Week 4 Assignment-

1) In order to really weed through and shorten the list the employer will ask for “Background Information”; Which can include, but is not limited to, past job resumes, college education, college courses taken, how many years attended, did he/she graduate high school or maybe if they speak more than one language. Like stated, someone who has went to college and has their bachelor’s degree would be good. But someone who has went and obtained their Master’s degree is even better.

2) Another step would be Interviews. The employer could choose to have a “structured interview” in which they ask a series of questions, which also would be called situational interview questions in which the employer will ask you questions that will show him/her how you would respond/act in a certain scenario in your working environment. Or they can choose to have a “unstructured interview”, which then the employee will just engage in a conversation with the employee.

3) Another possibility would be “Paper and pencil tests”. There are two popular tests used in the testing stage, ability tests and personality tests. The ability tests indicates if you have the skills necessary for the job, examples would include verbal comprehension and numerical skills. The personality test measure personality traits relevant to the job. Some jobs give an honesty test to determine how trustworthy they are.

4) “Physical ability tests”, is used for jobs requiring physical ability. Such as a police officer, fire fighter or a mailman.

5) “Performance tests”, measure an applicant’s ability and knowledge doing actual job tasks. Examples would include a secretary would have to do a keyboarding test, which would show how quick and accurate they are at typing.

6) “References” most jobs will require you to submit references. Which would include past job