Trends in Hiring Practices

question 11

Multiple Choice

Trends in Hiring Practices
Zachary Schneider saw a sign in the window of an Amy’s Ice Creams franchise operation. The sign said the company was looking for new employees. When he went in to ask for a job application, he was given a paper bag and told to do “something creative with it.” The test was to see whether the job applicant was suited to carrying out the chain’s mission: “To make people’s day.” This type of pre­employment assessment is not unusual. Gourmet grocery chain Central Market uses a four­page application form which includes essay questions such as “Tell us about your favorite food experience.” If it seems an applicant is a good match for the company, he or she is asked to make a statement about himself or herself using items found in the grocery store and to participate with other applicants in a roundtable discussion.

-Refer to Trends in Hiring Practices. The need for creative skills in order to work at Amy's would be listed as a ________ that the company's HR department would have developed for franchisees.

• A) task specialization
• B) job description
• C) work empowerment norm
• D) job specification
• E) multitasking capability

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Cycle Efficiency

A performance metric that measures the proportion of value-added time to the total lead time within the manufacturing process.

Fill Orders

This term denotes the process of processing, packaging, and shipping orders to customers.

Manufacturing Cycle Efficiency

A measure of the efficiency within the manufacturing process, reflecting the proportion of value-added time to total cycle time.

Fill Orders

The process of completing customer orders for goods or services, encompassing activities from receipt to delivery.