Below are a few questions I had difficulty with so please check my answers and correct me if I am wrong, thanks :)
1. Kim, a public relations manager, has just completed the process of checking the references of several job candidates. What should she do next?
Select one:
A. Give ability/aptitude tests
B. Conduct interviews with the candidates
C. Conduct medical and drug tests
D. Administer polygraph tests
E. Conduct screening interviews
2. Dexterity Business School provides short-term training workshops to a variety of corporations, out of a chain of small centres across the country. The instructors leading the workshops are hired on a contingent basis, and paid a set lump sum for each program. A supervisor at each location is responsible for recruiting instructors and providing them with Dexterity's prepared teaching materials. At the Canal City location, Andy Ashe has been leading these workshops for several years, and has been asked back several times by local businesses who find his workshops especially popular because of his verbal skills and keen sense of humor. The supervisor, Charlotte Monahan, has found that while her location contracts with several other instructors, businesses often ask for Ashe by name, even agreeing to postpone their contracted sessions until he is available. Dexterity's policies state that all contingent instructors are paid the same rate per workshop. Nevertheless, Ashe is aware of his popularity, and requests that Monahan start giving him a higher rate for his workshops.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen Dexterity's case in maintaining Ashe's current contract rate?
Select one:
A. Monahan has few applications from other qualified instructors in the area.
B. As a contract worker, Ashe does not receive medical or retirement benefits.
C. Monahan has never directly observed Ashe's performance in presenting a workshop.
D. There is no other agency in Canal City with whom Ashe could contract to provide similar workshops.
E. Dexterity uses a single-rate system for contingent workers.
3. Santora: The steps this organization has taken to remedy years of discriminatory practices are clearly insufficient. Granted, there has been some progress in hiring entry-level personnel. The organization's first minority employees were hired one year ago. Still, there is not one minority anywhere in upper management. This failure clearly demonstrates the organization's lack of commitment to diversity.
Which of the following, if true, would strengthen Santora's argument?
Select one:
A. Very few minority candidates live within commuting distance of the organization's offices.
B. Very few minorities were chosen for the leadership training program offered to promising entry-level employees.
C. The organization has a large number of employees but only a small number of upper-management positions.
D. Very few minority employees would have been hired under the organization's leadership at the time the organization was founded.
E. The organization expects greater growth in its product offerings than in its service offerings.
4. Domino Grace is a financial services firm. Currently, it offers competitive salaries and very generous benefit packages. The cost of those packages is very high, but the company believes that these benefits have helped it attract and keep top talent. Domino Grace is completing a merger with Kryptos, Inc. Salaries at Kryptos are slightly below industry averages, and the benefit packages it offers are considerably worse than those offered by Domino Grace. Domino Grace believes that the merger would be in the best interest of the company, but employees at Domino Grace are resisting this change in part because they are worried that they will lose their outstanding benefits after a merger is complete. The CEO of Domino Grace believes that the best way to overcome the employees' resistance to change is through education and communication. The Kryptos CEO believes that it will be necessary to force the employees to accept the changes.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the Domino Grace CEO's argument?
Select one:
A. Domino Grace divisions are assigned based on the customers they serve, and not functional areas.
B. Kryptos' stable finances offer outstanding long-term stability.
C. Kryptos has announced that it would follow Domino Grace's policies for attracting and retaining talent.
D. Both Domino Grace and Kryptos use a variety of tools to communicate their corporate cultures, such as stories, awards, and special employee-only events.
E. Kryptos' latest offer involves paying a higher price to Domino Grace shareholders if the combined company adopts Kryptos' benefits policy.
my answers:
1. B
2 C
3 D
4 E
Correct answers:
1. B
2. E
3. B
4. E
1. Correct answer: B. Conduct interviews with the candidates.
2. Correct answer: E. Dexterity uses a single-rate system for contingent workers.
3. Correct answer: B. Very few minorities were chosen for the leadership training program offered to promising entry-level employees.
4. Correct answer: C. Kryptos has announced that it would follow Domino Grace's policies for attracting and retaining talent.
1. Kim, a public relations manager, has just completed the process of checking the references of several job candidates. What should she do next?
Correct answer: B. Conduct interviews with the candidates
2. Dexterity Business School provides short-term training workshops to a variety of corporations, out of a chain of small centers across the country. The instructors leading the workshops are hired on a contingent basis, and paid a set lump sum for each program. A supervisor at each location is responsible for recruiting instructors and providing them with Dexterity's prepared teaching materials. At the Canal City location, Andy Ashe has been leading these workshops for several years, and has been asked back several times by local businesses who find his workshops especially popular because of his verbal skills and keen sense of humor. The supervisor, Charlotte Monahan, has found that while her location contracts with several other instructors, businesses often ask for Ashe by name, even agreeing to postpone their contracted sessions until he is available. Dexterity's policies state that all contingent instructors are paid the same rate per workshop. Nevertheless, Ashe is aware of his popularity, and requests that Monahan start giving him a higher rate for his workshops.
Correct answer: E. Dexterity uses a single-rate system for contingent workers.
3. Santora: The steps this organization has taken to remedy years of discriminatory practices are clearly insufficient. Granted, there has been some progress in hiring entry-level personnel. The organization's first minority employees were hired one year ago. Still, there is not one minority anywhere in upper management. This failure clearly demonstrates the organization's lack of commitment to diversity.
Correct answer: B. Very few minorities were chosen for the leadership training program offered to promising entry-level employees.
4. Domino Grace is a financial services firm. Currently, it offers competitive salaries and very generous benefit packages. The cost of those packages is very high, but the company believes that these benefits have helped it attract and keep top talent. Domino Grace is completing a merger with Kryptos, Inc. Salaries at Kryptos are slightly below industry averages, and the benefit packages it offers are considerably worse than those offered by Domino Grace. Domino Grace believes that the merger would be in the best interest of the company, but employees at Domino Grace are resisting this change in part because they are worried that they will lose their outstanding benefits after a merger is complete. The CEO of Domino Grace believes that the best way to overcome the employees' resistance to change is through education and communication. The Kryptos CEO believes that it will be necessary to force the employees to accept the changes.
Correct answer: D. Both Domino Grace and Kryptos use a variety of tools to communicate their corporate cultures, such as stories, awards, and special employee-only events.
Here are the correct answers for the questions you provided:
1. The correct answer is E. Conduct screening interviews. After checking the references of several job candidates, the next step for Kim, a public relations manager, would be to conduct screening interviews. These interviews would help her further assess the candidates' qualifications and suitability for the job.
2. The correct answer is A. Monahan has few applications from other qualified instructors in the area. This statement would strengthen Dexterity's case in maintaining Ashe's current contract rate. If there are few applications from other qualified instructors in the area, it indicates a limited supply of instructors, making Ashe's popularity and demand for his workshops more valuable.
3. The correct answer is B. Very few minorities were chosen for the leadership training program offered to promising entry-level employees. This statement would strengthen Santora's argument. If very few minorities were chosen for the leadership training program, it indicates a lack of opportunities for minorities to advance within the organization, reinforcing the argument of insufficient commitment to diversity.
4. The correct answer is C. Kryptos has announced that it would follow Domino Grace's policies for attracting and retaining talent. This statement weakens the Domino Grace CEO's argument. If Kryptos has announced that it will follow Domino Grace's policies for attracting and retaining talent, it reassures the employees of Domino Grace that their outstanding benefits would likely be maintained after the merger.