Exam 15: Human Resource Management: Building a Top Quality Workforce

_____ refer to noncash compensation, including programs such as health insurance, vacation, and childcare.

After their annual performance appraisals, Nathan and Danny, copy editors at a travel magazine, were given lump sum payments to reward them for their excellent job performance in all four quarters of the last fiscal year. Given this information, Nathan and Danny were most likely paid _____.

Helen and her friends want to start a new software firm. Its business plan has been finalized. Helen is in charge of the human resource (HR) planning process for the new firm. She needs to examine and decide the types of jobs required to run the firm. In the context of HR planning, which of the following processes is Helen responsible for?

Only those who have a degree in business or marketing are eligible to apply for the position of content marketer at Amberfite, a public relations firm. In the context of human resource (HR) planning, which of the following concepts does this scenario best illustrate?

Julios Inc., a popular apparel brand, pays handsome salaries to its employees. However, to recognize the constant hard work of its employees, it also rewards them with noncash compensation in the form of health insurance, paid sick days, and the options of flextime and telecommuting. In this scenario, Julios Inc. is providing _____ to its employees in addition to salaries.

Ethan, a production supervisor at Jorhamp, a steel manufacturing company, was offered the position of production manager at an automobile manufacturing company in his hometown. He accepted the position because of the promotion he was offered. In the context of human resource planning, this scenario best illustrates _____ at Jorhamp.

In the context of employee benefits, the compressed workweek is a version of flextime scheduling.

Job fairs are an example of internal recruitment methods.

The best game designers, game programmers, and game artists at Raspouty, a game designing company, are called for interviews to fill the vacant post for a lead programmer in the company. In the context of human resource (HR) planning, this scenario best illustrates _____.

Which of the following is most likely an optional benefit that companies generally offer their employees?

Signork, an accounting firm, offers benefits such as higher education sponsorships, annual fixed bonuses, commissions, pension plans, and term insurance plans to its employees. The employees are given a set amount to spend and allowed to choose any of the benefits within that set amount. In this scenario, which of the following does Signork offer to its employees?