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Selection ratio
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The number of job openings divided by the number of job applicants.
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High selection ratio
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Most people who apply are being hired (this is preferable from a job applicant’s point of view)
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Low selection ratio
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Only a small number of people applying are being hired. This is much more challenging when you’re looking for a job.
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What is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 1964?
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An Act which states that you cannot make employment decisions, can’t segregate, can’t train or not train due to: race, color, religion, sex, national origin. i.e. you can’t limit people based on these variables, personal characteristics.
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Age Discrimination in Employment Act (1978) states what?
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It states that if you are between 40 and 70 you cannot be told you are too old for a job. If you are 16 or 25 and you are told you are too young for a job, there’s nothing you can do about it.
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Americans with Disabilities Act (1992)
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Requires organizations to make reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. ‘Qualified’ is open to interpretation.
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The Act states what are disabilities and what are not. What are some examples of characteristics that are disabilities?
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Neurological disorders, HIV, epilepsy
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What are some examples of characteristics that ARE NOT disabilities?
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Exhibitionism, pedophilia,
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Define adverse impact
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A type of unfair discrimination (which is not illegal) in which the result of using a particular personnel selection method has a negative effect on protected group members compared with majority group members.
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Define disparate treatment
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Disparate treatment – a type of unfair discrimination in which protected group members are afforded differential procedures in consideration for employment compared with majority group members.
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If an organization is shown to be hiring on the basis of adverse impact, what are 2 things they can do?
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1. Show that their selection devices are valid (eg. physical strength requirement for firefighters, therefore females don't pass strength test)
2. State that it is a business necessity (would not be appropriate for males to model for a maternity catalogue) |
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List 3 types of factors that affect work performance.
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KSAs
Motivation Environmental constraints |
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What does the EEOC do?
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Enforces employment laws related to civil rights.
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