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71. Which of the following types of interviews has the highest : 1251015
71. Which of the following types of interviews has the highest validity in terms of making effective screening decisions?
A. Focus groups
B. Highly structured interviews
C. Questionnaires
D. Highly unstructured interviews
Applicants respond less positively to highly structured interviews, and yet this is precisely the type of interview that has the highest validity in terms of making effective screening decisions.
72. Which of the following tends to have the most positive influence on job choice decisions?
A. The kind of recruiters used
B. The recruitment sources
C. The use of realistic job previews
D. Job vacancy characteristics
All companies have to make decisions in three areas of recruiting: (1) personnel policies, which affect the kinds of jobs the company has to offer; (2) recruitment sources used to solicit applicants, which affect the kinds of people who apply; and (3) the characteristics and behaviors of the recruiter. These, in turn, influence both the nature of the vacancies and the nature of the people applying for jobs in a way that shapes job choice decisions.
73. An approach that pays higher than current market wages is called a:
A. premium-wage approach.
B. lead-indicator approach.
C. lead-the-market approach.
D. first-mover approach.
Because pay is an important job characteristic for almost all applicants, companies that take a “lead-the-market” approach to pay—that is, a policy of paying higher-thancurrent-market wages—have a distinct advantage in recruiting. Pay can also make up for a job’s less desirable features.
74. Organizational recruitment materials that emphasize due process, rights of appeal, and grievance mechanisms send a message that:
A. the organization has many problems.
B. the organization values employee rights over productivity and profitability.
C. job security is high in the organization.
D. employee morale is low in the organization.
Due process policies formally lay out the steps an employee can take to appeal a termination decision.
75. Policies that state that either party in the employment relationship can terminate that relationship at any time, regardless of cause are called:
A. due process policies.
B. employment-at-will policies.
C. employee liability policies.
D. freedom-to-work policies.
Research indicates that job applicants find companies with due process policies more attractive than companies with employment-at-will policies.
76. A policy that lays out the steps an employee can take to appeal a termination decision is called a(n):
A. due process policy.
B. employment-at-will policy.
C. outsourcing policy.
D. affirmative action policy.
Research indicates that job applicants find companies with due process policies more attractive than companies with employment-at-will policies.
77. The U.S. Army’s “Be all you can be” campaign is an example of:
A. general advertising.
B. reputation advertising.
C. image advertising.
D. proactive advertising.
Sometimes, however, organizations advertise just to promote themselves as a good place to work in general. 63 Image advertising is particularly important for companies in highly competitive labor markets that perceive themselves as having a bad image.
78. The sources from which companies recruit potential employees are:
A. dictated largely by legal constraints.
B. determined by demographic patterns.
C. typically regulated by industry standards.
D. a critical aspect of its overall recruitment strategy.
The total labor market is expansive; any single organization needs to draw from only a fraction of that total.
79. Which of the following is an advantage of relying on internal recruitment sources?
A. They are likely to increase diversity.
B. They minimize the impact of political considerations in the hiring decision.
C. They are generally cheaper and faster than other means.
D. They will increase innovation within an organization.
In general, relying on internal sources offers a company several advantages.
80. Which of the following best exemplifies the process of self-selection?
A. An applicant posts his/her resume on an online job bulletin board.
B. While at a job fair, an applicant decides to interview with the ABC Company.
C. An applicant is asked to return for a second interview with the ABC Company.
D. An applicant takes an online “job fitness” test before deciding to apply to the ABC Company.
Many direct applicants are to some extent already “sold” on the organization. Most of them have done some homework and concluded that there is enough fit between themselves and the vacancy to warrant their submitting an application. This process is called self-selection.
