Employers Use Application Forms for All of the Following Reasons

question 16

Multiple Choice

Employers use application forms for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that:

• A) they are a low-cost way to gather basic data from many applicants.
• B) they ensure that the organization has certain standard categories of information.
• C) they are not subject to equal employment opportunity standards.
• D) they allow the employer to keep up-to-date records of job applicants.
• E) they enable organizations to rank applicants.

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Production

The process of converting raw materials or components into finished goods through the use of machinery and labor in factories.

Means of Production

The resources, such as land, factories, and tools, required for the production of goods and services.

Proletariat

In Marx’s usage, is the working class. Members of the proletariat perform physical labor but do not own means of production. They are thus in a position to earn wages.

Lumpenproletariat

A term used primarily in Marxist theory to describe the lower strata of the working class, including those who are unemployed or unemployable due to the lack of necessary skills.