Exam 2 - Similar Questions

Question 1

True or false: You should hire people who already have the skills and knowledge they will need on the job

Answer 1

False,
Because: it depends.
Comparative advantage
Some companies want people that have the same culture.
For example , south west hire people who doesn’t have proper skills and knowledge needed for the job however their attitude is better than skills

Question 2

True or false: You need to ask each applicant individualized questions to determine his or her strengths and weaknesses

Answer 2

False
The main reason why its false its because it’s discriminatory. You try to set objective questions but the point is how to develop them its about how they are perceive by others. It can be racist depending on the questions to each person. You’re comparing apples to oranges with the individual answers.

Question 3

Structured interviews

Answer 3

• Standardized set of questions
• Ask the same questions to every applicant
• Also they have scoring
• Much higher validity than other types of interviews
• Higher predictability

Question 4

True or false: effective organizations do all they can to get as many people as possible to apply for jobs

Answer 4

False,
Effective organizations they do not need as many people.
They don’t want unqualified people to apply for the job.

Question 5

True or false: Organizations should be careful to communicate only positive things to job applicants

Answer 5

False,
Sometimes if the job is repetitive it’s good to tell them that so they don’t perceive the job differently from what it actually it is.

Question 6

True or false: if trainees learn in training, they will transfer that learning back on the job

Answer 6

False, depends on a lot of situations. Learning is assumed to happen here. Maybe they are not paying attention during the training. Learning doesn’t mean you’re going to use it in the work setting.

Question 7

True or false: lecture is a terrible method for delivering training

Answer 7

False, sometimes it can be effective. It depends what the training is based on. If they teach you how to make a pizza through a lecture you won’t make a perfect pizza on your first time

Question 8

true or false: evaluating training is a waste of time

Answer 8

False, evaluating is a good way to see if the training worked or not. Also, it can tell you other ways to incorporate in the training to improve the trading in the future.