Chapter 5 and 6 exam 2 z440

• trend- most simple, you look at past data and make decisions from that
• ratio- takes criteria and relates it to the goal, it can increase of decrease. (ex expected growth 25% 1.25*)
• Scatter plot- A graphic method used to help identify the relationship between 2 variables

• Qualifications inventories-
• Personnel replacement charts- mostly upper management to see who is need in line for position
• Position replacement cards- see what skills employees have and what they need for promotions
• Human Resource Information System (HRIS)- this will do it all for you, but you have to keep the system updated

• General economic conditions- if the economy is bad a lot of ppl looking for jobs
• Expected unemployment rate- this can be misleading so you need to look at it more in depth (look online projections & business publications)

when a new organization is trying to get a target number of ppl to cover all cost requirements. (how many ppl you need to bring in during the recruitment process)

• Reliability- Consistency of the scores (Are the test results stable over time)
• Validity- is all about Accuracy (Does the test actually measure what it is intended to measure)

• Face- Simplest, all based off perceptions
• Criterion- Does it test/measure relate to the performance. Collection methods concurrently-both at the same time. predictive- collected at different times
• Content- A test that contains a fair sample of the task and skills actually (it sample equally from different areas)

• 1. Analyze the job
• 2. Choose the tests
• 3.Administer the test
• 4. Relate your scores and criteria
• 5. Cross validate and re-validate

A graph showing the relationship between test scores and job performance for group of ppl

• Cognitive(mental)- test your overall mental abilities. ex IQ test ,FBI
• Motor& Physical- test your bodies abilities. ex firefighters, military
• Persanitly & interest- help people find out what they want to do
• Achievement- test your knowledge on sir-ten  skills.

• work sample-Actual job tasks used in testing
• management assessment cem- 2 to 3 day long event where they are given hypothetical situations and then evaluated by panel (large companies)
• Video based-they show video
• Minture job training & evaluation- teach small job related task then evaluate everyone on it. (most validity ex cheer-leading)

to use such help wanted ads successfully, employers should address two issues: the advertising medium and the ad's construction

• Education
• Arrest records
• Notify in case of emergency
• Membership in organization
• Marital status
• Housing
• Video Resumes

• Neuroticism- poor emotional adjustment and experience negative effects
• Extroversion- a tendancy to be sociable
• Openness to new experience- is the disposition to be more imaginative
• Agreeableness- trusting and compliant
• Conscientiousness- achievement and dependability