MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.All but which of the following activities form a basis for the targeted selection system?
a.Identify the critical job requirements for the position.
b.Organize selection elements into a comprehensive system.
c.Use present behavior to predict future behavior.
d.Apply effective interviewing skills and techniques.
2.Companies run a higher risk of litigation due to their selection practices when:
a.interviewers are not properly trained to ask job-related questions.
b.tests given to the candidate are related to the specific job they perform.
c.the organization has made every effort to validate selection criteria.
d.the organization utilizes objective selection criteria.
3.Effective selection practices can impact an organization’s competitive advantage in all but which of the following ways?
a.Improved productivity
b.Achieving legal compliance
c.Increased profits
d.Increased training costs
4.With respect to an organization’s selection practices, ____ is a technical term for effectiveness.
a.reliability
b.validity
c.stability
d.flexibility
5.To achieve validity, a manager must use selection methods that reliably and accurately measure ____
.
a.job qualifications
b.job profiles
c.job context
d.job content
6.The ____ of a selection method is maximized when two people evaluating the same candidate provide the same rating.
a.usability
b.flexibility
c.validity
d.reliability
7.The degree of self-consistency among the scores earned by an individual in a selection test is called ____.
a.reliability
b.validity
c.accuracy
d.consistency
8.All but which of the following can have a positive effect on the reliability of a selection method?
a.Candidates are put at ease during the process.
b.Interviewers will primarily ask highly difficult questions during the interview.
c.Candidates clearly understand the questions being asked in the interview.
d.Interviewers and candidates develop a good rapport during the process.
9.The ____ model specifies that the best predictor of future job behavior is past behavior performed under similar circumstances.
a.behavior consistency
b.value-added equity
c.job hierarchy
d.behavior motivation
10.In assessing and documenting the validity of its selection practices, an organization that demonstrates that it followed proper procedures in the development and use of its selection devices is said to follow a ____ strategy.
a.criterion-related
b.content-oriented
c.validity generalization
d.reliability