Transcript to study for Chapter 17 Test

Pre-Employment Tests
Chapter 17
Test Tuesday, December 10
A test to screen applicants for
general honesty
Skill Test
Written Honesty Test
Civil Service Test
ASVAB
Psychological Test
An examination a person may
be required to take before
being considered for a federal
government job.
Skill Test
Psychological Test
Written Honesty Test
ASVAB
Civil Service Test
A test used to evaluate the
physical or mental skills of
a job applicant
Skills Test
Psychological Test
Civil Service Test
Written Honesty Test
ASVAB
A group of tests used by the
military to help predict a person’s
success in military training
schools
Skill Test
Psychological Test
ASVAB
Civil Service Test
Written Honesty Test
A test given to find out more
about an applicant’s personality,
character, and interests
Skills Test
Civil Service Test
Written Honesty Test
Psychological Test
ASVAB
Which items should a person
take along on an interview?
Pen
Personal Fact Sheet
List of questions to ask the interviewer
Resume
All of the above
A skill test might be required of
A drafter
A welder
An instrument technician
All
A person applying for a job as
a bank teller, a clerk, or a
computer operator might have
to take
A written test
All
A performance test
An Honesty test
Situational tests are given
to
Measure a person’s knowledge or
aptitudes
Test an applicant’s physical or mental
abilities
Determine how well a person will
actually perform on the job
Screen dishonest job applicants
TRUE OR FALSE
Almost all government employees
have to take one or more preemployment tests
True
TRUE OR FALSE
A word processing test is a good
example of a skills test
True
TRUE OR FALSE
The main purpose of employee
drug testing is to catch people
who are breaking the law
False
TRUE OR FALSE
There are no right or wrong
answers in psychological tests
True
TRUE OR FALSE
A person should arrive five or ten
minutes early for an interview
True
TRUE OR FALSE
Polygraph tests are NOT the
same as lie detector tests
False
TRUE OR FALSE
Usually jobs are NOT offered at
the end of the interview
True
True or False
Certain jobs; such as, airline
pilots and professional athletes,
require employees to be in top
physical condition.
True
True or False
There are few pre-employment
tests for which you can study.
True
TRUE OR FALSE
Drug abuse in the workplace is a
major concern for employers
True