Reference no: EM13524452
True / False Questions
1. Internal selection is virtually identical to external selection both in terms of the applicability of the logic of the prediction principle, and in terms of the relevance of data about past job experiences.
True False
2. In comparison with external selection, internal selection places greater emphasis on predictor signs than samples.
True False
3. In internal selection, managers tend to overemphasize subjective opinions about job candidates, with a consequent increase in decisions with low validity.
True False
4. Organizations typically have better data with which to make choices on internal than external candidates.
True False
5. Depth of information and relevance are the only advantages that internal selection has over external selection.
True False
6. Sometimes individuals who have excellent skills in engineering and scientific positions do not have good managerial skills.
True False
7. It is unlawful to screen out individuals with disabilities, unless the selection procedure is job-related and consistent with business necessity.
True False
8. An organization may not require medical exams of an applicant, nor make a job offer conditional, pending the results of a medical exam.
True False
9. There are some jobs for which drug and alcohol testing is mandated by law.
True False
10. Records for medical exams of established employees must be kept in relative confidence, although most jurisdictions allow for this information to be shared with supervisors and members of the work group if the employer deems it wise.
True False
11. Talent management systems keep an ongoing organizational record of the skills, talents, and capabilities of an organization's employees.
True False
12. Organizations find that talent management systems are low cost and require little expertise.
True False
13. A virtue of peer assessments is that they rely on raters who are very knowledgeable of applicants' KSAOs.
True False
14. A different set of criteria are used to evaluate the effectiveness of internal assessment methods, since concepts like validity and adverse impact are unimportant for internal hiring.
True False
18. Experience refers to length of service or tenure with a job, department or organization.
True False
19. Seniority and experience are among the most prevalent methods of internal selection.
True False
20. Seniority is a highly valid method for internal selection.
True False
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Utility analysis models do not take factors
: If you are using the "economic gains formula," and you have just increased the validity of your selection procedures with no change in cost, your economic gain value should increase.
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Substituting hr assessors for line management
: If the selection objective is to assess a candidate's ability to make a coherent persuasive report about the organization's annual results before a group of top managers, the best interview simulation to make this assessment would be
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The argument behind the peter principle
: The argument behind the Peter Principle is that individuals who are good performers in one job will probably be good performers in the next job up the promotion ladder.
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The best interview simulation to make
: If the selection objective is to assess a candidate's ability to make a coherent persuasive report about the organization's annual results before a group of top managers, the best interview simulation to make this assessment would be
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A different set of criteria are used to evaluate
: A different set of criteria are used to evaluate the effectiveness of internal assessment methods, since concepts like validity and adverse impact are unimportant for internal hiring.
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Find the magnitude of the seals displacement
: In diving to a depth of 750 m, a seal also moves 460 m due east of his starting point. What is the magnitude of the seal's displacement
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Estimate the number of water molecules in that person
: Some good estimates about the human body can be made if it is assumed that we are made mostly of water. estimate the number of water molecules in that person
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Find the speed with which the penny strikes the ground
: A penny is dropped from rest from the top of the Willis Tower in Chicago. Find the speed with which the penny strikes the ground
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Substantive assessment methods
: In internal selection, managers tend to overemphasize subjective opinions about job candidates, with a consequent increase in decisions with low validity
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