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Chapters 6-10 Exam Instructor: Natasha Lindsay Results: Name: Date: Essay Questions 1. Compare and contrast the following four interview approaches: (1) nondirective interview, (2) structured interview, (3) situational interview, and (4) behavioral description interview. 2. List and discuss the steps in the hiring process. 3. Describe the qualities in which interviewers of organizations should look for. 4. Explain the four components involved in designing a training program. 5. Identify and discuss some of the desirable traits of a trainer. 6. On-the-job training (OJT) has three drawbacks. Briefly discuss these and the possible solutions suggested by experts in the field. 7. Discuss why is ethics training becoming more prevalent in companies. 8. Explain the two main purposes of performance appraisal and why employee appraisal programs fail. 9. What are the four basic considerations for establishing performance standards? 10. Discuss some of the various types of rater error that may exist in the appraisal process. 11. Discuss the requirements for a successful MBO program. 12. List and describe the different types of appraisal interviews. 13. Describe nine important guidelines for conducting a successful appraisal interview. 14. Briefly discuss the motivating value of pay equity and pay expectancy for employees. 15. Describe external and internal factors can influence wage rates in a firm. 16. Discuss some of the common goals of a strategic compensation policy. 17. Briefly discuss the three main laws that protect against employment discrimination. 18. Briefly discuss the legal requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act used to regulate employee compensation. 19. Discuss the problems identified with merit raises. As a manager what would you do to insure that merit raises fulfilled their intended value? BUS230: Human Resources Management (Fall 2016) Page 1 Chapters 6-10 Exam Essay Questions 1. Compare and contrast the following four interview approaches: (1) nondirective interview, (2) structured interview, (3) situational interview, and (4) behavioral description interview. 2. List and discuss the steps in the hiring process. 3. Describe the qualities in which interviewers of organizations should look for. 4. Explain the four components involved in designing a training program. 5. Identify and discuss some of the desirable traits of a trainer. 6. On-the-job training (OJT) has three drawbacks. Briefly discuss these and the possible solutions suggested by experts in the field. 7. Discuss why is ethics training becoming more prevalent in companies. 8. Explain the two main purposes of performance appraisal and why employee appraisal programs fail. 9. What are the four basic considerations for establishing performance standards? 10. Discuss some of the various types of rater error that may exist in the appraisal process. 11. Discuss the requirements for a successful MBO program. 12. List and describe the different types of appraisal interviews. 13. Describe nine important guidelines for conducting a successful appraisal interview. 14. Briefly discuss the motivating value of pay equity and pay expectancy for employees. 15. Describe external and internal factors can influence wage rates in a firm. 16. Discuss some of the common goals of a strategic compensation policy. 17. Briefly discuss the three main laws that protect against employment discrimination. 18. Briefly discuss the legal requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act used to regulate employee compensation. 19. Discuss the problems identified with merit raises. As a manager what would you do to insure that merit raises fulfilled their intended value? BUS230: Human Resources Management (Fall 2016) Page 1
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Nondirective interview has the interviewer allowing the applicant with maximum amount of
freedom to determine what the course of discussion will be by asking broad and general
questions and the applicant speaks without interruption, the structured interview in the other
hand has a number of set questions done earlier and does not give the chance for the applicant to
talk of braid things. The situational interview the applicant is supplied with a hypothetical
situation and given the chance to respond to it and show how he or she could handle it and just
like the structural interview, is more restrictive. The behavioral descriptive interview focus on
only the actual work situations of the applicants past and how he or she responded to it and
assumes what the interviewee did in the past will depict who they are and as the situational
analysis interview, it measures the judgement capacity of the applicant.
2 the hiring process follows the following steps:
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Identify the vacancy and evaluate the need for hiring

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Come up with a position description

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Come up with recruitment plan

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Post the position and implement the recruitment plan

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Review the applicants and

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come up with a short list

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Conduct the interviews

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Select hire and

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Finalize the recruitment

3. The qualities which the interviewers should look for are the; leadership abilities, integrity
levels, competences, courage, lik...