11.Information regarding the amount of skill and effort required to perform the job, the difficulty of the job, and the amount of responsibility assumed by the jobholder is used to evaluate:
a.job worth.
b.job performance.
c.job content.
d.job context.
12.A group of individuals convened for the purpose of making job evaluations is called a:
a.performance appraisal committee.
b.job evaluation committee.
c.grievance team.
d.job analysis team.
13.____ is achieved when two people evaluating the same job provide similar ratings.
a.Validity
b.Reliability
c.Equity
d.Fairness
14.Standards that organizations should employ to promote effective job evaluation ratings include all but which of the following?
a.Consistency
b.Correctability
c.Representativeness
d.Self-interest
15.In the point-factor method of job evaluation, jobs are evaluated separately on several criteria called:
a.compensable factors.
b.value-added factors.
c.garnishment factors.
d.seniority factors.
16.Job evaluation ratings focus on:
a.requirements of the job.
b.requirements of the jobholder.
c.key selection criteria.
d.personal requirements.
17.All but which of the following is a correct step in the development of a point-factor rating scale used to determine job worth?
a.Select and define the compensable factors.
b.Determine the number of degrees for each factor.
c.Weigh each compensable factor in terms of its relative importance.
d.Assign point values to the degrees giving the highest points for the least weight.
18.All but which of the following are included in the primary information sought in a salary survey?
a.The established salary range.
b.The actual salary range.
c.The proposed salary range.
d.The average salary level now being paid.
19.Organizations must ensure all but which of the following while selecting benchmark jobs?
a.All the firm’s jobs are selected.
b.Each job is clearly defined.
c.Jobs represent all points along the pay hierarchy.
d.Jobs encompass a sizable number of employees.
20.After the pay practices of other companies have been identified using a salary survey, an organization sets a ____ stipulating how well it will pay its employees relative to the market.
a.pay policy
b.pay structure
c.pay range
d.pay grade