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Exam One Study Guide Part Three (Chapter 5-6)
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- 1What are the differences between public employment agencies and private employment agencies?Public agencies will help those with that are unemployed to find a job through state employment agencies whereas private finds jobs for people already exclusively employed
- 2When is it right to employ "reducing hours" for downsizing?When there is a slump in demand, easier to reduce hours than hire new employees
- 3When is it right to employ "early-retirement programs" for downsizing?When your workforce mainly consists of those that are older, most older folks are staying in the workforce, encourage lower-performing older folks to retire
- 4What are the main characteristics of hiring temporary or contract workers?The most widespread method, builds relationship with those companies that you are contracting from
- 5Why would a company outsource?The outside company specializes in the service and benefits from economies of scale, efficiency with payroll, technology has boosted the outsourcing process
- 6Why use overtime and expanded hours?It is simpler and less costly, workers will appreciate added compensation, best suited for short-term labor shortages
- 7What are characteristics of temporary employees?Flexibility, lower costs, they can handle tasks associated with hiring, already trained, offer value separate from permanent employees, may have better experience, no extra cost for employee benefits
- 8What is reliability?The extent to which a measurement is free from random error
- 9What is validity?The extent to which performance on a measure is related to what the measure is designed to assess
- 10What is predictive validation?Research that uses the test scores of applicants and looks for a relationship between the scores and future performance of those hired
- 11What is content validity?Consistency between the test items or problems and the kinds of situations or problems that occur on the job
- 12What questions are permissible to ask in an interview?What is your full name? Have you ever worked under a different name? Proof of age? Reasonable accommodations and ability to perform job under these? Fluent in language needed? Schools, degrees, major? Meet requirements of work schedule? Meet job requirements? Crime conviction? Relevant groups to the job?
- 13What questions are NOT permissible to ask?Maiden name, nationality of name, age, working for younger person, height and weight, disabilities, serious illness, photograph, ancestry, citizenship, school affiliations, religion and observations, marital status, arrested, belonging to groups
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