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Lily thinks she has found the perfect candidate to be her new babysitter. During the interview, she really sells all of the great perks of being her babysitter, minimizing downsides and embellishing (or flat out making up) upsides: she’ll do the babysitter’s hair and makeup, she’s never demanding, Caleb only needs his diaper changed once every few days…Isaac, on the other hand, is brutally honest with the babysitter candidate, telling her that by the end of the first week he absolutely will hate her, and will call her “Poopybutt” every day from then onward, just like he did with the last babysitter. Who was being a better recruiter? Select the answer with the correct rationale.

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You are designing a new training course, and have several questions. You ask yourself whether the reason you’re considering doing training is because your organization lacks the skills necessary because of lack of knowledge, lack of skill, or lack of readiness to learn new skills. You also think about who may need the training, and whether they specifically are prepared to receive the training. What phase of training design are you on?

What are the four approaches to employee development?

As discussed in class, what is one concern about offering an incentive for a particular type of behavior, such as either offering rewards for certain sales targets or for achieving a certain amount of activity in a specified time period?

Isaac runs Plastic Clock Foods, Inc., an American food distributor. He is looking to diversify, however, and is particularly interested in expanding into the French market (Isaac is very fond of croissants, and will take any excuse to have more of them). However, he is concerned that the cognitive tests he gives to American employees may not predict performance in French employees. What is Isaac concerned about?

Your office assigns you a mentor from your field. The mentor is well renowned in the field, with lots of great connections and great personal prestige. Why should this relationship be of some concern?

Which of the following will be most useful in identifying a potential employee’s attitudinal fit for the job in the long run:

What is the biggest difference between a coach and a mentor?

Caleb gives a test to see who can join his block-throwing practice. In the test, he gives applicants a variety of implements, and asks them to throw them at targets similar to the size of his siblings, from a distance similar to that which he prefers to throw things at his siblings from. This test is high in what?