Scenario 10-1 for Four Months You Have Been Employed as the Part-Time

question 13

Multiple Choice

Scenario 10-1 For four months you have been employed as the part-time HRM for TS Inc., a small Canadian aviation company.In the past, recruitment and selection rested on the shoulders of the president and, like most small companies, TS Inc.used employee referrals and an informal interview process in selecting employees.Since you have been hired, you have guided management through several stages of the recruitment and selection process to hire an aircraft maintenance engineer.TS Inc.has used proper selection methods, such as screening, testing, and structured interviews, but is not sure about how to integrate the data from these various sources.In the past, the president relied on his gut feeling about applicants and made poor hiring decisions.
-Refer to Scenario 10-1.Which of the following statistical and judgmental approaches to collecting and combining applicant information would TS Inc.NOT choose to use

• A)behaviour rating
• B)trait rating
• C)pure statistical
• D)judgmental composite

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Definitions:

Social Cognitive Psychologist

A professional in psychology who studies how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by observing others, as well as by their interactions in social contexts.

Environment

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Personality

The mix of traits or features that create a person's unique personality.

Behavior

The actions or reactions of an organism or system, usually in response to external stimuli.