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106) Unstructured interviews are often time-consuming and result in obtaining different
information from different candidates.
107) As an HR manager, how would you prepare to conduct an employment interview? What is
the difference between structured, unstructured, and behavioral interviews?
108) What is the difference between group interviews, board (or panel) interviews, and stress
interviews? What are the typical areas that are assessed and discussed during an employment
interview?
109) The HR manager at a manufacturing plant is required to use E-Verify to check the
information provided on each employee's ________.
A) I-9
B) W-2
C) W-4
D) 1099
110) The primary reason for conducting background investigations is to ________.
A) hire better workers
B) check personal references
C) verify educational credentials
D) prevent employment discrimination
111) Which term refers to validations from those who know the applicant that provide additional
insight into the information furnished by the applicant?
A) background tests
B) employer referrals
C) polygraph tests
D) reference checks
112) Which term refers to the liability a company incurs when it fails to conduct a reasonable
investigation of an applicant's background, and then assigns a potentially dangerous person to a
position in which he or she can inflict harm?
A) negligent retention
B) negligent supervision
C) negligent hiring
D) negligent referral
113) Which of the following jobs would put an employer particularly at risk for a charge of
negligent hiring?
A) grocery store manager
B) machine operator
C) home health attendant
D) college professor
114) Failure to validate is the liability an employer incurs when it does not conduct a reasonable
investigation of an applicant's background, and then assigns a potentially dangerous person to a
position in which he or she can inflict harm.
115) A growing number of firms use social networking sites, such as Facebook and LinkedIn, to
investigate the backgrounds of potential employees.
116) How are companies using social media in their recruitment efforts?
117) What are background investigations? Why are they an important part of the hiring process?
118) All of the following are reasons to conduct drug testing EXCEPT for ________.
A) minimizing workplace hazards
B) maintaining compliance with government regulation
C) determining the level of psychomotor ability of an applicant
D) maintaining lower health and disability insurance premiums
119) Which federal law states that all medical exams must be directly relevant to the job
requirements and that a firm cannot order a medical exam until the applicant is offered
employment?
A) Occupational Safety and Health Act
B) Americans with Disabilities Act
C) Uniform Guidelines Act
D) Fair Labor Standards Act
120) It is important for the hiring manager to select the most qualified available candidate due to
the firm investing thousands of dollars in ________ of an employee.
A) training
B) recruiting
C) selection process
D) all of the above
121) Over the past year, the company has a workforce of 500 employees. During that period, it
hired 200 employees. What is the turnover rate?
A) 250 percent
B) 300 percent
C) 60 percent
D) 40 percent
122) The term "False Starts" refers to which of the following?
A) job candidates who are from competing firms
B) job candidates who fail employee selection tests
C) employees who fail to meet performance goals
D) employees who quit within 120 days of being hired
123) What recruitment/selection metric focuses on the number of applicants who accepted the
job divided by the number who were offered the job?
A) recruiting costs
B) selection rate
C) acceptance rate
D) turnover rate
124) What is the main problem of having a low acceptance rate?
A) increasing training needs
B) increasing recruiting costs
C) limited number of available positions
D) limited number of qualified candidates
125) Which metric focuses on the number of applicants hired from a group of candidates
expressed as a percentage?
A) recruiting costs
B) selection ratio
C) acceptance rate
D) turnover rate
126) Which metric focuses on the percentage of applicants from a particular source that advance
to the next stage of the selection process?
A) yield rate
B) turnover rate
C) acceptance rate
D) selection rate
127) Many recruiters believe that ________ is the most important metric to use in the selection
process.
A) quality of hire
B) acceptance rate
C) return on recruiting revenue
D) turnover yield
128) A company's ________ is the number of times on average that employees have to be
replaced during a year.
A) retention percentage
B) quantity of hire
C) turnover rate
D) cost per hire
129) The total recruiting expense divided by the number of recruits hired is ________.
A) applicant tracking
B) cost per hire
C) human capital metrics
D) work-sample validity
130) Marshall Consulting needs to hire a new CEO in the next two months. As an HR manager
at Marshall Consulting, which of the following is your most important task when filling this
position?
A) conducting extensive background checks
B) devising new selection tests
C) creating application forms
D) gathering biometric data
131) VRA Technologies needs to hire a data entry specialist. As an HR manager at the firm,
which of the following is your most important task when filling this position?
A) conducting multiple background checks
B) requiring a word processing test
C) checking medical histories
D) calling personal references
132) Which term refers to the number of qualified applicants recruited for a particular job?
A) job pool
B) labor market
C) applicant pool
D) applicant market
133) The selection ratio is the number of people hired for a particular job compared to the
number of qualified individuals in the ________.
A) workforce
B) population
C) applicant pool
D) labor market
134) If the selection ratio is 1.00, how many qualified applicants are there for one open position
at a firm?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 10
D) 100
135) What refers to management's belief that employees hired through the recruitment and
selection system has impacted their department being successful?
A) occupational fit
B) yield ratio
C) coworker fit
D) manager satisfaction
136) Which of the following selection ratios indicates the highest number of qualified applicants
for a position?
A) 10.0
B) 1.00
C) 0.10
D) 0.01
137) Which of the following can be calculated by determining the percentage of the new hires
that remain with the company at selected intervals?
A) probationary period
B) new-hire retention
C) reference check
D) selection ratio
138) What is the length of time the top candidates are hired and off the job market?
A) 3 to 5 days
B) 1 to 10 days
C) 7 to 15 days
D) one year
139) ________ can be used to determine the quality of hire.
A) Ability to motivate others
B) Communication effectiveness
C) Cultural fit
D) all of the above
140) HR professionals use metrics to evaluate recruitment and selection effectiveness by
determining the turnover rate, selection rate, and acceptance rate.
141) The selection process affects, and is affected by, virtually every other HR function.
142) The manner in which an organization fills a position is always the same for every job within
the organization.
143) The number of qualified applicants recruited for a particular job makes up the applicant
pool.
144) A rejection letter is a method used to notify a candidate if they were not internal.
145) A selection ratio of .10 indicates that there is only one qualified applicant for an open
position.
146) Business goals are a factor considered in selection decisions.
147) The most productive employees need not be retained when cost-cutting decision are made
by an organization.
148) The human resource manager normally makes the final selection decision.
149) Explain how medical examination and drug testing effect the selection process?
150) What method are used in the notification process in the selection decision?
