Which of the following is one of the ways by which individuals acting as references for
job applicants can minimize the risk of being sued for defamation or misrepresentation?
A. By giving as much information as possible
B. By exclusively giving out positive information about a candidate
C. By only giving information about observable, job-related behaviors
D. By giving only broad opinions
E. By excluding employment dates and the employee’s final salary
Answer:
Each employee’s and each group’s ongoing efforts to gather information and apply the
information to their decisions in a learning organization is referred to as:
A.continuous learning.
B.critical thinking.
C.innovation.
D.cognition.
E.groupthink.
Answer:
A(n) _____ refers to the meeting of a departing employee with the employee’s
supervisor and/or a human resource specialist to discuss the employee’s reasons for
leaving.
A.exit interview
B.affirmative action
C.carve-out
D.observation interview
E.summary dismissal
Answer:
How can the HR department of an organization meet the needs of strategic planners?
A.By providing qualified staffing
B.Through performance management
C.Through rewards systems
D.By providing training and development
E.By enforcing labor law regulations
Answer:
Interviewing effectiveness may be enhanced by _____.
A. emphasizing on making subjective judgments
B. keeping the interviews narrow, structured, and standardized
C. limiting the use of panel interviews
D. focusing on questions that measure abilities and skills
E. focusing on accomplishing a wide range of goals
Answer:
B.
Human resource staff should keep the interviews narrow, structured, and standardized. The
interview should focus on accomplishing a few goals, so that at the end of the interview,
the organization has ratings on several observable measures, such as ability to express
