J.A. Yeager and Associates, Inc. - Test your Human Resources knowledge about employee selection; job fit.

Traverse City, Michigan

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1.  Most non-performers get hired because management did not have enough reliable information about the candidate at the time of hiring.
  a. True
  b. False
      Not Sure

2.  You can reliably judge a Job Candidate's qualifications based soley on his/her interviews.
  a. True
  b. False
      Not Sure

3.  Typically, 80% of a firm's people problems originate from 20% of its people.
  a. True
  b. False
      Not Sure

4.  If you reduce turnover, increase productivity, make training more effective, and reduce people problems, the result will be:
  a. Increased Profits
  b. Improved Morale
  c. Higher Efficiency
  d. All of the Above
      Not Sure

5.  If a hiring decision is based only on an interview, you will hire a GREAT employee ____ of the time.
  a. 14%
  b. 26%
  c. 38%
  d. 54%
      Not Sure

6.  If a hiring decision is based on an interview, reference checking, personality, interest and ability assessment, and you look at the person in relationship to the requirements of the position you are filling, you will hire a GREAT employee ___ of the time.
  a. 66%
  b. 54%
  c. 75%
  d. None of the Above
      Not Sure

7.  The Harvard Business Review studied 360,000 people and found that the ONLY thing that significantly affected job performance was:
  a. Experience
  b. College Degree
  c. Gender Factors
  d. Fit with the Job Requirements
      Not Sure

8.  An extensive U.S. study found that employee turnover is ____ greater when employees do not have a good fit for the the job that they are hired to do.
  a. 50%
  b. 100%
  c. 200%
  d. 150%
      Not Sure

9.  W. Edwards Deming said, "If a person is not performing as expected, it is probably because they are _______ for the job."
  a. Not Trained
  b. Not Smart Enough
  c. Miscast
  d. None of the Above
      Not Sure

10.  Job Candidates are like icebergs; 90% of the total person is beneath the surface.
  a. True
  b. False
      Not Sure

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