1. In a sexual harassment case against a large national employer, the EEOC cited the verdict of another, very similar case as grounds for a favorable verdict in the current case. This source of law is commonly referred to as _____________ law. a. Constitutional b. Common c. Statutory d. Tort
2. Progressing across jobs at the same level is an alternative mobility path known as _________ movement. a. Lattice b. Swerve c. Lateral d. Parallel
3. Mark has received several promotions in the time he has been with the company and he always seems to excel in nearly every position he is moved into. However, after Mark’s last promotion, it seems as though he is not performing nearly as well as he used to in the lower-skilled jobs. This idea that people advance until they can no longer function adequately is known commonly as _________. a. Burnout b. Archimedes Law c. The Peter Principle d. Disenchantment
4. Your company has a strong desire to hire from within when vacancies become available. The written expression of this commitment is known as a _________. a. Mission statement b. Procedure c. Organizational values d. Policy
5. The discrepancies between optimal and actual staffing needs are known as ________ and _________. a. Shortages and surpluses b. High and lows c. Ebbs and flows d. Valleys and troughs
6. Which of the following recruitment strategies has the lowest possibility of creating artificial barriers to employment opportunities? a. Electronic (internet) b. Radio c. Face-to-face d. Newspaper
7. Your company hasn’t been doing a very good job of keeping up with their talent management system for the last few years. The company wants to rely on internal hires for the new manufacturing department that will open very soon, so they will need a lot of applications very quickly. The best way to do this would be to employ a(n) _________ strategy. a. Closed b. Approximation c. Open d. Lower
8. The numeric expression of the relationship between a predictor (such as an ability test) and a criterion (such as performance) is known as the __________. a. Regression weight b. Significance level c. Reliability coefficient d. Validity coefficient
9. Some factors to consider when choosing a staffing firm include all of the following except: a. Types of workers b. Agency reputation c. Cost d. Employee benefits
10. In terms of general KSAOs, reading comprehension and critical thinking are generally considered ___________, where as oral comprehension and oral expression are categorized as ___________. a. Skills; abilities b. Knowledge; Other characteristics c. Abilities; knowledge d. Activities; tasks
11. Properties of a standardized measure include all of the following except: a. Identical administration process for all subjects b. Providing necessary information to each candidate prior to testing c. Developing rules for assigning numbers in advance of administration d. Identical content for all subjects