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67. __________ is the extent to which the job includes a recognizable unit of wo

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67. __________ is the extent to which the job includes a recognizable unit of work that is carried out from start to finish and results in a known consequence.

a.

Autonomy

b.

Skill variety

c.

Task identity

d.

Task significance

68. Max, a human resource executive, works at Axis Inc. Initially, he was responsible only for recruitment but after his promotion was responsible for recruitment, compensation, and benefits. Which of the following best describes Max?

a.

Both the roles played by Max were generalist roles.

b.

Both the roles played by Max were specialist roles.

c.

Max moved from a specialist role to a generalist role.

d.

Max moved from a generalist role to a specialist role.

69. Which of the following is a feature of school and college recruiting?

a.

Vocational colleges and technical schools often have cooperative programs with employers that funnel quality students into regular jobs.

b.

College recruiting is one of the least expensive recruitment methods.

c.

Companies who target minority students before they graduate are likely to be violating EEO laws.

d.

School and college recruiting is a type of internal recruitment.

70. The __________ prohibits the use of pre-employment medical exams, except for drug tests, until a job has been conditionally offered.

a.

Civil Rights Act

b.

Family and Medical Leave Act

c.

Americans with Disabilities Act

d.

Taft-Hartley Act

71. How does the compensatory approach combine predictors?

a.

A minimum cutoff is set on each predictor.

b.

A higher score on one predictor offsets a lower score on another.

c.

The highest predictor score for all test takers is used to set an average cutoff.

d.

Multiple hurdles are set to compensate for the different predictors.

72. __________ is increasing the depth of a job by adding responsibility for planning, organizing, controlling, and/or evaluating the job.

a.

Job rotation

b.

Job retention

c.

Job enlargement

d.

Job enrichment

73. A quantitative measure of a recruitment process outsourcing firm is __________.

a.

hiring manager satisfaction

b.

new-hire retention rate at six months

c.

time to fill

d.

interview-to-offer ratio

67. __________ is the extent to which the job includes a recognizable unit of work that is carried out from start to finish and results in a known consequence.

a.

Autonomy

b.

Skill variety

c.

Task identity

d.

Task significance

Explanation / Answer

67. C. task identity

68. C. Max moved from a specialist role to a generalist role.

69. A. Vocational colleges and technical schools often have cooperative programs with employers that funnel quality students into regular jobs.

70. C. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

71. B. A higher score on one predictor offsets a lower score on another.

72. D. Job enrichment

73. C. time to fill