Staffing Organizations

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StaffingOrganizations

• Dr. Barbara Lyon, SPHR
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• Response must be in the form of a question. (Ex
  What are the overtime exemption categories?)
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Measurement
External Selection I
Internal Selection
External Selection II
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AWhat is standardization?
Q The process of ensuring that all test takers
receive the same tests in the same context, as a
way to eliminate extraneous influences on test
performance is called what? (1.00)
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AOrdinal
Q What is a scale in which objects are rank
ordered according to how much of the attribute
they possess  ? (5.00)
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A What is statistical significance.
Q The likelihood that a correlation exists in a
population, based on knowledge of the actual
value of r in a sample from that population is
? (10.00)
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A The degree to which scores reflect the
attribute that the measure is intended to measure.
Q Validity of a measure is best defined as
what? (20.00)
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A Each job category.
QThe Uniform Guidelines in Employee Selection
procedures require the calculation of selection
rates for what ? (50.00)
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A What are indicators of a person's degree of
success in past situations should be predictive
of future job success.
Q  Within the context of the selection process,
the "logic of prediction" means what? (1.00)
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SWYK KICK
A What is Biodata.
Q What items are generally the same, regardless
of the job being staffed? (5.00)
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A  0.20
Q The highest estimate of validity coefficients
of unweighted applicant banks as predictors of
job performance is what? (10.00)
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A Use extracurricular activities when they
correlate with KSAOs required by the job .
QWhen considering the use of extracurricular
activities as a job performance predictor, one
should do what? (20.00)
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A Ask if the applicant has any disabilities.
Q According to ADA, it is not permissible for
employers to do what during the pre-offer stage
of assessment process? (50.00)
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A Substantive.
Q What assessment methods are used to reduce the
candidate pool to finalists for a job. ? (1.00)
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A Conscientiousness.
Q This personality trait is associated with
better performance, higher job satisfaction, and
lower adaptability on the job.  (5.00)
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A They are reasonably valid in predicting job
performance.
Q  What is true regarding the Big Five
personality factors?  (10.00)
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A Conscientiousness, emotional stability,
extraversion.
Q What are the most useful personality traits,
in order, for selection contexts? ? (20.00)
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SWYK KICK
A consider suitable alternative selection
procedures if one of the selection techniques has
adverse impact.
Q What does the UGESP requires employers to
do? (50.00)
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A Information about internal candidates tends to
be more verifiable than information about
external candidates
Q In comparing internal selection with external
selection, an advantage of internal selection is
what? (1.00)
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A The logic of prediction can be applied more
precisely for internal selection than for
external selection.
Q Within the context of internal selection, an
accurate statement about the logic of prediction
would be that? (5.00)
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A Draft memos to respond to letters received.
Q  A job candidate responding to an "in-basket
exercise" would most likely be asked to do what?
(10.00)
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A Oral presentation
Q  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 a(n) ? (20.00)
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A  Pay attention to the types of KSAOs needed
for advancement
Q An organization which is committed to
shattering the "glass ceiling" should do what?
(50.00)