Robert is the HR Professional for his organization and he's preparing for several interviews with candidates for an open position in his company. Several interviewers will participate in the interview process and Robert is meeting with all interviewers to discuss the process. Robert wants to define and document the interview process for all interviewers to abide by the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures. What is the purpose of the meeting and the documentation of the interview process?

Robert wants all of the interviewers to be consistent through the interviews.

Roberts wants to approve all questions the interviewers may ask the job candidates.

Robert wants all of the interviewers to ask the same questions.

Robert wants all of the interviewers to be consistent through the interviews.

Roberts wants all of the interviewers to grade each candidate.

A training class is being held on how to install a new light fixture for a project. There are 2,433 light fixtures to install in the project, so all project team members will need to learn how to install the light fixture. The project manager wants to ensure that all fixtures are installed identically. In the training, participants learn how to install the fixture by following a step-by-step direction. All of the participants can now install the light fixture relatively easily and quickly. There's not much more to learn in the installation, so their learning tapers off in regard to the light fixture installation. This is an example of what type of learning curve?

Positively accelerating learning curve

Negatively accelerating learning curve

A lockout occurs when which of the following occurs?

The employer shuts down operations to keep employees from working.

The employer refuses to allow the union to unionize the workplace.

The employees shut down operations by refusing to work.

The employees patrol the entrance to the business.

Which of the following would be considered an extrinsic reward?

Recognition by the CEO at a company meeting

A feeling of accomplishment after completing a tough assignment

Challenging work on a new project

Recognition by the CEO at a company meeting

Which of the following is the best definition of the Scanlon Plan?

Employees share in the cost savings achieved through productivity gains.

Employees' pay fluctuates based on what type of work they are performing.

Employees are rewarded in non-compensatory methods, such as training or time off.

Employees are rewarded based on the number of units they sell.

Employees share in the cost savings achieved through productivity gains.

Beth is an HR Professional for her organization and she has been alerted by management that the company will be outsourcing a large portion of operations. This outsourcing will likely cause several employees to lose employment with the organization. Which of the following is the best course of action that Beth can take in regard to communicating with the employees about the outsourcing change?

Be honest and truthful and do not hide the facts.

Document all questions and create exact, formal answers in writing with management's approval.

Refer all questions about the outsourcing decision to management.

Do not share the details of the outsourcing decision.

Be honest and truthful and do not hide the facts.

An organization is launching a strategic planning session. One of the primary goals of this session is to define the goals of the organization. Which of the following statements best defines a goal that is created as part of the strategic planning session?

Describes the direction the business will take and what it will achieve

Describes the SMART process to identify objectives

Describes the strengths of the business to its competitive advantage in the marketplace

Describes the direction the business will take and what it will achieve

Describes the practical steps that will be taken to achievement

According to the Copyright Act of 1976, which of the following is most likely to be considered a fair use of copyrighted material?

Distributing 30 copies of a paragraph in a book to a study group

Copying a book for 10 staff members of a nonprofit organization

Distributing 30 copies of a paragraph in a book to a study group

Distributing 30 copies of a chapter in a book to a study group

Which of the following scenarios best represents respondeat superior?

An employee hits another vehicle with a company's car and your company is sued.

An employee gives a hefty discount to a friend.

A terminated employee creates web posts about your company that aren't true.

A manager promises an employee a job for life if she continues her good performance.

An employee hits another vehicle with a company's car and your company is sued.

What is an employer's responsibility when workplace conditions pose a threat to an unborn child?

Advise the employee of the potential threat, and allow the employee to make the decision.

Do nothing. It is up to employees to protect their unborn children.

Allow only sterile employees to work in jobs that pose a threat to unborn children.

Advise the employee of the potential threat, and allow the employee to make the decision.

Move the employee into a different job that does not pose a threat to the unborn child.

As an HR Professional you should be familiar with the terminology, practices, and rules governing union-based strikes. What is the ally doctrine?

A union may expand upon its primary picketing activity to include employers who are allies of the primary employer.

A union may serve as an ally to another striking union by allowing their members to join the picket against the primary employer.

A secondary boycott occurs when a union tries to compel an employer.

Employers cannot force friends, colleagues, and family members into joining a union picket. Allies of the picketing union can allow allies into the picket line.

There are four factors that contribute to an engaged workforce. Which of the following is NOT one of the four factors that will contribute to an engaged workforce?

Look for key performance metrics when hiring new talent.

Identify the best fit for the employee.

Concentrate on individual employee strengths.

Clearly establish desired results.

The concept of a learning organization is fundamental to organizational development. One of the key leaders in this thought is Peter Senge and his five principles as defined in the The Fifth Discipline. One of his disciplines defined is personal mastery. Which of the following statements best defines personal mastery?

Subject matter expertise that an individual possesses and demonstrates

A forward-looking perspective that inspires and secures a commitment to working toward a common vision

Deeply-rooted, firmly-held beliefs and assumptions that impact how we perceive the world around us

Subject matter expertise that an individual possesses and demonstrates

The ability to identify patterns and to recognize how those patterns can be impacted or changed

Your organization has decided to close one of the manufacturing plants, where it employs 250 employees. The closing is not a reflection of the employee's performance, but due to poor sales of the equipment the plant produces. What is the employer required to do for the employees in light of the plant closing?

Offer a written notice of the plant closing at least 60 days prior to the closing date.

Offer the employees a transfer to other plants that will remain open.

Offer a written notice of the plant closing at least 60 days prior to the closing date.

Offer the employees a final performance assessment.

Offer the employees an opportunity to resign from their position with two week severance pay.

You are the Senior HR Professional for your organization and you're leading a workshop on HR practices for your department. Your first topic is the Davis Bacon Act. What did the Davis Bacon Act accomplish?

It was the first legislation to regulate minimum wages.

It established the minimum retirement age of 65.

It established the minimum working age to be 15.

It was the first legislation to regulate minimum wages.

It abolished the requirements for workers to be forced to retire.

As an HR Professional, you must be familiar with collective bargaining agreements and the process that rights are given, contracts, and union and management cooperation. With this in mind, what is a rights arbitration?

It is a formal hearing between management and union members to resolve grievances during the administration of a contract.

It is a not a lawsuit, but a resolution of laws and their impact on existing contracts.

It is a lawsuit between the collective management and the collective union.

It is a formal hearing between the management and the union, to resolve grievances during the construction of a contract.

It is a formal hearing between management and union members to resolve grievances during the administration of a contract.

Stephanie is an HR Professional and she's writing a review of new HR software for her HR blog. Unfortunately the review is not positive and the owner of the software is threatening to sue Stephanie because she broke copyright laws when she shared the review and included screen captures. What protects Stephanie from the lawsuit?

Stephanie is actually protected from infringement of the copyright laws because of fair use rights.

Stephanie is actually protected from infringement of the copyright laws because of digital use rights.

Stephanie is actually guilty of the copyright infringement when she shared the screen captures.

Stephanie cannot share screen captures on the web as this is an infringement on digital rights.

Stephanie is actually protected from infringement of the copyright laws because of fair use rights.

One of your employees has requested a leave from employment because of a call to military service. You are obligated to allow the leave, but it turns out that the military service was cancelled. Are you obligated to reemploy the individual under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994?

Yes, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 requires it.

Yes, if the company has a policy of re-hiring military personnel post-duty even if it is for less than one year.

No, as this is one caveat to the law that allows employers to hire replacement employments for military personnel for up to one year when they are called away for military duty. Even if the duty is cancelled the employer must be able to retain business.

No, because the individual requested leave, you do not have to accept the individual back for up to one year.

Yes, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 requires it.

Which of the following activities is not a responsibility of the operations function of a business?

Determining what new products will be produced

Scheduling production runs to coincide with customer demand

Ensuring that products or services meet quality standards

Determining what new products will be produced

Kelly would like to conduct the Delphi Technique with her employees to find out what issues and concerns the team has collectively. What is the Delphi Technique?

It's a series of anonymous surveys to build consensus about issues, risks, or concerns.

It's a one-on-one interview with an employee and a neutral moderator.

It's a series of interviews with neutral moderators to uncover core issues and concerns about management, issues, or risks.

It's a series of anonymous surveys to build consensus about issues, risks, or concerns.

It's a survey that allows participants to provide essay answers on problems within the organization

Your organization is likely to be purchased by a competitor. The Management has asked you, in confidence, to complete environmental scanning to determine the effects of the purchase on your organization's culture, customers, and employees. What is environmental scanning?

Environmental scanning is a review of the opportunities and threats that a condition may have on an organization.

Environmental scanning is a review of the cultural achievability of a new project, organizational change, or market influence on at least three factors in an organization.

Environmental scanning is a review of the opportunities and threats that a condition may have on an organization.

Environmental scanning is an internal review of an external catalyst.

Environmental scanning is the process of assessing the effects of an organization change on both macro and micro elements in an organization.

Which of the following points is important to effective lobbying: that is, attempting to influence or persuade an elected official to pass, defeat, or modify a piece of legislation?

Learning how the legislative and political process works

Beginning by using persuasion to convince the elected official to accept your position

Making big financial contributions

Letting the elected official choose a solution rather than present a proposal solution

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Spam

Selling illegal goods, money scams etc.

Hate Speech

Serious attack on a group.

Harassment and bullying

Harassing an individual (including doxing)

Harmful activities

Threatening or glorifying violence or serious harm, including self-harm

Adult content (Consensual)

Nudity/Sexual content

Sexual exploitation and abuse (child safety)

Sexually explicit or suggestive imagery or writing involving minors

Sexual exploitation and abuse (adults and animals)

Sexually explicit or suggestive imagery or writing involving non-consenting adults or non-humans

Plagiarism

Reusing content without attribution (link and blockquotes)

Poorly written

Not in English or has very bad formatting, grammar, and spelling

Inappropriate credential

Author's credential is offensive, spam, or impersonation

Other

Ex. Illegal content, incomplete question...

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