Although many employers limit the information they disclose to other employers regarding a former employee, they may be required to give information regarding some forms of bad conduct by the former employer in order to:
(a) avoid claims of retaliation and false misrepresentation by the former employee, (b) avoid claims of negligent hiring when the employee engages in similar bad conduct at the new employer that could have been avoided through disclosure, (c) maintain a good business relationship with the new employer, (d) avoid any perception that its general policy of limiting the disclosure of information regarding a former employee may be construed as possessing negative information regarding the employee.
Question 2Minority group members tend to advance more rapidly in their careers when they work independently rather than be helped by a mentor.
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Question 3Which of the following are examples of behavioral interviewing questions?
(a) Tell us about a time when you faced an ethical dilemma, (b) Can you perform the duties described in the job de-scription? (c) Can you give me an example of how you made a difficult decision? (d) a and b, (e) a and c, (f) a, b and c.
Question 4A new approach to mentoring is to be mentored by a person from a skill area different from your own.
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Question 5Which of the following is not an acronym for a federal employment law?
(a) ADA, (b) FMLA, (c) AFLO, (d) FLSA, (e) ADEA.
Question 6When should a supervisor request a full time addition to her staff?
(a) when her department's productivity meets standards, (b) when an employee leaves, (c) when customer demand or com-plaints are high, (d) when the company is growing, (e) all of the above.
Question 7A frequent behavior of a proactive personality is to complain about job problems and then ask management to fix the problems.
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Question 8Which of the following questions should a supervisor not ask during an interview?
(a) Why do you want to work here?, (b) What are your skill levels?, (c) What can you contribute?, (d) Why should we hire you?, (e) None; all are appropriate questions to ask.
Question 9Achieving broad experience is an especially important career advancement strategy for someday holding a high-level position.
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