Employment Applications Are Used for Two Purposes: to Familiarize Interviewers

question 220

Multiple Choice

Employment applications are used for two purposes: to familiarize interviewers with applicants' backgrounds and to

• A) assess their aptitudes,skills,and abilities.
• B) identify applicants who are worthy of further scrutiny.
• C) get a better indication of applicants' communication skills-both written and verbal.
• D) determine whether they want to select the applicants for hire.
• E) find out if applicants know anyone who currently works at the company.

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Definitions:

Resource Allocation

The process of assigning available resources, such as time, money, or personnel, to specific tasks, projects, or priorities.

Organizational Politics

The use of power and social networking within an organization to achieve changes that benefit the individual or a group, often at the expense of others.

Organizational Citizenship

Behavior by an employee that is above and beyond their basic job requirements, aimed at benefiting the overall organization.

Machiavellian Values

Principles based on the political philosophy of Niccolò Machiavelli, which often endorse the use of cunning, strategy, and sometimes unethical means to gain and maintain power.