3. Terry, who has been an employee in your department for about six months, can be careless about safety. He hasn't been involved in any serious accidents, but he's had many near misses. Your supervisor asked you to introduce a new employee, Susan, to the department and to help with her training. Terry overheard and offered to show Susan the safety procedures. Your supervisor thought that would be a great idea. What should you do?
Tell Terry that you think it would be better if he let you do the training
Tell your supervisor that Terry has had many near misses and not much experience
Let Terry give Susan the safety training
Volunteer to help Terry train Susan on the safety procedures
4. It's been a very busy day, and you have just gotten a customer complaint. This is the third time today that this same customer has complained to an employee about the same problem.However, it's the first time that you have spoken with her.Your best course of action is to:
Ask the customer to wait and ask the employee who last dealt with the customer why the problem was not fixed
Ask the customer to wait and ask the employee who last dealt with the customer to speak to her
Apologize to the customer and ask if she would like to speak to a supervisor
Apologize to the customer and ask how you can help fix the problem
5. Each shift, you have to complete several tasks before leaving for the day. It is near the end of your shift and you probably will not have enough time to finish all of your assigned work before leaving. The best thing you can do is:
Think about changing your routine to help finish your work on time in the future
Tell the employees on the next shift that the tasks are unfinished and ask them to finish them
Explain the situation to your supervisor and ask for help
Leave for the day and complete the unfinished tasks tomorrow
6. An employee in your department has been coming to work 20 minutes late for the past week. The rest of the employees have picked up the slack so far, but everyone is becoming angry. What should you do?
Explain to the employee how being late hurts the department's ability to get things done and that she can help by getting to work sooner
Warn the employee that you will speak to the supervisor the next time she is late
Tell the employee that it's unfair to everyone when she comes in late
Bring up lateness in the next department meeting
7. One of your coworkers frequently complains about problems she's having with a customer. You decide to:
Tell her what you believe she is doing wrong
Empathize with her and explain that some customers just cannot be happy
Tell her to channel her energies into finding a solution instead of complaining
Ask her if she would like to discuss the situation and try to find a solution together
8. How many of your friends or relatives work in this store?
None
One
Two or more
Prefer not to answer
10. Why did you leave your last job?
lack of recognition
lack of opportunity to advance
poor work assignments
disliked supervision
disliked co-worker(s)
poor pay or benefits
poor location
to return to school or training
to take a better job
Section 2 This section describes work-related situations and possible ways of responding to them. Use the scale below to rate the effectiveness of each action.
Rate the effectiveness of each action listed below for dealing with an angry customer who has come to you with a complaint.
1
Very Ineffective
2
Somewhat Ineffective
3
Neither Effective Nor Ineffective
4
Somewhat Effective
5
Very Effective
11. Outlining reasons why the customer's concern is not right
12. Listening to and understanding how the customer feels about the situation
13. Asking for the customer's ideas about how to best deal with the concern
14. Referring the customer to a more experienced coworker
Section 2 This section describes work-related situations and possible ways of responding to them. Use the scale below to rate the effectiveness of each action.
Rate the effectiveness of each action listed below for dealing with a difficult employee.
1
Very Ineffective
2
Somewhat Ineffective
3
Neither Effective Nor Ineffective
4
Somewhat Effective
5
Very Effective
15. Dropping small hints to let this coworker know that his or her behavior is bothering you
16. Talking to other employees about the situation
17. Asking your supervisor to schedule you to work with somebody else
18. Trying to find out the root causes of the coworker's bothersome behavior
Section 3 Use the scale below to indicate how much you agree or disagree with each statement in this section (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5).
1
Strongly Disagree
2
Disagree
3
Neither Agree nor Disagree
4
Agree
5
Strongly Agree
24. No one is the victim when you steal from your company
25. I ask questions that nobody else does to learn why something occurred
26. If I'm unhappy with a job, the best thing for me to do is to quit as soon as possible
27. I believe that I have the ability to deal with feedback effectively
28. What is good for the organization is the concern of supervisors,not employees
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Section 4 For each item in this section, indicate the response that most accurately represents your experience.
29. What has been your major reason for wanting to change jobs in the past?
to have more interesting work
to have more likeable co-workers
to increase my pay
to make better use of my abilities
some other reason
have never wanted to change jobs
Section 4 For each item in this section, indicate the response that most accurately represents your experience.
30. Which of the following is most important in a job at this point in your life?
the kind of work I actually do
how much money I make
job security
what people think of someone doing the job
how I can use a job to eventually get a better one
none of these
Section 4 For each item in this section, indicate the response that most accurately represents your experience.
31. Based on your prior work experience, which of these would bother you most?
vague reasons for company policies
low pay
lack of cooperation between employees
poor planning of the work
uncomfortable working conditions
lack of recognition
all of these would bother me
does not apply because I have no prior work experience
n
ot sure
Section 4 For each item in this section, indicate the response that most accurately represents your experience.
32. How long do you expect to stay in this job if you are hired?
< 3 months
3+ months - 1 year
1+ - 2 years
2+ - 5 years
more than 5 years
33. Which of the following do you enjoy most?
explaining complicated material to others
handling multiple assignments
asking questions about new procedures
writing technical instructions for others to follow
do not enjoy any of these
Section 4 For each item in this section, indicate the response that most accurately represents your experience.
35. Which one of the following would you be most comfortable doing?
introducing yourself to a stranger
calling a friend to ask a favor
standing to speak at a meeting with a large audience
making a complaint to an executive or politician
returning a call to an angry customer
very comfortable doing any of these
would not be comfortable doing any of these
Section 4 For each item in this section, indicate the response that most accurately represents your experience.
65. How many times have you wanted to quit a job because of problems with a supervisor?
never
once or twice
a few times
many times
too many times to count
do not remember
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