1)List 3 reasons why Human Resources Management is important.

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2)Fill in the blank:

Performance Appraisal allows a ________________ to be set for the employee

3)Fill in the blank:

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 focused on individuals who are over the age of ____40___.

4)The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits discrimination on the basis of:

a)Sex or gender

b)Race

c)Education

d)Pregnancy

5)Give an example of how "workforce demographics" have changed as time progressed

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6)The Civil Rights Act of 1991 addressed the issue of Burden of Proof

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7)Observation is not a method of collecting job analysis data

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8)In order to be considered for an H.R. Management role, one must be certified

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9)Which of the following should you include in a job description?

a)The job Title

b)The exact salary amount

c)How many days the new employee will have for vacation each year

d)The name of the new employee's boss

10)Fill in the blank

A policy or program that is in place in an attempt to address past discrimination is known as ___________________ ___________________

11)Which of the following is a popular undergraduate degree for entering H.R.?

a)Sociology

b)Communications

c)Psychology

d)Public Relations

12)What is Job sharing?

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13)Which of the following is a reason for Dejobbing?

a)So that there can be better working conditions

b)Because departments within companies are becoming more integrated

c)Because there is more hierarchy in organizations these days

d)To increase performance

14)Job Analysis allows for the redesign of work

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15)Working conditions are not included in the Job Description

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16)List 3 of the methods that can be used to forecast personnel needs.

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17) Succession Planning is an example of an external (outside) candidate

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18) Which of the following is a reason that companies use for downsizing?

a)Mergers and acquisitions

b)The company just wants to be mean

c)Extra hours need to be worked by employees

d)Because the cost of technology is increasing

19) Which of the following is not an external source of candidates?

a)Rehiring

b)Referrals

c)Recruiting Online

d)Head hunters

20) When considering the EEOC and testing, it is important to have different selection procedures in the event that the testing does not meet EEOC compliance

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21)List the "Big 5" that are included in the personality tests

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22) List 3 examples of a management assessment center

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23) What is Graphology?

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24) Which of the following is not a consideration in conducting an effective interview?

a)Creating a plan so you have structure

b)Making sure you eat before the interview so you are not hungry

c)Establishing rapport with the candidate

d)Reviewing the interview

25) Performance appraisal does not measure specified areas of an employee's performance.

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26) Choose the best answer:

Which of the following is NOT a secondary purpose of performance appraisals?

1. To plan personnel changes
2. To clarify the company's goals
3. To identify training needs
4. To ease employees into termination

27) Which of the following 2 are considered sources of information for the performance ratings?

1. Managers
2. Management and business journals
3. Peers and co-workers
4. The employee's family

28) Playing the role of a "judge" when conducting performance appraisals is considered a huge mistake as a manager

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29) In the content motivation Acquired Needs theory, which of the following is not one o the 3 needs that motivates employees?

1. Achievement
2. Money
3. Power
4. Affiliation

30) In Expectancy Theory, employees are motivated when they believe they can accomplish a task and the rewards for doing so are worth the effort(1 point)

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31) Which of the following is NOT considered a form of individual pay?

1. Standard Hour Pay
2. Bonuses
3. Merit Pay
4. Stock Option Pay

32) In the Hay Guide Chart Profile method, which of the following is one of the 3 things that are taken into consideration?

1. Level of Accountability
2. Work Experience
3. Educational attainment
4. Personality

33) Which of the following is NOT an organizational performance pay option?

1. Stock Options
2. Group Bonuses
3. Employee Stock Ownership
4. Profit Sharing

34) List 3 of the 4 things to consider when developing pay structure

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35) The Equity theory proposes that:

1. People will work simply because they want to
2. People succeed at work because they like the challenge
3. People measure outcomes in terms of what their inputs have been
4. People do not like to work

36) In a _____________ market, there is competition in human resources in which people may prefer higher pay for the same job

37) Which of the following is not a category of benefits?

a)The benefit of paid leave

b)The benefit of pay

c)The benefit of insurance

d)Retirement benefits

38) An employer will never require an employee who filed for FMLA to use their sick leave

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39) Workers compensation benefits can also apply to dependents

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40) Having fitness services on site at your employer is what type of benefit?

a)A personal benefit

b)A health benefit

c)A Family friendly benefit

d)An expensive benefit

41) Which of the following is a type of security?

a)Organizational

b)Structural

c)Good

d)Evacuation

42) Allowing employees to pick their benefits from the broad range of benefits refers to:

a)A flexible work arrangement

b)An insurance benefit

c)A selection approach

d)A cafeteria approach

43) Choose the best answer:

The best day to terminate an employee is:

a)A Friday

b)Over the weekend

c)On their birthday

d)At the beginning of the week

44) Choose the best answer

Some ways to ensure your termination is legal include all but which:

a)Consulting an attorney

b)Not telling new hires they will always be employed as long as they perform their job satisfactorily

c)Making sure that the employee handbook includes an employer-at-will statement

d)Asking another manager if it is legal

45) Give two examples of services that Employee Assistance programs may allow for?

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