MGMT 3000 Exam questions and
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A human resource ________ is a report listing your organization's employees by name, education,
training, languages, and other important information. - ANS✅✅inventory
Human resource (HR) management is defined as - ANS✅✅activities managers perform to plan for,
attract, develop, and retain an effective workforce.
When an organization evaluates people based on the economic or productive potential of their
knowledge, experience, and actions they are viewing them as _____. - ANS✅✅human capital
Which of the following two initiatives are the focus of strategic human resource planning? (Check all
that apply.) - ANS✅✅Predicting future employee needs
Understanding current employee needs
True or false: When considering the staffing an organization may need, it is better to assume that the
organization won't change much. - ANS✅✅FALSE
As the human resource manager for her firm, Candace is responsible for identifying and attracting
qualified applicants for available positions within the organization. This role is known as _____. -
ANS✅✅recruiting
A job _______ involves placing information about job vacancies and qualifications on bulletin boards,
company newsletters and/or on the organization's intranet to make existing employees aware of
current vacancies. - ANS✅✅posting
Which social network is most commonly used for external recruiting? - ANS✅✅Linkedin
When an interviewer openly discusses both the negative and positive aspects of a job with the
applicant, they are giving a(n) _________. - ANS✅✅realistic job preview
When Joe screens job applicants to ensure that he hires the most qualified candidate, he is
performing the human resource function known as the ______ process. - ANS✅✅selection
, All job candidates who are interested in working for Devlin Management must first complete an
online form that lists their education, work history, and certifications. This is an example of a(n) ____
form. - ANS✅✅application
Individuals who are asked to provide assessments of former employees are known as _____. -
ANS✅✅references
What strategy do employers use to eliminate the risk of bias in job interviews? - ANS✅✅Use a
committee of three or more people to design, conduct, and evaluate the interview.
While it provides a more accurate assessment of an applicant's job-related personality
characteristics, the ______ has been criticized as being overly subjective and more prone to
interviewer bias. In addition, its format can cause legal trouble because some questions may be
unrelated to the job. - ANS✅✅unstructured interview
What occurs during a structured interview? - ANS✅✅interviewer asked the same questions
During his interview, Mike is repeatedly given hypothetical scenarios and asked how he would
respond. This is an example of the _______ of 1type of structured interview. - ANS✅✅situational
During a(n) ______ interview, the interviewer explores what the applicant has actually done in the
past. - ANS✅✅behavioral description
ability tests - ANS✅✅These tests measure factors such as strength, stamina, mechanical aptitude
and cognitive skills
performance task - ANS✅✅These tests measure an applicant's execution of various work tasks
personality tasks - ANS✅✅These tests measure characteristics such as sociability, emotional
stability and independence
integrity tasks - ANS✅✅These tests assess attitudes and experiences a person's honesty,
dependability, and trustworthiness
answers graded A+
A human resource ________ is a report listing your organization's employees by name, education,
training, languages, and other important information. - ANS✅✅inventory
Human resource (HR) management is defined as - ANS✅✅activities managers perform to plan for,
attract, develop, and retain an effective workforce.
When an organization evaluates people based on the economic or productive potential of their
knowledge, experience, and actions they are viewing them as _____. - ANS✅✅human capital
Which of the following two initiatives are the focus of strategic human resource planning? (Check all
that apply.) - ANS✅✅Predicting future employee needs
Understanding current employee needs
True or false: When considering the staffing an organization may need, it is better to assume that the
organization won't change much. - ANS✅✅FALSE
As the human resource manager for her firm, Candace is responsible for identifying and attracting
qualified applicants for available positions within the organization. This role is known as _____. -
ANS✅✅recruiting
A job _______ involves placing information about job vacancies and qualifications on bulletin boards,
company newsletters and/or on the organization's intranet to make existing employees aware of
current vacancies. - ANS✅✅posting
Which social network is most commonly used for external recruiting? - ANS✅✅Linkedin
When an interviewer openly discusses both the negative and positive aspects of a job with the
applicant, they are giving a(n) _________. - ANS✅✅realistic job preview
When Joe screens job applicants to ensure that he hires the most qualified candidate, he is
performing the human resource function known as the ______ process. - ANS✅✅selection
, All job candidates who are interested in working for Devlin Management must first complete an
online form that lists their education, work history, and certifications. This is an example of a(n) ____
form. - ANS✅✅application
Individuals who are asked to provide assessments of former employees are known as _____. -
ANS✅✅references
What strategy do employers use to eliminate the risk of bias in job interviews? - ANS✅✅Use a
committee of three or more people to design, conduct, and evaluate the interview.
While it provides a more accurate assessment of an applicant's job-related personality
characteristics, the ______ has been criticized as being overly subjective and more prone to
interviewer bias. In addition, its format can cause legal trouble because some questions may be
unrelated to the job. - ANS✅✅unstructured interview
What occurs during a structured interview? - ANS✅✅interviewer asked the same questions
During his interview, Mike is repeatedly given hypothetical scenarios and asked how he would
respond. This is an example of the _______ of 1type of structured interview. - ANS✅✅situational
During a(n) ______ interview, the interviewer explores what the applicant has actually done in the
past. - ANS✅✅behavioral description
ability tests - ANS✅✅These tests measure factors such as strength, stamina, mechanical aptitude
and cognitive skills
performance task - ANS✅✅These tests measure an applicant's execution of various work tasks
personality tasks - ANS✅✅These tests measure characteristics such as sociability, emotional
stability and independence
integrity tasks - ANS✅✅These tests assess attitudes and experiences a person's honesty,
dependability, and trustworthiness
