One Way Firms Have Made the Application Process More Efficient

question 47

Multiple Choice

One way firms have made the application process more efficient and effective is by:

• A) concentrating on internal sources of recruitment so that detailed information is already available.
• B) including more questions on the application form about family background and other characteristics that are not job-related.
• C) using an artificial intelligence program such as Workforce Acquisition™ to quickly assess qualifications and help the manager decide whether to request an interview with the applicant.
• D) offering small monetary rewards to existing employees who recommend new people that are ultimately made a job offer.

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Definitions:

Nonparametric Test

A statistical test used when the assumptions for parametric tests are not met, not requiring the population's distribution to follow any specific distribution.

Mann-Whitney U Test

A nonparametric test used to compare differences between two independent groups when the dependent variable is either ordinal or continuous, but not normally distributed.

Paired-difference Experiment

An experimental design where the observations are made in pairs, and the analysis is based on the differences within each pair.

Rejection Region

The range of values for which the null hypothesis is not considered likely and is rejected in a statistical test.