Human Resource Management, 13e (Mondy)
Chapter 6 Selection
6.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) The HR manager at a manufacturing plant is required to use E-Verify to check the information
provided on each employee's ________.
A) I-9
B) W-2
C) W-4
D) 1099
Answer: A
Explanation: A) The Federal
Acquisition Regulation requires government contractors and
subcontractors to use E-Verify to determine that all of their new hires and all existing employees
directly performing work on a federal contract are authorized to work in the United States. E-
Verify is a web-based system that lets employers check Social Security and visa numbers
submitted by workers against government databases. The program verifies
information in the
worker's Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9).
Diff: 2
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Skill: Application
LO: 1
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2) Members of Congress who claim that E-Verify fails to prevent employers from hiring illegal
immigrants advocate replacing the system with one based on ________.
A) nanotechnology
B) fingerprinting
C) graphology
D)
biometrics
Answer: D
Explanation: D) A biometric identification card is the primary focus of immigration reform
legislation advocated by Schumer. It would be the primary tool in a national system for
identifying people. Biometrics deal with a variety of traits that are not subject to change,
including fingerprints, facial patterns, eye retinas and irises, venous patterns of
the hands, and
hand and palm geometry.
Diff: 2
Chapter: 6
Skill: Concept
LO: 1
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Which one of the following terms is used for choosing the individual who is best suited to a particular position and to the organization from a group of potential applicants?
4) Which term refers to the process of choosing from a group of qualified applicants the individual best suited for a particular position? Explanation: B) Selection is the process of choosing from a group of applicants the individual best suited for a particular position and the organization.
What selection method continues to be the primary method companies use to evaluate applicants?
Interviews continue to be the primary method companies use to evaluate applicants. The employment interview is especially important because the applicants who reach this stage are the survivors. They have endured preliminary screening, had their applications reviewed, and scored satisfactorily on selection tests.
Which law protects healthy individuals who have a genetic predisposition for a disease quizlet?
The GINA of 2009 protects the public from genetic discrimination by employers or insurers. The act prevents group health plans and health insurers from denying coverage to a healthy individual or charging higher premiums based solely on genetic predisposition to disease.
Which of the following refers to the extent to which a selection test provides consistent results?
The extent to which an employment selection test provides consistent results is known as Reliability. Reliability means that the selection methods, tests and ensuing results are consistent and do not vary with time, place or different subjects”.