LER 199 exam 2

Initial screening process?

• Review of application materials  

• Employment assessments  

• Screening applicant down to the few invited for interview  

Second screen screening process?

• Interviews  

• Case demos  

• Presentations  

Internal recruiting?

• Promote from within 

• Make job more attractive for applicants 

External recruiting?

Used when there are no internal recruits or want to open up to outside talent

Internal sources and advantages?

• Communicate through bulletin boards, employee publications, email  

• Cheaper/ faster, generates applicants who are well known, applicants have knowledge about position  

External sources and advantages"?

• May recruit through direct applicants and referrals, websites, advertisements, employment agencies, and schools. 

• Direct apps are sold, eases pressure on recruiting  

Permissible interview questions?

• Full name/ ever worked under a different name? 

• Proof of age 

• Any reasonable accommodation for hiring process/ this job? 

• Are you fluent in ___? 

Impermissible interview questions?

• Maiden/ nationality name 

• How old are you? 

• Height? Weight? Disabilities 

• Can you provide a photo of yourself? 

• Ancestry? where were you born? How did you learn to speak that language?

Internship examples?

• Accountant  

• Marketing 

• Journalist  

• HR 

• Graphic Designer  

• Civil engineer  

Apprenticeship examples?

• Bricklayer 

• Carpenter 

• Electrician 

• Plumber 

• Nursing assistant 

• Welder 

Difference between training and development?

• Training 

• Specific skills and knowledge needed for CURRENT job  

• Development 

• Enhance overall growth and potential for FUTURE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

Difference between Training and development?

• Training 

• Specific skills and knowledge needed for CURRENT job  

• Development 

• Enhance overall growth and potential for FUTURE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

What is orientation?

• Training to prepare new employees to: 

• Perform job effectively  

• Learn more about org 

• Establish work relationships  

• Few hours to a week 

What is onboarding?

• Prepare new employees for full participation 

• For new hires to connect with employer  

• Can last 1 week to 3 months  

What is development?

• Prepares employees for leadership positions and changes in responsibility  

• Can be developed through: 

• Relationships with coworkers, mentorships, and coaching 

What is training?

• Acquiring job related KSAO’s 

• Formal classes and one-on-one mentoring 

• On the job or remote 

• Organizational needs and motivation of employees 

What is succession planning?

• Identifying/ tracking high-potential employees who can fill key positions when open 

• Provides development experience  

What is voluntary turnover?

Initiated by employee (often when org wants to keep them) 

What is involuntary turnover?

Initiated by employer (often when employee wants to stay) 

What is job withdrawal?

When employees try to avoid the work situation physically, mentally, and emotionally  

What is physical job withdrawal?

Tardiness/ absenteeism, job transfer request, resigning 

What is psychological job withdrawal?

Physically at work but mentally somewhere else, decrease in job involvement, decrease in organizational commitment 

What is FLSA?

• Fair Labor Standards Act  

• Federal law that establishes minimum wage and overtime pay requirements 

What is minimum wage?

• Lowest amount employers can pay under federal or state laws (per hour) 

• States can set higher amount from feds but not lower  

• Illinois= $15 an hour  

• Chicago= $16.20 an hour  

What is living wage?

Amount based on cost of living in a particular region  

What is the under 14 child labor laws?

May not be employed under most circumstances (family owned business) 

What is the 14 and 15 child labor laws?

May work only outside school hours, and for limited time periods 

What is the 16 and 17 child labor laws?

May not be employed in hazardous occupations 

What are exempt employees?

• Not covered by FLSA requirement 

• Paid given amount regardless number of hours worked or quality of work 

What are non exempt workers?

• Covered by FLSA 

• Most are paid on an hourly basis 

What is an hourly pay structure?

Rate of pay per each hour worked  

What is a piecework pay structure?

Rate of pay per each unit produced  

What is a salary pay structure?

Rate of pay per week, month, or year worked  

What is a commission pay structure?

Incentive pay calculated as a percentage of sales  

Can earn salary or just incentives

Benefits?

• Compensation other than cash  

• Help attract retain, and motivate employees 

• Help tailor compensation 

• Required by law  

• Can make companies more competitive 

Required benefits?

• Social security (flat payroll tax) 

• Unemployment insurance  

• Workers’ compensation insurance (coverage according to state requirements) 

• FMLA (up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for birth, adoption, or serious illness  

• Health care (for employers with at least 50 employees if employer doesn’t meet conditions for providing health insurance benefits) 

Benefits desired by workers?

• Paid leave (vacations, holidays, sick leave, PTO, jury/military duty  

• Health insurance (medical benefits, COBRA) 

• Retirement?