aPHR Recruitment 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An organization conducts a job analysis before writing a job description. The primary reason for this sequence is to ensure:
- The job posting is published quickly
- The job description accurately reflects the actual duties and required KSAs (Correct answer)
- Compensation benchmarks are set correctly
- The position qualifies for FLSA exemption
Correct answer: The job description accurately reflects the actual duties and required KSAs
Job analysis identifies the actual tasks, duties, and knowledge/skills/abilities required, which forms the factual basis for an accurate job description.
Question 2: Which of the following is an example of a competency-based interview question?
- Where do you see yourself in five years?
- Tell me about a time you resolved a conflict with a coworker. (Correct answer)
- What salary are you expecting?
- Why do you want to leave your current job?
Correct answer: Tell me about a time you resolved a conflict with a coworker.
Competency-based (behavioral) questions ask candidates to describe past situations to demonstrate specific competencies like conflict resolution.
Question 3: When using an employment agency to fill a position, the organization is primarily responsible for:
- Paying the agency's employees' benefits
- Ensuring the selection criteria used do not violate EEO laws (Correct answer)
- Conducting the agency's background checks
- Filing the agency's tax withholdings
Correct answer: Ensuring the selection criteria used do not violate EEO laws
The employer remains legally responsible for ensuring that selection criteria and processes comply with EEO laws, even when using a third-party agency.
Question 4: A 'boomerang employee' refers to someone who:
- Was terminated for cause and files a wrongful termination claim
- Left the organization voluntarily and is rehired at a later date (Correct answer)
- Transfers between departments multiple times
- Returns to work after a leave of absence
Correct answer: Left the organization voluntarily and is rehired at a later date
Boomerang employees are former employees who leave an organization and are subsequently rehired, often bringing back valuable institutional knowledge.
Question 5: Which of the following questions is MOST appropriate to ask during a pre-employment interview?
- Are you a US citizen?
- Do you have any disabilities we should know about?
- This role requires 10% travel — is that something you can accommodate? (Correct answer)
- What country are you originally from?
Correct answer: This role requires 10% travel — is that something you can accommodate?
Asking about ability to meet job-related requirements like travel is appropriate; questions about citizenship, national origin, or disability status are not.
Question 6: Which sourcing method typically yields the highest quality hires at the lowest cost per hire?
- Executive search firms
- Employee referral programs (Correct answer)
- Campus recruiting events
- Paid social media advertising
Correct answer: Employee referral programs
Employee referral programs consistently produce high-quality hires who tend to stay longer, at a lower cost compared to agency or advertising methods.
Question 7: The concept of 'realistic job preview' (RJP) is used in recruitment to:
- Advertise only the most attractive aspects of a role
- Provide candidates with an honest depiction of both positive and negative aspects of the job (Correct answer)
- Screen candidates through a work simulation exercise
- Negotiate compensation expectations early in the process
Correct answer: Provide candidates with an honest depiction of both positive and negative aspects of the job
Realistic job previews share accurate information about job demands and culture, which reduces early turnover by setting accurate expectations.
aPHR Recruitment 4
An organization conducts a job analysis before writing a job description.
The primary reason for this sequence is to ensure: