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Introduction to Human Resources Assessment
Introduction to Human Resources Assessment MCQs
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Which hr resource function helps the organization understand the number and type of employees the organization will need in the future?
Recruiting
Planning
Appraising
Compensating
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What are two societal trends that are influencing the world of work? a. Decreasing world trade b. Changes in communication technology c. Lower co...
a & d
a & c
b & d
b & c
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Which factor represents an organization’s value system?
Corporate culture
Company reputation
Core competencies
Brand awareness
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Which activity does the strategic hr manager need to be engaged in since orgs survive on adaptation?
Managing succession by creating contingency plans for key employees within the organization
Taking on fewer roles to maintain a focused approach to organizational productivity improvements
Maintaining priority on the requisition of services from the management and employees without external considerations
Focusing on acquiring human resources skills while leaving marketing and production techniques to those managers
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Which hr resource provides a broad range of support to the overall org?
Coordinator
Specialist
Generalist
Supervisor
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A human resources department is working on increasing diversity within the organization. Which strategic role tor a human resources department is bei...
Champion for change
Initiator of outsourcing
Agent tor legal compliance
Administrator of policy
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How should HR encourage high ethical standard of conduct in the workplace?
By ensuring compliance with all legal regulations
By holding monthly training sessions on integrity
by maintaining equitable pay levels and alignment
By influencing others to make moral choices
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A technology company is reviewing the potentially questionable behavior of tour employees and is trying to determine it an ethical violation has occur...
Individual 1: Sold trade secrets to a competitor
Individual 2: Requested that the company pay tor continuing education
Individual 3: Recommended hiring a sibling based on the sibling’s work experience
Individual 4: Applied tor other jobs while still employed with the company
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What is an exception to the doctrine of employment at will?
Mandatory waiting period
Termination tor cause
Implied contract
Probationary period
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What is recognized by courts in several states as an implied contract that can be legally binding?
Employee handbook
Union agreement
Public policy documents
Formal pact
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What was the Goal of Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964?
To give employers more flexibility in dealing with employees and their employment
To create a legal structure that deals with contractual issues between employers and employees
To allow employees greater ability to move between employers and job positions
To make it illegal to discriminate against individuals based on their protected classes
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What is the function of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)?
Providing guidance to employers on classifying employees
Enforcing federal antidiscrimination statutes
Creating guidelines for developing affirmative action programs
Conducting mediation when union contracts have expired
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What is the outcome of effective diversity management within organizations?
Fewer communication challenges
Better sense of inclusion
Fewer conflicts
Better defined organizational goals
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What is a benefit to promoting an organization’s efforts to increase diversity on the company website?
It draws attention to diversity commitment.
It provides equal opportunity to diverse employees.
It defines corporate culture with diversity strategies.
It meets the legal obligation to advertise diversity.
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A woman turned down for a higher-paying position because the manager believes men perform the duties better than women is what kind of discrimination?...
Gender identity discrimination
Gender discrimination
Women’s equal rights discrimination
Sexual harassment discrimination
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The plaintiff in a case, a black firefighter, brings action against the tire department. He is alleging that each time he is transferred from one tire...
National origin
Color
Intentional
Race
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What was the purpose of the Executive Order 10925 that established affirmative action?
To mandate that managers of federally funded projects work to eliminate bias in employment practices.
To strengthen sanctions related to discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
To provide employees with protection from age discrimination in the workplace
To require businesses with 50 or more employees to avoid segregation
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Why is human resource planning important?
It makes it easier to recruit employees from out of state.
It makes employee benefits more attractive.
It ensures the right people in the right jobs at the right times.
It ensures compliance with labor laws.
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Which step in the human resource planning process ensures that the organization will have the needed supply of employees in the future?
Developing Data
Controlling
Programming
Establishing objectives
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Which technique addresses labor forecasting to project future human resource needs based on past staffing levels?
Nominal group
Delphi technique
Time-series
Focus group
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A firm needs to lay Off employees and wants to develop a plan to minimize the effect on employees. The firm opts to try a combination of buyouts and o...
A retention plan
A control plan
A redundancy plan
An organizational plan
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At what age does the Age Discrimination in Employment Act begin to protect an individual from discrimination in the recruitment process?
35
40
50
65
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All employees in a company receive an e-mail message from human resources with information that a job is available in the marketing department. The me...
Incentive program
Job posting
Job otter
Employee referral
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A computer software company wants to hire permanent employees who have the most up-to-date knowledge of software development tools, but previous work ...
Independent contracting organizations
Colleges offering the relevant degree
Executive search firms
Temporary staffing agencies
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An engineering firm wants to attract applicants tor full-time employment. They decide to develop potential job candidates before offering them permane...
Internships
Flexible work schedules
An assessment center
Diversity planning
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Job duties tor a marketing coordinator position include the following: planning international trade shows by identifying, assembling, and coordinating...
Builds relationships with clientele at events
Operates Microsoft database software
Establishes and maintains accurate budgets
Runs weekly and monthly team meetings
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How does recruiting that creates excessively large applicant pool affect employee selection?
The large applicant pool will simplify the process of job analysis and employee selection.
The organization can reduce the applicant pool by dismissing applicants that are close to retirement.
The cost of selection will likely increase due to the need to review and assess a high volume of applicants.
The large applicant pool reduces the significance of employee selection as most of the applicants will meet the job qualifications.
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What is an effective way to gather relevant information about job applicants during the selection process?
A wide background check to see it any general negative information is revealed
A reference check asking tor previous employers’ opinions about job applicants
An informal interview process in which the questions differ for all applicants
An application blank where the most important information is weighted heavily
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A fast-growing US company is seeking a human resources generalist. This job entails recruiting and hiring a large number of employees, monitoring perf...
A high level of familiarity with past lawsuit outcomes
Knowledge of legal regulations in employment
Ability to work with technology in the legal field
Demonstrated customer service experience
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What is an outcome of poor reliability in a selection procedure?
The inability to tire an employee who is performing poorly
High correlations between test outcomes and future performance metrics
An insufficient pool of qualified applicants
Employees who are not a good tit tor the organization
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Which type of validity identities the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to complete a job and needs no quantitative analysis?
Construct
Content
Empirical
Discriminant
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Which selection instrument is used to obtain information on the applicant’s motivation and details of previous experiences to get a more subjective ...
Background check
Personality test
Interview
Resume
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What is the distinction between training and development?
Training is job related while development is the process of developing, presenting, evaluating, and facilitating training.
Training requires short-term preparation and development requires long-term preparation.
Training enhances individual knowledge and skills while development is focused on team knowledge and skills.
Training is directed at the employees’ current job whereas development helps the employee prepare tor future jobs.
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A firm is hiring several new employees. The new employees are largely inexperienced and unfamiliar with the company and its methods of conducting busi...
How will the orientation reduce employee stress?
It will decrease the amount of time the new employees spend in training.
It will help the new employees understand what is expected of them.
It will increase the productivity of the new employees.
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At which level of analysis are annual performance reviews?
Organization
person
Task
Project
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The leadership of an organization has decided to move forward with a formal training program. Successful implementation depends upon selecting the app...
The location of the training
Employee attitude tor learning
Employee readiness tor training
The level of performance management
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What is a characteristic of a learning organization?
It is focused on knowledge development across the firm
It has a full time training department.
It is affiliated with one or more local universities.
It provides tuition assistance to all employees.
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What is a form of direct compensation?
Benefits
Training
Wages
Services
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What is a type of direct compensation (i.e.: salary) that plays a strategic role in attracting and retaining qualified applicants?
Benefits
Training
Wages
Services
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An organization has recently added 50 new clients, and their production must increase as rapidly as possible. To increase production levels, a manager...
Job evaluation
Job rotation
Job recruiting
Job transfer
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Which form of compensation is an example of fixed pay?
Yearly salary
Sales incentive
Merit pay
Profit sharing
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A firm offers an individual a job paying $40,000 per year plus health insurance tor selling widgets. The employee counter-offers that she be paid $52,...
The firm is offering variable compensation and the employee is requesting variable compensation.
The firm is offering variable compensation, while the employee is requesting fixed compensation.
The firm is offering fixed compensation, while the employee is requesting variable compensation.
The firm is offering fixed compensation and the employee is requesting fixed compensation.
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Which incentive leads to enhanced productivity and subsequently creates additional earnings? (Payment is made based on company profit)
Profit-sharing plan
Wage-dividend plan
Gain-sharing plan
Bonus-sharing plan
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Which form of Indirect compensation can be integrated into the organization’s strategic planning?
Base wage
Salary
Bonuses
Benefits
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Recently an employee received a performance appraisal that included several items with a poor performance rating. The employee was upset and felt the ...
Job analysis
Appraisal training
Goal development
Selection standards
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Which form of validity for making employment decisions (e.g., select, promote) is legally defensible if challenged in court?
Content validity
Convergent validity
Empirical validity
Discriminant validity
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Which performance appraisal method can make managers more aware of their impact on employees without feeling threatened?
Appraisal by subordinates
Appraisal by supervisor
Peer-appraisal
Self-appraisal
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A small firm needs to dismiss one worker. Which performance appraisal system should the first use to choose which worker to lay-off in this context?
A forced-distribution appraisal by firm customers
A forced-distribution appraisal by a supervisor
A straight ranking appraisal by a supervisor
A straight ranking appraisal by firm customers
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A company needs to motivate employees to be engaged in their job responsibilities. They decide to reward attendance at training sessions. Which perfo...
Career and management planning
Recruitment and selection
Compensation
Job analysis
