Chapter 7 HRIR Exam Questions Correct Answers New Update
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Chapter 7 HRIR Exam Questions Correct Answers New Update
1) Which of the following are considered to be "hidden" costs of a poor selection process? - Answers - D) Customer alienation and internal disorganization when an unsuccessful employee is terminated
2) Renu is the human resources profes...
Chapter 7 HRIR Exam Questions Correct
Answers New Update
1) Which of the following are considered to be "hidden" costs of a poor selection
process? - Answers -✔✔ D) Customer alienation and internal disorganization when an
unsuccessful employee is terminated
2) Renu is the human resources professional at a telecommunications company. She is
tasked with ensuring the firm's selection process adheres to the firm's employment
equity plan mandated by legislation. Which of the following must she ensure? - Answers
-✔✔ D) The process does not have an adverse effect on women or members of certain
religious groups.
3) Yung is the manager of human resources at a credit union. Following an incident
where a former employee was convicted for theft of customer account information, Yung
has become increasingly concerned about negligent hiring lawsuits. Which of the
following steps would be the most helpful in addressing her concern? - Answers -✔✔
C) Carefully scrutinizing application forms and checking references
4) A selection ratio of 1:2 generally means that - Answers -✔✔ E) there are a limited
number of applicants from whom to select who are also likely low quality recruits.
5) In the selection process which of the following refers to requirements that are
absolutely essential for the job? - Answers -✔✔ B) Must criteria
6) In the selection process which of the following refers to requirements that are highly
desirable but not critical for the job? - Answers -✔✔ A) Wants criteria
7) What is the multiple-hurdle strategy used in the selection process? - Answers -✔✔
D) A series of successive steps candidates must pass to move on to the next step
8) To help evaluate candidates for a quality control position, Jennifer asks current QC
employees to provide their feedback about several applicants she feels may be right.
What is this an example of? - Answers -✔✔ E) Crowdsourcing
9) During a hiring process Belinda was put through a series of high pressure simulations
to determine how she would manage herself under pressure. What kind of test was
Belinda undergoing? - Answers -✔✔ C) Emotional intelligence test
10) Which of the following is true of the interview question, "How would you handle an
angry customer?" - Answers -✔✔ E) It is a situational test question.
, 11) What is a selection ratio? - Answers -✔✔ B) The ratio of the total number of
applicants hired to the total number of applicants
12) Sandeep Gill, the manager of a provincial credit union, hired five new tellers based
on interviews as the selection tool. Although Sandeep thought he had planned the
candidate interviewing process well the three candidates who were rated the highest in
the interview, and hired, did not meet basic performance expectations. Which of the
following is the primary problem with the selection tool chosen by Sandeep? - Answers -
✔✔ A) Validity
13) The consistency of scores obtained by a person when he or she is retested on the
identical test or an equivalent version is an example of - Answers -✔✔ A) reliability.
14) Answering the question, "Does this predictor measure what it's supposed to
measure?" is an assessment of - Answers -✔✔ B) validity.
15) The extent to which a selection tool predicts or significantly correlates with important
elements of work behaviour is known as - Answers -✔✔ C) criterion-related validity.
16) What is differential validity? - Answers -✔✔ B) Confirmation that the selection tool
accurately predicts the performance of all possible employee subgroups, including white
males, women, and visible minorities
17) Which of the following is true of preliminary applicant screening? - Answers -✔✔ A)
It likely uses technology during its process.
18) Which members of the organization typical performs initial applicant screening? -
Answers -✔✔ B) HR professionals
19) Which trait would not be tested if a candidate is given an intelligence test? -
Answers -✔✔ C) Emotional management
20) What test measures an individual's potential to perform a job, provided he or she is
given proper training? - Answers -✔✔ A) Aptitude tests
21) Which of the following would an intelligence test measure? - Answers -✔✔ E)
Spatial visualization
22) Ambiguous stimulus such as inkblot or cloud images is common in which type of
test? - Answers -✔✔ D) Personality test
23) The screening tool which is most often used by employers in the selection process
is - Answers -✔✔ C) an interview.
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