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What is the United States?
This country has the largest wage gap between CEOs and the average employee.
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What is internal recruitment?
This type of recruitment hires from within the company.
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What is a structured interview?
This type of interviewing approach involves developing a list of questions beforehand and asking the same questions in the same order to each candidate.
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What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This is federal legislation that prohibits discrimination in hiring, firing, compensation, or privileges of employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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What is recruiting?
The process of going after the ideal candidate who may not be seeking a job.
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What is to raise children, start their own companies, or pursue other interests?
List 1 reason highly qualified, professional women step out of the workforce early.
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What is job analysis?
This examines what exactly needs to be done in each position to maximize the effectiveness of the organization.
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What is a probationary period?
A period in which a new hire can prove his or her worth on the job before they become permanent.
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What is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)?
This is a federal agency designed to regulate and enforce the provisions of Title VII.
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What are references and background checks?
These help uncover lies about education, job titles, and compensation.
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What is a frivolous lawsuit?
This type of lawsuit costs American businesses over $865 billion per year.
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What are performance appraisals?
Usually, every six months or once a year, this type of feedback given by a manager compares actual results of an employee to expected results.
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What is a contingent worker?
This type of employee does not expect a regular, full-time job.
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What is sexual harassment?
Workplace discrimination against a person based on his or her gender
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What is the probationary period?
The specific time frame during which new hires can prove their worth on the job before they become permanent.
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What is optimism, open minds, technological know-how, a team orientation, a proven ability to multitask, and a multicultural perspective.
List 3 of the 6 things younger workers bring to the workforce.
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What are benefits?
This type of noncash compensation includes programs such as health insurance, vacation, and childcare.
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What are accepting applications, interviewing, testing, checking references and background, and making the job offer?
List 3 of the 5 steps included in a typical selection process.
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What is affirmative action?
Policies meant to increase employment and education opportunities for minority groups
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What are cafeteria-style benefits?
These benefits involve paying a set amount that must be spent on company benefits.
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What are layoffs and outsourcing, wage gap, older workers, younger workers, women workers, work-life balance, and lawsuits.
List 4 of the 7 major challenges facing Human Resources managers.
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What are commission, bonuses, profit sharing, stock options, and pay for knowledge?
List 3 of the 5 performance pay options.
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What is an external hire?
According to the Wharton Business School, this type of hire gets paid 18-20% more than staff promoted from within.
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What is Title VII?
A portion of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits discrimination in hiring, firing, compensation, etc. based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin for employers with 15 or more workers.
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What is a compressed workweek?
This allows employees to work full-time number of hours in less than the standard workweek.
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