$1.$The nine HR success competencies fall into four competency clusters. Which of the following competencies would be found in the business cluster?

a$.$leadership

b$.$relationship management

c$.$critical evaluation

d$.$human resource expertise

e$.$ ethical practice

Which of the following is not considered an external factors impacting an organization?

a$.$Outsourcing

b$.$Globalization

c$.$Increased use of social networking

d$.$Employee Expectations

e$.$Layoffs

$3.$According to your text, which employee life cycle stage would you discover implementation for retaining and career consulting services to meet training and development demands?

a$.$None of the Above

b$.$Decline

c$.$Introduction

d$.$Maturity

e$.$Growthfscal practice

$4.$Which of the following is the most accurate reason for why an employer cannot discriminate against an employee whose family has a history of a disease?

a$.$It leads to quid pro quo harassment at a workplace.

b$.$This information could make health$-$care cost less expensive for the organization

c$.$It reduces the accuracy of the technic of operations review.

d$.$This generic information could be used to discriminate against an employee who has an increased risk of getting a disease.

e$.$It contradicts the idea of a bona fide occupational qualification.

$5.$What is the core purpose of a job analysis?

a$.$To ensure creation of the right fit between the job and the employee

b$.$To perform services that an organization offers to its clients

c$.$To assemble similar classes of jobs

d$.$To showcase a set of related duties

e$.$To determine a set of skills and abilities that is required of a person in a job

$6.$Which of the following is true of job specifications?

a$.$they include the details of payment associated with the tasks involved

b$.$they are the list of the tasks and responsibilities that a job entails

c$.$they focus on the observable actions that comprise the various job demands

d$.$they are the steps involved in getting detailed information about a job

e$.$they focus on the skills and abilities the person performing a job must possess