Question 1

Under which of the following circumstances does a company prefer to "churn" rather than keep existing employees?

Accepted Answer

A) when technology is developing very rapidly 
B) when the existing employees are overqualified 
C) when the training period provided is short 
D) when competition in the market has increased 
A) when technology is developing very rapidly 
B) when the existing employees are overqualified 
C) when the training period provided is short 
D) when competition in the market has increased A

Question 2

Locating qualified individuals and labor markets from which to recruit is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) recruiting 
B) staffing 
C) deployment 
D) sourcing 
A) recruiting 
B) staffing 
C) deployment 
D) sourcing D

Question 3

Putting together an attractive job offer and negotiating with the candidate the company wants to hire is part of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) onboarding 
B) attracting 
C) recruiting 
D) acquiring 
A) onboarding 
B) attracting 
C) recruiting 
D) acquiring D

Question 4

Staffing professionals promote the goals of society by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) helping to match people with jobs and organizations 
B) planning for labor market changes 
C) terminating underperforming employees 
D) minimizing the costs associated with recruitment 
A) helping to match people with jobs and organizations 
B) planning for labor market changes 
C) terminating underperforming employees 
D) minimizing the costs associated with recruitment

Question 5

Talent management requires the development of improved processes for attracting,developing,retaining,and utilizing people with the required skills and aptitude to meet current and future business needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

If a company's employees have talents that would be useful to the organization and the company is not taking advantage of these talents,it is not being efficient in the activity of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) acquiring 
B) deploying 
C) sourcing 
D) recruiting 
A) acquiring 
B) deploying 
C) sourcing 
D) recruiting

Question 7

What staffing practices must a firm adopt to ensure that it has able leadership while also providing career development to its employees?

Accepted Answer

Staffing practices can influence and be

Question 8

All organizational practices and decisions that affect either the number or types of individuals willing to apply for and accept job offers is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) negotiating 
B) recruiting 
C) performance management 
D) human resource management 
A) negotiating 
B) recruiting 
C) performance management 
D) human resource management

Question 9

A service-based organization has adopted an expansionist strategy.It has taken on a number of big contracts from clients and is on a tight schedule to supply services by the deadlines promised.Which of the following statements,if true,will result in the staffing goals being best aligned to the organizational strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) Time taken to fill a position should be tracked for each recruiting source and the fastest possible source should be utilized. 
B) Staffing should be done keeping in mind the costly training necessary for the job and only the best qualified applicants should be hand-picked. 
C) Aggressive staffing should be done indiscriminately as a long training period guarantees that the applicants know how to do the job. 
D) Compensation offered should be kept higher than the average market rate so that the maximum number of applicants is attracted. 
A) Time taken to fill a position should be tracked for each recruiting source and the fastest possible source should be utilized. 
B) Staffing should be done keeping in mind the costly training necessary for the job and only the best qualified applicants should be hand-picked. 
C) Aggressive staffing should be done indiscriminately as a long training period guarantees that the applicants know how to do the job. 
D) Compensation offered should be kept higher than the average market rate so that the maximum number of applicants is attracted.

Question 10

Samuel joined an accounting firm as a clerk.Each Monday,he is assigned a new project which is due by Friday.It has been over 5 months since he joined the firm but Samuel is yet to receive any feedback about his work performance from his supervisor.This is an example of poor ________.

Accepted Answer

A) career development 
B) succession management 
C) performance management 
D) work training 
A) career development 
B) succession management 
C) performance management 
D) work training

Question 11

Although a company can better match employees with jobs they like,staffing does not influence organizational performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is a hiring process goal?

Accepted Answer

A) meeting stakeholder needs 
B) enhancing organizational flexibility 
C) improving business strategy execution 
D) attracting diverse applicants 
A) meeting stakeholder needs 
B) enhancing organizational flexibility 
C) improving business strategy execution 
D) attracting diverse applicants

Question 13

Strategic staffing means ________.

Accepted Answer

A) filling a job as quickly and cheaply as possible in order to add manpower to an organization 
B) staffing an organization in future-oriented and goal-directed ways that support the organization's business strategy and enhance organizational effectiveness 
C) investing large amounts of money on staffing activities 
D) recruiting from as many places as possible to generate the largest possible number of applicants 
A) filling a job as quickly and cheaply as possible in order to add manpower to an organization 
B) staffing an organization in future-oriented and goal-directed ways that support the organization's business strategy and enhance organizational effectiveness 
C) investing large amounts of money on staffing activities 
D) recruiting from as many places as possible to generate the largest possible number of applicants

Question 14

Greg's Bakery chain is planning to diversify into producing and selling candy.It has opened a new factory to support this plan,and the factory is ready to be staffed.The top management at Greg's has decided to offer the best salaries in the industry to its latest employee additions.In this situation,which of the following staffing goals should Greg's follow?

Accepted Answer

A) hiring a large number of employees 
B) hiring the best qualified employees 
C) hiring high-salaried employees 
D) providing an extensive training period 
A) hiring a large number of employees 
B) hiring the best qualified employees 
C) hiring high-salaried employees 
D) providing an extensive training period

Question 15

Socialization is the process of assimilating or integrating newly hired or recently promoted employees with their job,workgroup,and organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Although staffing practices can influence turnover rates,they cannot influence a firm's stock market performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Strategically evaluating the company's current lines of business,new businesses it will be getting into,businesses it will be leaving,and the gaps between the current skills in the organization and the skills it will need to execute its business strategy is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) workforce planning 
B) sourcing 
C) recruiting 
D) succession planning 
A) workforce planning 
B) sourcing 
C) recruiting 
D) succession planning

Question 18

Succession management ensures that ________.

Accepted Answer

A) a company attracts sufficient numbers of appropriately qualified applicants 
B) new employees will be motivated by the firm's compensation package 
C) high-potential new hires do not leave because they are overqualified and under challenged 
D) an organization has people ready to assume leadership positions when they become available 
A) a company attracts sufficient numbers of appropriately qualified applicants 
B) new employees will be motivated by the firm's compensation package 
C) high-potential new hires do not leave because they are overqualified and under challenged 
D) an organization has people ready to assume leadership positions when they become available

Question 19

Firms should select only those candidates who already possess the skills that are necessary to be quickly and cheaply trained by the firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Leo Ink is a company that produces stationery items.In order to remedy the current low-profit situation,the company plans to hire personnel and form a brand new marketing team.The labor market proves to have a shortage of qualified marketing personnel.In this situation,which of the following strategies could Leo Ink follow to make profits?

Accepted Answer

A) increase offered salary to hire marketing personnel 
B) increase its scale of production instead of hiring people 
C) branch into production of other items 
D) continue in the present state 
A) increase offered salary to hire marketing personnel 
B) increase its scale of production instead of hiring people 
C) branch into production of other items 
D) continue in the present state

Under which of the following circumstances does a company prefer to "churn" rather than keep existing employees?

Locating qualified individuals and labor markets from which to recruit is ________.

Putting together an attractive job offer and negotiating with the candidate the company wants to hire is part of ________.

Staffing professionals promote the goals of society by ________.

Talent management requires the development of improved processes for attracting,developing,retaining,and utilizing people with the required skills and aptitude to meet current and future business needs.

If a company's employees have talents that would be useful to the organization and the company is not taking advantage of these talents,it is not being efficient in the activity of ________.

What staffing practices must a firm adopt to ensure that it has able leadership while also providing career development to its employees?

All organizational practices and decisions that affect either the number or types of individuals willing to apply for and accept job offers is ________.

Samuel joined an accounting firm as a clerk.Each Monday,he is assigned a new project which is due by Friday.It has been over 5 months since he joined the firm but Samuel is yet to receive any feedback about his work performance from his supervisor.This is an example of poor ________.

Although a company can better match employees with jobs they like,staffing does not influence organizational performance.

Which of the following is a hiring process goal?

Strategic staffing means ________.

Socialization is the process of assimilating or integrating newly hired or recently promoted employees with their job,workgroup,and organization.

Although staffing practices can influence turnover rates,they cannot influence a firm's stock market performance.

Strategically evaluating the company's current lines of business,new businesses it will be getting into,businesses it will be leaving,and the gaps between the current skills in the organization and the skills it will need to execute its business strategy is ________.

Succession management ensures that ________.

Firms should select only those candidates who already possess the skills that are necessary to be quickly and cheaply trained by the firm.

Business and Staffing Strategies

The Legal Context

Strategic Job Analysis and Competency Modeling

Forecasting and Planning

Sourcing: Identifying Recruits

Recruiting

Measurement

Assessing External Candidates

Assessing Internal Candidates

Choosing and Hiring Candidates

Managing Workforce Flow

Staffing System Evaluation and Technology

Filters

Exam 1: Strategic Staffing

Under which of the following circumstances does a company prefer to "churn" rather than keep existing employees?

Locating qualified individuals and labor markets from which to recruit is ________.

Putting together an attractive job offer and negotiating with the candidate the company wants to hire is part of ________.

Staffing professionals promote the goals of society by ________.

Talent management requires the development of improved processes for attracting,developing,retaining,and utilizing people with the required skills and aptitude to meet current and future business needs.

If a company's employees have talents that would be useful to the organization and the company is not taking advantage of these talents,it is not being efficient in the activity of ________.

What staffing practices must a firm adopt to ensure that it has able leadership while also providing career development to its employees?

All organizational practices and decisions that affect either the number or types of individuals willing to apply for and accept job offers is ________.

Samuel joined an accounting firm as a clerk.Each Monday,he is assigned a new project which is due by Friday.It has been over 5 months since he joined the firm but Samuel is yet to receive any feedback about his work performance from his supervisor.This is an example of poor ________.

Although a company can better match employees with jobs they like,staffing does not influence organizational performance.

Which of the following is a hiring process goal?

Strategic staffing means ________.

Socialization is the process of assimilating or integrating newly hired or recently promoted employees with their job,workgroup,and organization.

Although staffing practices can influence turnover rates,they cannot influence a firm's stock market performance.

Strategically evaluating the company's current lines of business,new businesses it will be getting into,businesses it will be leaving,and the gaps between the current skills in the organization and the skills it will need to execute its business strategy is ________.

Succession management ensures that ________.

Firms should select only those candidates who already possess the skills that are necessary to be quickly and cheaply trained by the firm.

Business and Staffing Strategies

The Legal Context

Strategic Job Analysis and Competency Modeling

Forecasting and Planning

Sourcing: Identifying Recruits

Recruiting

Measurement

Assessing External Candidates

Assessing Internal Candidates

Choosing and Hiring Candidates

Managing Workforce Flow

Staffing System Evaluation and Technology

Filters