Graded Homework

3-4 Pages

The
company you work for is considering changing its applicant testing process.
Your supervisor has asked you to research testing methods and make your
recommendation. This proposal will be submitted to the vice president for
review and consideration.

For
the purpose of this assignment, it helps to have a specific type of
organization in mind. Provide an opening paragraph stating the nature of the
company you are choosing for this assignment (e.g., retail organization,
factory, school, police department, etc). You may be creative in what type of
organization you choose.

Select
(at minimum) 3 major types of tests (examples include cognitive abilities,
motor and physical abilities, personality and interests, achievement
tests, work sampling, etc.).

• Discuss the legal and
  ethical implications you see with each test.
• What specific
  employment laws will be a factor?
• What adverse impact
  (if any) may be created in using each test, and how could that be
  minimized?

Based
on the results of that compare/contrast, which testing method do you believe
may be the most appropriate for your organization and why?

• Remember to compare
  and contrast testing methods specifically to demonstrate how the
  methodologies you have not selected may have more negative ethical and
  legal consequences than the one you have selected.

Within
the proposal, you should also discuss ways in which advancements in technology
have helped to make the applicant testing and selection process more efficient
and effective.

2-3 pages

As
the human resources manager, you want to ensure that your company’s hiring
practices follow all applicable laws and preserve the rights of employment
candidates.

Develop
a questionnaire that managers at your company will use when they are
interviewing applicants. This document must contain the following:

• The name of the
  position for which the candidates will be interviewing
• At least 12
  permissible questions that will be asked to all candidates
• A summary of illegal
  questions that should never be asked in the recruitment process

Grading Criteria

Deliverable requirements addressed; understanding of material and writer’s message and intent are clear.

Scholarly research supports the writer’s position and is properly acknowledged, and cited direct quotations may not exceed 10% of the word count of the body of the assignment deliverable (excluding title page, abstract, table of contents, tables, exhibits, appendices, and reference pages). Inclusion of plagiarized content will not be tolerated and may result in adverse academic consequences.

Critical thinking: Position is well-justified, there is logical flow, and there are examples.

Structure: Includes introduction and conclusion, proper paragraph format, and reads as a polished, academic paper or professional presentation, as appropriate for the required assignment deliverable.

Mechanical: No spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors.

APA: Deliverable is cited properly according to the APA Publication Manual (6th ed.).