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SHRM-CP PEOPLE Questions - Part 27
1. Which is the best first step when conducting a preemployment background check?
A) Contacting the candidate's current or previous supervisor
B) Determining which types of investigation should be conducted
C) Interviewing the candidate's former employers to corroborate facts
D) Ensuring that there is a signed release from the candidate
2. Most of the supervisory and management staff in a start-up company have limited interviewing experience. Which interview technique will best mitigate this inexperience?
A) Unstructured interview
B) Nondirective interview
C) Behavioral interview
D) Structured interview
3. For some supervisory and managerial openings, recruiters use work samples of job situations that include individual and group activities, in-basket exercises, and work-related performance tests to evaluate a candidate's abilities. The results are reviewed by a panel of trained assessors. What is this assessment method called?
A) Cognitive ability test
B) Practical exercise
C) Aptitude test
D) Assessment center
4. Onboarding and Assimilation An organizational unit manager disagrees with HR's policy promoting the use of a buddy program during new hire onboarding. What can an HR professional use to reinforce the utility of the buddy program when discussing the topic Β with the unit manager?
A) The buddy can help the new hire navigate the organization's culture and answer questions he or she may have.
B) The buddy can function as the new hire's supervisor as he or she works to complete the onboarding and assimilation process. Β
C) The buddy can relay information about the new hire Β to management so management can tailor onboarding to the needs of the new hire.
D) The buddy can help the new hire with work assignments as he or she gets up to speed with the functions of the job
5. During the hiring process, at which point does an employer have the opportunity to initially engage the individual?
A) During the interview
B) When completing the orientation process
C) When exploring the company's careers page
D) During the early stages of onboarding
A) Contacting the candidate's current or previous supervisor
B) Determining which types of investigation should be conducted
C) Interviewing the candidate's former employers to corroborate facts
D) Ensuring that there is a signed release from the candidate
2. Most of the supervisory and management staff in a start-up company have limited interviewing experience. Which interview technique will best mitigate this inexperience?
A) Unstructured interview
B) Nondirective interview
C) Behavioral interview
D) Structured interview
3. For some supervisory and managerial openings, recruiters use work samples of job situations that include individual and group activities, in-basket exercises, and work-related performance tests to evaluate a candidate's abilities. The results are reviewed by a panel of trained assessors. What is this assessment method called?
A) Cognitive ability test
B) Practical exercise
C) Aptitude test
D) Assessment center
4. Onboarding and Assimilation An organizational unit manager disagrees with HR's policy promoting the use of a buddy program during new hire onboarding. What can an HR professional use to reinforce the utility of the buddy program when discussing the topic Β with the unit manager?
A) The buddy can help the new hire navigate the organization's culture and answer questions he or she may have.
B) The buddy can function as the new hire's supervisor as he or she works to complete the onboarding and assimilation process. Β
C) The buddy can relay information about the new hire Β to management so management can tailor onboarding to the needs of the new hire.
D) The buddy can help the new hire with work assignments as he or she gets up to speed with the functions of the job
5. During the hiring process, at which point does an employer have the opportunity to initially engage the individual?
A) During the interview
B) When completing the orientation process
C) When exploring the company's careers page
D) During the early stages of onboarding
1. Right Answer: D
Explanation: While contacting the applicant's current or previous supervisor or former employers may be worthwhile, it should not be done unless the employer has a signed release from the candidate indicating that the employer may seek confidential information.
2. Right Answer: D
Explanation: In the structured interview, the interviewer asks every applicant the same questions. (Follow-up probes may be different, however.) This encourages consistent evaluation of candidates.
3. Right Answer: D
Explanation: Assessment centers are a method of evaluating candidates who are presented with content-valid workplace situations to which they respond and who are then evaluated on their responses.
4. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Buddies can help make new employees feel welcome and enhance their job satisfaction and productivity by answering questions and helping them navigate the organizational culture.
5. Right Answer: C
Explanation: According to the 'Employee Experience Survey,' up to 82% of job prospects rely on company websites as a primary means for learning about a company. However, almost 40% of those prospects feel that the information isn't valuable. The company's careers page and all public-facing job listings should be current, informative, and meaningful.
Explanation: While contacting the applicant's current or previous supervisor or former employers may be worthwhile, it should not be done unless the employer has a signed release from the candidate indicating that the employer may seek confidential information.
2. Right Answer: D
Explanation: In the structured interview, the interviewer asks every applicant the same questions. (Follow-up probes may be different, however.) This encourages consistent evaluation of candidates.
3. Right Answer: D
Explanation: Assessment centers are a method of evaluating candidates who are presented with content-valid workplace situations to which they respond and who are then evaluated on their responses.
4. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Buddies can help make new employees feel welcome and enhance their job satisfaction and productivity by answering questions and helping them navigate the organizational culture.
5. Right Answer: C
Explanation: According to the 'Employee Experience Survey,' up to 82% of job prospects rely on company websites as a primary means for learning about a company. However, almost 40% of those prospects feel that the information isn't valuable. The company's careers page and all public-facing job listings should be current, informative, and meaningful.
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