Mgmt 565 Project Management Ch 06

CHAPTER 6EMPLOYEE SELECTIONTRUE/FALSE1. While the overall selection process is the responsibility of the HR department, line managers often make the final decision about hiring personnel into their unit.ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 247 OBJ: 6-1 TYPE: U2. The number of steps in the selection process and their sequence will vary, not only with the organization, but also with the type and level of jobs to be filled.ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 247 OBJ: 6-1 TYPE: U3. Because more steps are generally required when filling positions externally, companies often try to hire within and advertise externally only as a last result.ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 247 OBJ: 6-1 TYPE: K4. A test that gives comparable scores when it is administered to the same individual a few days apart is unreliable.ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 248 OBJ: 6-2 TYPE: K5. Reliability refers to what a test or other selection procedure measures and how well it measures it.ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 248 OBJ: 6-2 TYPE: U6. Reliability refers to the extent to which two methods yield similar results, but not to the agreement between two or more raters.ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 248 OBJ: 6-2 TYPE: