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Since 1978, the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures have required that many employees do what?

• Validate each step of their employment selection process

• Submit their employment selection process to the EEOC

• Review their employment selection process to be sure that there are sufficient veteran applicants

• Publish their employment selection process each year

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Validate each step of their employment selection process

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What does PESTLE mean?

• Pests Eliminating Service Through Legitimate Extermination

• Payroll, employment, systems, training, liability, and employee

• Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal and environmental

• Personnel, executives, systemic, training, legal, and ergonomics

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Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal and environmental

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The GS system used by the federal government is an example of which job evaluation method or system?

• A factor comparison method

• A classification system

• A point method ranking system

• A market comparison method

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A Classification System

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What is an employment brand?

• The market perception of what it is like to work for an organization

• A product name that appears on supermarket packages

• An industry-assigned label serial number

• A recruiting slogan

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The Market Perception of what it is like to work for an organization.

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Soliciting applicant resumes to find minimally qualified applicants for a job opening is which of the following?

• The selection step of talent management

• The recruitment step of talent management

• Human resource planning

• A way to determine their salary requirements

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The Recruitment Step Of Talent Management

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Why is it important to measure turnover, retention rates, and reasons why people leave the payroll?

• They are all things the CEO wants to know

• They can contribute to a monthly HR report to the executives

• They are examples of reports HR professionals need clerical support to generate

• They can all help control cost

A

They Can All Help Control Cost

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Why should a job offer always be in writing?

• It specifies details of compensation, benefits, and Employment at-will status

• The federal department of labor requires it

• State regulations specify that only with written offers can a job be filled

• Actually, a job offer should not be made in writing because that constitutes a contract

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It Specifies Details of Compensation, Benefits and Employment at-will Status

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Employment interviews and written test are considered to be what?

• Essential to the hiring manager’s acceptance of candidates

• Selection devices that must be validated according o federal regulations

• HR purview only

• Always acceptable if the test are bought “ off the shelf” and not created in-house

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Selection Devices That Must Be Validated According to Federal Regulations

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Training for job selection interviewers is which of the following?

• Never Needed

• Essential for all managers and supervisors who will participate in interviewing

• Needed for supervisors who are new to employment selection interviewing

• A good idea for people who have been hired from a competitor organization

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Essential For All Managers and Supervisors l Who Will Participate in Interviewing

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Why are written job descriptions a good strategic tool?

• They give incumbents a reference so they don’t do something they aren’t supposed to do

• It is important to be able to follow responsibility trees in writing

• Federal civil rights enforcement agencies insist on written descriptions

• They provide reference for job seekers as we as incumbents, managers and supervisors

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They Provide Reference For Job Seekers As Well As Incumbents, Managers And Supervisors

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What is the key benefit to developing long-term goals?

• Showing the interaction of planning, people, and processes

• Separating the effects of culture against the intentions and goals

• Increasing the influence on internal factors

• Aligning the use of resources with intended strategic goals

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Aligning The Use Of Resources With Intended Strategic Goals

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What are the stages of the Strategy process?

• Formulation, buy-in, communication, evaluation

• Formulation, development, implementation, evaluation

• Development, communication, buy-in, implementation

• Senior management development, communication, implementation, evaluation

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Formulation, Development, Implementation, Evaluation

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Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory is based on which two categories of needs?

• Psychological and basic needs

• motivational and security needs

• Extrinsic and intrinsic needs

• Safety and Self-esteem needs

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Extrinsic And Intrinsic Needs

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With of th following is considered to be an HR strategic task in an organization?

• Developing an ergo training program to reduce repetitive injuries

• Ensuring backup and retention of records off-site

• Administering new hire orientation

• Providing analysis to management to forecast workforce needs

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Providing Analysis To Management to Forecast Workforce Needs

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The Equal Pay Act prohibits wage discrimination on the basis of what?

• Race

• Sex

• Seniority

• Merit

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Sex

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You have been asked to develop a 5-year budget for the HR function. In whar way would the existence of the organization’s strategic plan be of help to you in the development of the multiyear budget?

• Because it’s a budgeting activity, it will help in providing increase allotmens for employees.

• The goals identified in the strategic plan will give you an idea of how to allocate monies for each year.

• The strategic plan will help you compete for training dollars versus marketing dollars.

• It will cause you to identify and prioritize the HR activities and the needed resources that align with the strategic plan’s goals.

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It Will Cause You To Identify And Prioritize The HR Activities And The Needed Resources That Align With The Strategic Plan’s Goals.

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Which of the following laws does not directly relate to a company compensation or benefits programs?

• Equal Pay Act

•Fair Labor Standards Act

• Port-to-Portal Act

• Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures

A

Uniform Guidelines On Employee Selection Procedures

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Which of the following is not a pay differential?

• Hazard pay

• Shift pay

• Base pay

• Call-back pay

A

Base Pay

19
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A home appliance manufacturer guarantees its installers a base wage plus an extra $25 for each job completed to specifications. What system is the employer using?

• Merit pay system

• Productivity-based Pay system

• Competency-based system

• Flat-rate system

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Productivity-Based Pay System

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An employee elects a $500 annual deferment in his section 125 flexible benefits plan. His employer pays an FSA claim for $500 in March. In April, the employee terminates his employment after deferring only $290 to his plan. What happens in this situation?

• The employee must pay the company $290 for the amount in excess of his actual deferral.

• The employer may withhold $290 from the employees final paycheck.

• The employee is entitled to the full reimbursement for $500

• The employee becomes ineligible for the full FSA reimbursement.

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The Employee Is Entitled To The Full Reimbursement for $500

21
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According to COBRA, a company with 20 or more employees must offer which of the following?

• Health insurance to its employees

• Continued medical insurance coverage to employees terminated for gross misconduct

• COBRA benefits to workers if the company terminates its health plan

• COBRA benefits to spouses of deceased workers

A

COBRA Benefits To Spouse Of Deceased Workers

22
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Which of the following is an action taken in the United States to lower budgets that would most likely violate compensation laws in other countries?

• Reducing base salary levels

• Offering early retirement packages

• Delaying or not filling open positions

• Downgrading job titles

A

Reducing Base Salary Levels

23
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If a leave under FMLA can be reasonably anticipated, how much notice must the employee give the employer?

• 7 days

• 14 days

• 30 days

• 90 days

A

30 Days

24
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An organization establishes an ESOP via which of the following?

• By ducting a small amount from the individual’s pay for the purchase of stock

• By using stock as collateral to borrow capital from a financial institution

• By providing upper management with a bonus

• By having its profits distributed with favorable tax treatment

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By Using Stock As Collateral To Borrow Capital From A Financial Institution

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HR manager Sue makes sure that her HR staff has access to leading best practices and theories. What key element of Sue’s leadership is she demonstrating according to Kouzes and Posner?

• Challenging processes

• Inspiring shared vision

• Enabling her staff to act

• Encouraging spirit

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Enabling Her Staff To Act

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