Assessing Employee Attributes

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Which concept is more likely to aid retention than avoiding or hiding challenges?

Engaging with differences

Selection processes should be fair and valid

Personality reflects someone's defaults

Engaging with challenges (correct)

What is the term used to describe creating strong links to people and/or activities?

Perceived organizational support

Structured interview guide

Job embeddedness (correct)

Trait regulation strategies

What can you offer employees that is hard to replace, according to the text?

Money

Trait regulation strategies

Perceived organizational support (correct)

Job embeddedness

What is the term used to describe how you can help employees fit their job into their lives?

Job embeddedness Signup and view all the answers

What is the key skill mentioned in the text that involves designing a structured interview guide?

Designing a structured interview guide Signup and view all the answers

Which personality trait is associated with higher job satisfaction?

Conscientiousness Signup and view all the answers

What is the sweet spot in terms of personality traits?

Having a balance of personality traits is better Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about personality traits is true?

Personality traits can change over time through development and intervention Signup and view all the answers

What is counterdispositional behavior?

Behavior that is accidental and unintentional Signup and view all the answers

What are the four key attributes that Google looks for in job applicants?

General cognitive ability, leadership, Googleyness, and role-related knowledge Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the 'Big Five' personality traits?

Curiosity Signup and view all the answers

What is a concern associated with the MBTI?

Lacks scientific rigour Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the mid-course evaluation on menti.com?

To assess what was learned in the class Signup and view all the answers

What can happen when good intentions to accommodate differences go wrong?

Accommodations become ineffective Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the quiz on selection and retention?

To assess what was learned in the class Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a factor that determines why employees leave?

Lack of job security Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of exit interviews?

To learn what contributed to employee dissatisfaction Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of stay interviews?

To check in with employees and address leave risks Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended way to improve hiring according to the text?

Evaluate based on pre-defined criteria Signup and view all the answers

What is the main benefit of tech-assisted hiring?

De-biasing recruitment and selection procedures Signup and view all the answers