1. Barbara, Cassandra, Debbie, and Enid have all worked in the same HR team for two years as generalists. Their supervisor currently left the organization to pursue another opportunity. All four employees are viable candidates for the position, and all have submitted applications. However, Barbara worked with the director of the group in another organization and has a close relationship with her. What is the fairest way to conduct interviews and selection for the supervisor position?

A) A panel of interviewers from all parts of the company should interview all of the candidates and make a selection together based on merit
B) Barbara should be given the position as she already has a close working relationship with the director and they are likely to work well together
C) Allow the supervisor who resigned to provide feedback
D) Allow the director to have the final selection, as it is her department



2. Vera is a medical generalist that works for a medical devices company. She is in charge of recruiting and hiring engineers for the research and development team; however, she knows nothing about the product that the engineers will be building. Why could this be a major problem during the hiring process?l. Vera may hire engineers that do not have the correct skillsetll. Vera may provide incorrect details about the job responsibilitieslll. Vera may provide compensation packages that are too high or too low for the job

A) l and lll
B) ll and lll
C) l and ll
D) All of the above



3. Cassandra is the new HR director at a small organization. She is reviewing her company's employee handbook when she realizes that large pieces of information have not been updated in four years. As she reviews further, she realizes much of the handbook is obsolete. What could Cassandra do?

A) Inform the head of the company, and let the head deal with the situation
B) Speak to her superior and offer to develop a new employee handbook that can be easily updated
C) Say nothing, since she is a new employee
D) return to her old company, which was much more disciplined and high-tech



4. Soliciting feedback from stakeholders is an important part of which of the following process stages?

A) Control
B) Evaluation
C) Documentation
D) Testing



5. Ashley is conducting a workflow analysis in a patient clinic to identify sources of waste. Each day for two weeks, she sits in different areas of the clinic and examines the daily activities of each staff member. She records each task that the staff member completes, the amount of time it takes to complete the task, any obstacles that arise during the task, and anything that Ashley feels make the task easier for the staff member she is observing. What is this type of data collection called?

A) Focus group
B) Work in progress
C) Observational
D) Transactional