Your Firm Has Been Repeatedly Accused of Discrimination,and Your Boss,knowing

question 7

Multiple Choice

Your firm has been repeatedly accused of discrimination,and your boss,knowing that you just graduated from college with a degree in Management,and a certificate in Human Resources Management,has asked you to review the company's practices and procedures with regard to hiring and promotion,and eliminate those that could lead to iscrimination.Which of the following practices would likely lead to discrimination?

• A)evaluating candidates based upon technical skills (30%) and interviews (70%)
• B)having the interviewers meet as a group to "coordinate" their interview scores
• C)weighting the answers to some questions over others
• D)all of these would likely lead to discrimination
• E)none of these would likely lead to discrimination

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