Selecting Human Resources

Question 1

Selection

Answer 1

The process of choosing individuals with the correct qualifications needed to fill jobs in an organization.

Question 2

Placement

Answer 2

Fitting a person to the right job.

Question 3

Person/job fit

Answer 3

Matching the KSAs of individuals with the characteristics of jobs.

Question 4

Person/organization fit

Answer 4

The congruence between individuals and organizational factors.

Question 5

Attraction selection-attrition (ASA) theory

Answer 5

Job candidates are attracted to and selected by firms where similar types of individuals are employed and individuals who are different quit their jobs to work elsewhere.

Question 6

Selection criterion

Answer 6

Characteristic that a person must posses to successfully perform work.

Question 7

Predictors of selection criteria

Answer 7

Measurable or visible indicators of selection criteria.

Question 8

Correlation coefficient

Answer 8

Index number that gives the relationship between a predictor variable and a criterion variable.

Question 9

Concurrent validity

Answer 9

Measured when an employer tests current employees and correlates the scores with their performance ratings.

Question 10

Predictive validity

Answer 10

Measured when test results of applicants are compared with subsequent job performance.

Question 11

Realistic job preview

Answer 11

Process through which a job applicant receives an accurate picture of a job.

Question 12

Cognitive ability tests

Answer 12

Tests that measure an individual’s thinking, memory, reasoning, verbal, and mathematical abilities.

Question 13

Physical ability tests

Answer 13

Tests that measure an individual’s abilities such as strength, endurance, and muscular movement.

Question 14

Psychomotor tests

Answer 14

Tests that measure dexterity, hand-eye coordination, arm-hand steadiness, and other factors.

Question 15

Work sample tests

Answer 15

Tests that require an applicant to perform a simulated task that is a specified part of the target job.

Question 16

Situational judgment tests

Answer 16

Tests that measure a person’s judgement in work settings.

Question 17

Structured interview

Answer 17

Interview that uses a set of prepared, job-related questions that are asked of all applicants.

Question 18

Behavioral interview

Answer 18

Interview in which applicants give specific examples of how they have performed a certain task or handled a problem in the past.

Question 19

Situational interview

Answer 19

Structured interview that contains questions about how applicants might handle specific job situations.

Question 20

Stress interview

Answer 20

Interview designed to create anxiety and put pressure on applicants to see how they respond.

Question 21

Nondirective interview

Answer 21

Interview that uses questions developed from the answers to previous questions.

Question 22

Panel interview

Answer 22

Interview in which several interviewers meet with candidate at the same time.

Question 23

Team interview

Answer 23

Interview in which applicants are interviewed by the team members with whom they will work.

Question 24

Negligent hiring

Answer 24

Occurs when an employer fails to check an employee’s background and the employee injures someone on the job.

Question 25

Negligent retention

Answer 25

Occurs when an employer becomes aware that an employee may be unfit for work but continues to employ that person, and the person injures someone.

Question 26

PEO

Answer 26

Professional Employer Organization becomes the legal employer. The PEO than send appropriate employees to fill designated positions. The PEO handles all sourcing, recruiting, payroll, etc. for the employees.

Question 27

Behavioral questions

Answer 27

Interview questions that ask candidates to relate how s/he handled a situation in the past. Past performance predictors for future performance.

Question 28

Situational questions

Answer 28

Interview questions that ask candidates how s/he thinks s/he would react to a specific situation in the future.

Question 29

ATS

Answer 29

Applicant Tracking Systems