APU HRMT407 WEEK 3 AND WEEK 4 FORUM
WEEK 3 Many employers use integrity and personality tests but some of these have been challenged in courts. One example is where the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that Rent-a-Center's use of the MMPI personality test probably prevented mentally challenged individuals from getting promotions in the company. Shortly after this ruling, Jeannine Cruz sued the Louisiana State Police claiming that she was discriminated against based on sex because her scores on several employment tests (including the MMPI) were not high enough to warrant promotion to a trooper position. In fact, her performance on the tests indicated that she was a candidate for "sexual misconduct" and "chemical dependency/" She claimed in her suit that the tests utilized are not fair to women because men tend to score more positively than do women. Some experts think that similar lawsuits can be expected based on the Rent-a-Center case if companies do not relate the test content to specific job content. Questions for Discussion: Post to the Forums by midnight Thursday and respond to at least 2 members of the class by midnight, Sunday of the week. Please provide a minimum of three references or sources (not from Wikipedia or anonymous sources) to support your ideas, arguments, and opinions; correspond with at least 2 members of the class to discuss and weeks Forum subject. 1. Do you think employers should use integrity and personality tests to make recruiting and promotion decisions? Why or why not? 2. Can you think of some jobs where integrity and personality tests might be more appropriate than for other jobs? Give your rationale. 3. Do you think companies will use more or less integrity and personality tests in the next five years? Why? WEEK 4 Discuss the pay and compensation you receive at your most recent place of employment and what aspects of compensation are most important to you? How important is direct pay and bonuses? Rubric Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 250 words. Please respond to a minimum of 2 students. Include a minimum of (3) references or sources to support your ideas, arguments, and opinions. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and include direct questions. Please review the forum grading rubrics in order to understand your responses in the forum will be graded.