Exam 1: An Introduction to Recruitment and Selection

Describe two examples of the current socioeconomic and demographic composition of the Canadian work force. Identify how these factors may have affect human resources recruitment and selection. (You may expand this question to incorporate "employer of choice.")

In the Human Resources System model outlined in the textbook, what aspect does NOT fit the Work Environment?

When can a disabling condition of an applicant be used to screen out the individual?

It is essential that human resource managers demonstrate the benefit, effectiveness, worth, and value of their staffing processes. This can be done by measuring specific criteria and/or analyzing the bottom-line costs and benefits. Describe three potential costs and benefits of an effective recruitment and selection process. Reflect on an organization you have worked for (or are familiar with) and explain how you might measure the value of recruitment and selection to the organization's bottom line.

Define and describe the differences between human resource planning, recruitment, selection, staffing, and retention. Do the processes of human resource planning and staffing happen simultaneously or in a more sequential, linear way?

Describe five socioeconomic factors that influence Canada and explain how they influence recruitment and selection in the country.

Which of the following is NOT a right of job applicants undergoing employment testing?

Scenario 1-2 You have recently been hired as the human resources manager for a small Canadian aviation company. The president of TS Inc. has asked you to review the staffing function to determine how ready the organization is to use technology in its recruitment and selection process. She is excited about the potential of utilizing staffing social networking technologies but wants to ensure you take the steps required to ensure success. -Refer to Scenario 1-2. What is TS Inc.'s goal for recruitment?

Ethical decision making is always clear-cut.

Why must Canadian organizations be cognizant of the influences of globalization when considering recruitment and selection?

Recruitment and selection are but one component of the HR system.

-Refer to Figure 1.1. What two external factors affect the HR system?

When were psychological tests first used in selection practices for U.S. Army personnel?

-Refer to Figure 1.1 and discuss how recruitment and selection interacts with the other major HRM functions and the organization as a whole.

Scenario 1-2 You have recently been hired as the human resources manager for a small Canadian aviation company. The president of TS Inc. has asked you to review the staffing function to determine how ready the organization is to use technology in its recruitment and selection process. She is excited about the potential of utilizing staffing social networking technologies but wants to ensure you take the steps required to ensure success. -Refer to Scenario 1-2. Why might TS Inc. state that a CHRP designation is required?

Which of the following would NOT lead to an improvement in the hiring system of an organization?

Effective human resource managers are systems thinkers.

Ethical codes place constraints on what members may and may not do when practising human resources management, including recruitment and selection.

Scenario 1-2 You have recently been hired as the human resources manager for a small Canadian aviation company. The president of TS Inc. has asked you to review the staffing function to determine how ready the organization is to use technology in its recruitment and selection process. She is excited about the potential of utilizing staffing social networking technologies but wants to ensure you take the steps required to ensure success. -Refer to Scenario 1-2. What current legislative requirement challenge may have an impact on TS Inc.'s recruitment and selection practices?

According to the Work Foundation and Institute for Employment Studies in the United Kingdom, what percentage of investment in human resources will produce an approximate increase of $2300 of profit per employee?