Exam 1 Flashcards
Nondirective Interview
A selection interview in which the interviewer has great discretion in choosing questions to ask each candidate.
Structured Interview
A selection interview that consists of a predetermined set of questions for the interviewer to ask.
Situational Interview
A structured interview in which the interviewer describes a situation likely to arise on the job, then asks the candidate what he or she would do in that situation.
Forecasting
The first step in the human resource planning process. The main goal is to predict labor shortages or surpluses in specific areas of an organization.
Compressed Workweek
A form of a flexible work schedule where employees work 10 hours a day for 4 days a week, while other employees work 8 hours a day for 5 days a week.
Realistic Job Preview
Background information about a job’s positive and negative qualities.
The concept of “human resource management” implies that…
Employees are resources of the employer.
Job Analysis
The process of getting detailed information about jobs.
Job Description
A list of tasks, duties, and responsibilities (TDRs) that a particular job entails.
Job Specifications
A list of knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOs) that an individual must have to perform a particular job.
Job Design
The process of defining how work will be performed and what tasks will be required in a given job.
Selection
The process by which an organization attempts to identify applicants with the necessary knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics that will help the organization achieve its goals.
Quid Pro Quo Harrassment
Sexual harassment in which a harasser offers to exchange something of value for sexual favors.
Equal Pay Act of 1964
Requires that organizations provide the same pay to men and women who are doing equal work.
Age Discrimination and Employment Act
Prohibits discrimination against employees 40 years of age or older.
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Protects pregnant women from discrimination in the workplace. The law requires that the pregnant woman be treated like any other employee in the workplace.
Executive Order 11478
Required the federal government to base all employment policies and decisions on merit and fitness, specifying that race, color, sex, national origin and religion should not be considered.
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Procedures (OFCCP)
Responsible for enforcing the executive orders that cover companies doing business with the federal government.
Disparate Treatment Discrimination
When individuals in similar situations are treated differently based on the individual’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability status.
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ)
A condition such as race, sex, or other personal characteristics legitimately affects a person’s ability to perform the job and therefore can be used as a legal requirement for selection
Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) of 1994
Under this law, employers must reemploy workers who left jobs to fulfill military duties for up to five years.
Fleishman Job Analysis System
A job analysis technique that asks subject-matter experts to evaluate a job in terms of the abilities required to perform the job.
Job Design
The process of defining how work will be performed and what tasks will be required in a given job.
Job Enlargement
Broadening the types of tasks performed in a job. The objective of job enlargement is to make jobs less repetitive and more interesting.
Job Enrichment
Empowering workers by adding more decision-making authority to jobs
Job Rotation
Enlarging jobs by moving employees among several different jobs.
Transitional Matrix
A chart that lists job categories held in one period and shows the proportion of employees in each of those job categories in a future period.
Performance Management
The process through which managers ensure that employees’ activities and outputs contribute to the organization’s goals.
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
A federal law that requires employers to verify and maintain records on applicants’ legal rights to work in the United States.
Employment At Will
States that if there is no specific employment contract saying otherwise, the employer or employee may end an employment relationship at any time, regardless of cause.
