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Multiple Choice

This activity contains 10 questions.

The management function of staffing includes all the following EXCEPT

budgeting.

filling a vacancy.

terminating a problem employee.

orienting and training employees.

determining long-term personnel needs.

Which is a question that supervisors should ask themselves when a vacancy in

their department occurs?

What kind of new person will contribute to greater productivity?

Could the task be divided among other employees?

Is the function performed by the employee who is leaving absolutely necessary?

Is someone being trained to take my job as supervisor?

All of the above.

It is impossible to hire the best available applicant for a given job unless

supervisors have been trained in interviewing practices.

the employer has first interviewed those within the company seeking a transfer.

the skills and duties required are known ahead of time.

All of the above.

None of the above.

Which of the following questions would NOT be appropriate to use at a job

interview?

Why should we hire you?

How many children do you have?

Tell me about a time when you had to deliver bad news.

Tell me about your work experience.

Why did you leave your last position?

What agency is concerned with the type of questions asked at a job interview?

BEA

DOE

EEOC

WPA

CPSC

Which type of interview is the best approach for an inexperienced interviewer?

exploratory interview

non-discriminating interview

directive approach

unguided interview

nondirective approach

Job rotation can be used to achieve

increased employee motivation.

employee training.

increased departmental productivity.

All of the above.

 None of the above.

In the core-ring approach to staffing,

productive employees are core employees, and less-productive employees are ring
employees.

full-time employees are core employees, and part-time employees are ring employees.

supervisors are core employees, and employees are ring employees.

male employees are core employees, and female employees are ring employees.

experienced workers are core employees, and new employees are ring employees.

Federal legislation defines a part-timer as an employee who works

less than 30 hours a week.

17 ½ hours per week or less.

28 ½ hours per week or less.

less than 20 hours a week.

25 hours per week or less.

 What does the acronym ADEA stand for?

Advocates for Disabled Employees Act

none of the above

Age Development and Employment Act

Anti-Discrimination in Employment Act

Americans with Disabilities in Employment Act

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