Question 1

Given the application of progressive human resources practices, what might an organization expect from its employees?

Accepted Answer

A)  higher compensation costs 
B)  lower dysfunctional behaviours 
C)  higher operating costs 
D)  lower unionization 
A)  higher compensation costs 
B)  lower dysfunctional behaviours 
C)  higher operating costs 
D)  lower unionization

Question 2

In the opening case entitled Slugging Through the War for Talent, what aspect of selection systems was rated high or very high by the majority of staffing directors and hiring managers?

Accepted Answer

A)  objectivity of the hiring process 
B)  fits organizational culture 
C)  legally defensible 
A)  objectivity of the hiring process 
B)  fits organizational culture 
C)  legally defensible

Question 3

What elements are part of the socioeconomic external environment affecting recruitment and selection?

Accepted Answer

A)  national and international organization policies 
B)  human resources information systems and management 
C)  globalization and demographics 
D)  cost containment and marketplace 
A)  national and international organization policies 
B)  human resources information systems and management 
C)  globalization and demographics 
D)  cost containment and marketplace

Question 4

What are the advantages of obtaining a professional designation such as the CHRP?

Accepted Answer

A CHRP identifies you as possessing the

Question 5

Empirical studies demonstrate that organizations using effective recruitment and selection practices gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Effective recruitment and selection practices identify job applicants with the appropriate level of knowledge, skills, abilities, and other requirements needed for successful performance in a job and organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Why do growing numbers of employers require their human resources professionals to have CHRP designations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Certified human resources professionals must adhere to a code of ethics that dictates standards of performance. 
B)  Certified human resources professionals clearly understand all legislation. 
C)  Certified human resources professionals can enforce organizational conflict-of-interest policies and ethical codes of conduct. 
D)  Certified human resources professionals are certified in their HR field of expertise, which requires less post-secondary education. 
A)  Certified human resources professionals must adhere to a code of ethics that dictates standards of performance. 
B)  Certified human resources professionals clearly understand all legislation. 
C)  Certified human resources professionals can enforce organizational conflict-of-interest policies and ethical codes of conduct. 
D)  Certified human resources professionals are certified in their HR field of expertise, which requires less post-secondary education.

Question 8

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 two important principles should be followed if TS Inc.'s human resource system is to function properly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Build a sustainable staffing strategy and use Web-based technology. 
B)  Coordinate human resources activities with other parts of the organization and use a systems thinking approach. 
C)  Systematically integrate diversity and manage human resource information systems. 
D)  Build a strong culture and enhance communication systems. 
A)  Build a sustainable staffing strategy and use Web-based technology. 
B)  Coordinate human resources activities with other parts of the organization and use a systems thinking approach. 
C)  Systematically integrate diversity and manage human resource information systems. 
D)  Build a strong culture and enhance communication systems.

Question 9

In the Human Resources System model outlined in the textbook, within which environment does human rights belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  social 
B)  economic 
C)  political 
D)  legislative 
A)  social 
B)  economic 
C)  political 
D)  legislative

Question 10

Scenario 1-1
You are excited about your new position as the human resource manager for Scribe Engineering. The CEO of this medium-sized Canadian software development company has clearly stated that one of your first tasks is to deal with the difficulties the company is experiencing in recruiting and retaining several of its office administration positions. The CEO wants hard evidence to back up your staffing costs.
-Refer to Scenario 1-1. Upon what would you initially want to concentrate your efforts?

Accepted Answer

A)  understanding the external organizational factors affecting recruitment and selection 
B)  ensuring that human resource planning is integrated with the strategic planning of the organization 
C)  determining which recruitment and retention processes are economically and technically feasible 
D)  ensuring that organizational information contained in the human resource information systems is current, secure, and confidential 
A)  understanding the external organizational factors affecting recruitment and selection 
B)  ensuring that human resource planning is integrated with the strategic planning of the organization 
C)  determining which recruitment and retention processes are economically and technically feasible 
D)  ensuring that organizational information contained in the human resource information systems is current, secure, and confidential

Question 11

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 selection?

Accepted Answer

A)  to choose aviation candidates from an applicant pool 
B)  to find the best possible aviation professionals to hire 
C)  to find and hire the best person for each aviation position 
D)  to generate and build a large aviation applicant pool 
A)  to choose aviation candidates from an applicant pool 
B)  to find the best possible aviation professionals to hire 
C)  to find and hire the best person for each aviation position 
D)  to generate and build a large aviation applicant pool

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a principle for the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  support for diversity 
B)  responsibility to society 
C)  integrity in relationships 
D)  respect for dignity of persons 
A)  support for diversity 
B)  responsibility to society 
C)  integrity in relationships 
D)  respect for dignity of persons

Question 13

What can effective recruitment and selection practices do for an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  improve the knowledge, skills, and abilities of its employees 
B)  offer a limited impact on employee motivation 
C)  encourage expensive high performers to leave the organization 
D)  discourage poor performers from leaving an organization 
A)  improve the knowledge, skills, and abilities of its employees 
B)  offer a limited impact on employee motivation 
C)  encourage expensive high performers to leave the organization 
D)  discourage poor performers from leaving an organization

Question 14

What are ethics and how do they relate to recruitment and selection?

Accepted Answer

Ethics is defined as the determination o

Question 15

What are two basic principles to ensure that human resource systems function properly?

Accepted Answer

Principle 1: Human resources management

Question 16

The CEO of your company asks you to hire an older woman, to avoid the significant family-related challenges and high turnover rate that comes with hiring younger administration employees. What is this is an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  streamlining internal company staffing policies 
B)  recruitment and retention constraints 
C)  balancing the rights and interests of employees and management 
D)  the need for written codes and standards of conduct 
A)  streamlining internal company staffing policies 
B)  recruitment and retention constraints 
C)  balancing the rights and interests of employees and management 
D)  the need for written codes and standards of conduct

Question 17

In the Human Resources System model outlined in the textbook, which of the following is NOT part of the social/economic environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  competition 
B)  globalization 
C)  marketplace 
D)  demographics 
A)  competition 
B)  globalization 
C)  marketplace 
D)  demographics

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of e-recruiting, according to the Government of Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  higher tracking costs 
B)  lower recruiting costs 
C)  lower printing costs 
D)  larger pool of candidates 
A)  higher tracking costs 
B)  lower recruiting costs 
C)  lower printing costs 
D)  larger pool of candidates

Question 19

Given that best practices in recruitment and selection are applied to an organization, which of the following results has NOT been supported with empirical studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  establishing employee trust 
B)  Increasing the firm's market price 
C)  reducing employee turnover 
D)  encouraging poor performers to leave 
A)  establishing employee trust 
B)  Increasing the firm's market price 
C)  reducing employee turnover 
D)  encouraging poor performers to leave

Question 20

What percentage of the workforce has achieved post-secondary educational credentials in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) 25.5 percent 
B) 38.3 percent 
C) 42.2 percent 
D) 47.8 percent 
A) 25.5 percent 
B) 38.3 percent 
C) 42.2 percent 
D) 47.8 percent

Given the application of progressive human resources practices, what might an organization expect from its employees?

In the opening case entitled Slugging Through the War for Talent, what aspect of selection systems was rated high or very high by the majority of staffing directors and hiring managers?

What elements are part of the socioeconomic external environment affecting recruitment and selection?

What are the advantages of obtaining a professional designation such as the CHRP?

Empirical studies demonstrate that organizations using effective recruitment and selection practices gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Effective recruitment and selection practices identify job applicants with the appropriate level of knowledge, skills, abilities, and other requirements needed for successful performance in a job and organization.

Why do growing numbers of employers require their human resources professionals to have CHRP designations?

In the Human Resources System model outlined in the textbook, within which environment does human rights belong?

Which of the following is NOT a principle for the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists?

What can effective recruitment and selection practices do for an organization?

What are ethics and how do they relate to recruitment and selection?

What are two basic principles to ensure that human resource systems function properly?

The CEO of your company asks you to hire an older woman, to avoid the significant family-related challenges and high turnover rate that comes with hiring younger administration employees. What is this is an example of?

In the Human Resources System model outlined in the textbook, which of the following is NOT part of the social/economic environment?

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of e-recruiting, according to the Government of Canada?

Given that best practices in recruitment and selection are applied to an organization, which of the following results has NOT been supported with empirical studies?

What percentage of the workforce has achieved post-secondary educational credentials in Canada?

Foundations of Recruitment and Selection I

Foundations of Recruitment and Selection II

Job Analysis and Competency Models

Recruitment, Selection, and Job Performance

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Selection I

Selection II

Selection III

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Exam 1: An Introduction to Recruitment and Selection

Given the application of progressive human resources practices, what might an organization expect from its employees?

In the opening case entitled Slugging Through the War for Talent, what aspect of selection systems was rated high or very high by the majority of staffing directors and hiring managers?

What elements are part of the socioeconomic external environment affecting recruitment and selection?

What are the advantages of obtaining a professional designation such as the CHRP?

Empirical studies demonstrate that organizations using effective recruitment and selection practices gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Effective recruitment and selection practices identify job applicants with the appropriate level of knowledge, skills, abilities, and other requirements needed for successful performance in a job and organization.

Why do growing numbers of employers require their human resources professionals to have CHRP designations?

In the Human Resources System model outlined in the textbook, within which environment does human rights belong?

Which of the following is NOT a principle for the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists?

What can effective recruitment and selection practices do for an organization?

What are ethics and how do they relate to recruitment and selection?

What are two basic principles to ensure that human resource systems function properly?

The CEO of your company asks you to hire an older woman, to avoid the significant family-related challenges and high turnover rate that comes with hiring younger administration employees. What is this is an example of?

In the Human Resources System model outlined in the textbook, which of the following is NOT part of the social/economic environment?

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of e-recruiting, according to the Government of Canada?

Given that best practices in recruitment and selection are applied to an organization, which of the following results has NOT been supported with empirical studies?

What percentage of the workforce has achieved post-secondary educational credentials in Canada?

Foundations of Recruitment and Selection I

Foundations of Recruitment and Selection II

Job Analysis and Competency Models

Recruitment, Selection, and Job Performance

Recruitment

Selection I

Selection II

Selection III

Decision Making

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