WGU C234 Workforce Planning: Recruitment & Selection Topic 4, Questions and answers, latest updates, verified 2024

What are valid reasons for using assessments? - -To identify applicant aptitudes that cannot be determined during the interview; more objective data. What is the first step of the selection process? - -Review the job description. What two pieces of information are critical when conducting an initial screening of applicants? - -1. Job specifications (tasks & functions of the job). 2. Work experience. Describe the following interviewing technique & benefit: structured or patterned. - -Technique: Asking a list of questions that are prepared in advance of each candidate. Benefit: Increases defensibility of process. Describe the following interviewing technique & benefit: situational. - -Technique: Asking questions that pose a possible scenario that could occur and how the candidate would handle it. Benefit: Provides candidates a realistic preview of an occurrence on the job & helps to assess KSA's. Describe the following interviewing technique & benefit: non-directive. - -Technique: Asking questions in a fluid, unstructured way. Benefit: Useful if the candidate will be in many unstructured situations in the job. Describe the following interviewing technique & benefit: team. - -Technique: Interview with more than one interviewer. Benefit: Encourages the new hire's acceptance into the organization