Finding the right talent helps to propel an organization in the right strategic direction.

What is the benefit of a training needs assessment?

______, commonly known as “stack rankings,” involve the rater placing a specific percentage of employees under the exceptional, adequate, and poor performer categories.

In the straight ranking method of performance measurement, managers rank employees in their group from the highest performer to the poorest performer.

What kind of test helps employers screen out applicants who are high risk for negative on-the-job behaviors such as stealing, illicit drug use, or fighting with coworkers?

Noelle serves as legal counsel for a Fortune 500 company that continuously recruits, interviews, and hires people. During the selection process, employment tests are often administered. Noelle is concerned about the impact of these tests on protected groups. What specifically concerns Noelle?

Interviews are one of the most commonly used selection procedures, and there are many ways we can conduct interviews. What is the difference between a structured interview and an unstructured interview?  Which type of interview is better to use? Why?

Ross is being interviewed for an entry-level financial analyst position at a well-known asset management company. Ross is asked questions about the current state of the U.S. stock market, the current net worth of certain financial firms, and concepts such as IPOs and mergers from a set of predetermined questions that the interviewer has prepared. This is an example of a(n) ________ interview.

______ approach is a method where performance is evaluated from multiple perspectives all around the focal person, typically including manager, coworkers, and subordinates in the process.

When performance appraisals are used for ______ purposes, it means that they are used to make decisions in the organization, such as assigning merit pay and bonuses or determining which employees will be sent to remedial training and which will be promoted.