Exam 5: Planning for and Recruiting Human Resources

Kevin, the CEO of MedImpact Inc., finds that the company needs to eliminate a labor surplus to avoid financial difficulties. To deal with this problem, he chooses a strategy that gives him fast results. However, the amount of suffering caused to employees is high. Kevin is most likely using the ________ strategy to reduce the labor surplus.

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Question 41

The steps in a workforce utilization review are identical to the steps in the HR planning process.

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Question 42

Antoine is proud of his team of warm, knowledgeable, and ethical recruiters at Luvia Insurance. They are sure to give realistic job previews, and they keep up to date on the company's policies so they can provide applicants with accurate answers to a host of questions. However, it sometimes takes a while to fill positions. And over the past year, Antoine has observed that the number of applicants who accept offers has fallen. He follows up with several who turned down offers and learns that they took jobs elsewhere because they developed an unfavorable opinion of Luvia Insurance. Which situation most likely explains this problem?

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Question 43

In the context of recruitment sources, referrals are people who apply for a vacancy without prompting from the organization.

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Question 44

Identify the similarity between the outsourcing and overtime strategies for avoiding a labor shortage.

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Question 45

Herbert, an HR manager at Maxtier Inc., hires 50 employees in five months. He used different sources of recruitment to recruit these employees. He wants to know which kind of source delivered the most new hires for the money. To answer that question, Herbert should determine the

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Question 46

Suppose you are a human resource executive for a hospital. What characteristics would you look for in your recruiters to increase the positive impact they have on job candidates?

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Question 47

Identify a disadvantage of using temporary and contract workers.

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Question 48

People who apply for a vacancy without prompting from an organization are referred to as

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Question 49

Amber wants to apply for a job vacancy. She calls the recruiter who advertised this vacancy to learn more about the job. The recruiter gives some background information about the positive and negative qualities of the job to Amber. Which term refers to the job information given by the recruiter?

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Question 50

In the context of recruitment sources, private employment agencies serve primarily blue-collar workers, while public employment agencies mostly serve white-collar workers.

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Question 51

A small company that manufactures special-order wood furniture has kept its employees busy on a 40-hours-a-week schedule for the past two years. The company just received a large contract from a Chinese company that is opening offices in the area. The Chinese company has given a month's time for completion of its order. To complete the contract in the required one month, the furniture company needs additional skilled labor on short notice. Which strategy might the company use if it wants to avoid this short-term labor shortage while finding a simple and cost-effective solution?

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Question 52

Organizations use outsourcing as a way to

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Question 53

Which of the following best describes a phased-retirement program?

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Question 54

Damien, an HR manager at Guidelines Inc., is preparing for a 5 percent increase in the production labor force next year. To do this, he needs to determine what the current number of production employees is and how the number is likely to change by the end of the year. To help with this analysis, Damien should use a

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Question 55

Excel Software is having difficulty filling all its positions for systems analysts. The company's human resource manager suggests introducing a kind of personnel policy known as a due-process policy. How is that most likely to help with recruitment?

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Question 56

In the context of evaluating the quality of a recruitment source, yield ratios express the

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Question 57

To ensure success with an outsourcing strategy, companies should outsource work that requires tight security.

(True/False)

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Question 58

The most widespread methods for eliminating labor shortages are reducing work hours and endorsing early retirement programs.

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Question 59

The use of temporary workers might provide an organization with additional administrative tasks and financial burdens.

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The steps in a workforce utilization review are identical to the steps in the HR planning process.

In the context of recruitment sources, referrals are people who apply for a vacancy without prompting from the organization.

Identify the similarity between the outsourcing and overtime strategies for avoiding a labor shortage.

Herbert, an HR manager at Maxtier Inc., hires 50 employees in five months. He used different sources of recruitment to recruit these employees. He wants to know which kind of source delivered the most new hires for the money. To answer that question, Herbert should determine the

Suppose you are a human resource executive for a hospital. What characteristics would you look for in your recruiters to increase the positive impact they have on job candidates?

Identify a disadvantage of using temporary and contract workers.

People who apply for a vacancy without prompting from an organization are referred to as

Amber wants to apply for a job vacancy. She calls the recruiter who advertised this vacancy to learn more about the job. The recruiter gives some background information about the positive and negative qualities of the job to Amber. Which term refers to the job information given by the recruiter?

In the context of recruitment sources, private employment agencies serve primarily blue-collar workers, while public employment agencies mostly serve white-collar workers.

Organizations use outsourcing as a way to

Which of the following best describes a phased-retirement program?

Excel Software is having difficulty filling all its positions for systems analysts. The company's human resource manager suggests introducing a kind of personnel policy known as a due-process policy. How is that most likely to help with recruitment?

In the context of evaluating the quality of a recruitment source, yield ratios express the

To ensure success with an outsourcing strategy, companies should outsource work that requires tight security.

The most widespread methods for eliminating labor shortages are reducing work hours and endorsing early retirement programs.

The use of temporary workers might provide an organization with additional administrative tasks and financial burdens.

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