparity across positions

b. Disparity between managers

c. Disparity across levels in the hierarchy

d. Disparity across industries

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Job ____________________ tries to design jobs in ways that help incumbents satisfy their needs for growth, recognition, and responsibility.

Select one:

a. enrichment

b. growth

c. expansion

d. motivation

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Which of the following is does not contribute to a sense of meaningfulness on the job?

Select one:

a. Task significance

b. Skill variety

c. Task identity

d. Autonomy

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Before an organization can fill a job vacancy, it must find people who are not only qualified for the position, but who also ____________________ the job.

Select one:

a. need

b. have performed

c. Both A and C

d. want

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The job search is a process that begins with ____________________.

Select one:

a. notifying friends and relatives of the job search

b. creating a resume

c. self-assessment

d. searching the Internet

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At a ____________________ a group of firms sponsors a meeting or exhibition at which each has a booth to publicize available jobs.

Select one:

a. job fair

b. symposium

c. job roundup

d. job convention

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Which of the following is the reason for internships?

Select one:

a. They allow interns to expose themselves to potential employers

b. It offers trial-run employment

c. All of the above.

d. They allow organizations to get specific projects done

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One of the most noticeable effects of the downsizing epidemic of the last two decades has been a dramatic rise in the use of ____________________.

Select one:

a. college recruiters

b. summer internships

c. temporary employees

d. All of the above

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Realistic job previews (RJPs) are intended to set the job expectations of new employees at ____________________ levels.

Select one:

a. pessimistic

b. optimistic

c. unnatural

d. realistic

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____________________ addresses the questions of what a test measured and how well it measured it.

Select one:

a. Reliability

b. Validity

c. Vindication

d. Interrator reliability

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The degree to which a test, interview, or performance evaluation measures the ability to perform a job is called ____________________.

Select one:

a. content validity

b. construct validity

c. criterion-related validity

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All of the following are errors that can occur in the employment interview except:

Select one:

a. First impression error

b. Asking the same questions that were asked of other applicants

c. Halo effect

d. Excessive talking by the interviewer

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A job sample performance test requires that the applicant actually do a sample of the work that the job involves. Which of the following is not an example of a valid performance test.

Select one:

a. Driving test for delivery persons.

b. Programming test for computer programmers.

c. Taste test for fast-food counter help.

d. Typing test for secretarial help.

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The ____________________ is a comprehensive paper-and-pencil test that generates two scores: the verbal score and the performance score.

Select one:

a. psychomotor ability simulation

b. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

c. California Test of Mental Maturity

d. Wonderlic Personnel Test

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Which of the following is an indirect cost of a selection process?

Select one:

a. Interviewer's salary

b. Changes in the organization's public image

c. Drug testing

d. Equipment used in a work sample test

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