What Is a Disadvantage of Using Résumés as a Source

question 78

Multiple Choice

What is a disadvantage of using résumés as a source of information about job applicants?

• A) It is a relatively expensive method of gathering information.
• B) It does not allow applicants to highlight accomplishments.
• C) Review of résumés is least valid when the content of the résumés is evaluated in terms of the elements of a job description.
• D) It is biased in favor of the employer.
• E) The content of the résumé is controlled by the applicant.

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Definitions:

Chromosomes

Forty-six tiny strands of DNA, found in the nucleus of each cell of the body, which are the source of biological inheritance.

Genes

Functional units or sections of DNA that provide a blueprint or code to the cell for how to produce proteins and enzymes. Found on chromosomes, they come in matching pairs, one from each parent.

Zygotes

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, representing the earliest stage of development in many organisms.

Allostasis

“Balance through adaptation.” In this model of stress processes, the central nervous system (CNS) controls multiple interacting regulatory processes so that the best balance for each specific challenge is found, rather than returning to a fixed set point.