Exam 9: Attracting and Retaining the Best Employees

As a human resources specialist,you were asked to briefly summarize the disadvantages of using internal recruiting.You have started your report by stating,"The main disadvantage of internal recruiting is that

Two useful tools for estimating the supply of needed human resources are the

To learn the exact nature of a job,we may use job analysis,a job description,and a job specification.For what purpose is each used?

HR Solutions,Inc.(HRSI)HR Solutions,Inc.(HRSI)is a human resources management company that specializes in helping small companies learn the right ways of handling human resources issues and activities.The company teaches the different activities that are involved in HR management,as well as teaching companies how to plan for the future.HRSI even helps companies downsize without having their reputations suffer.However,according to HRSI,an ideal situation would be one where all companies downsize simply by attrition.Another main objective of HRSI is to increase cultural diversity within every organization that it helps.HRSI management believes that this diversity is the key to the introduction of successful new ideas into any organization.HRSI is in the process of hiring new employees.This is a critical decision for the company because it is supposed to be the expert on this issue.Once the selection is done,HRSI will need to train its employees effectively so that they will be able to maintain the good image of the company. -Refer to HR Solutions,Inc.HRSI hopes that all companies can downsize simply by attrition,a word that,in this context,refers to

Jeramiah works in the human resources department at his company.This morning he reviewed the tasks performed by the current employees in the secretarial pool and then began writing job specifications,a job description,and a job announcement for a new position in the secretarial pool.What function was Jeramiah filling?

Affirmative action in human resources practices requires employers with fifty or more employees holding federal government contracts in excess of $50,000 to actively encourage job applications from members of minority groups and

A flexible benefit plan allows an employee to allocate a predetermined amount of benefit dollars to various categories of benefits to design a benefit mix that best fits that employee's needs.

All of the following are examples of employee benefits except

Cindy earned a 10 percent increase in her salary and received the entire increase at the beginning of the year,with the stipulation that she would not leave the company in that year.Five months later,she quit her job and went to work for a competitor.She had to return the 10 percent payment she had received because she had violated a rule for

One of the main reasons employers offer employees flexible benefits plans is

A form of compensation whereby the employee receives a predetermined amount of benefit dollars to spend on a benefits package he or she has selected to meet individual needs is called a(n)

Honda recently hired twenty employees to work in various departments of the company.On the first day,all twenty had the same orientation and attended the same training and development sessions.They were most likely engaged in what form of training?

Emily suffered a very high fever when she was a small child which resulted in her losing her hearing.In spite of the hearing loss,she has excelled in school,served on several school committees,was active in clubs,worked with the poor and homeless,and was the ASB president.She graduated with highest honors.She applied for a job that was far below her capabilities,was interviewed,and received good reports from several people who worked for the company she had interviewed with and had heard about the interview.In spite of her qualifications and favorable reports,she was not hired for the position.Later she heard that an individual who could barely spell,had a very slovenly office appearance,and no education was hired for the position.She was also told "off the record" that she was not hired due to her hearing impairment.She is considering filing a lawsuit against the company she interviewed with.What would be the most likely employment act she would cite as the basis for her claim?

No federal law forbids age discrimination against people younger than 40.

HR Solutions,Inc.(HRSI)HR Solutions,Inc.(HRSI)is a human resources management company that specializes in helping small companies learn the right ways of handling human resources issues and activities.The company teaches the different activities that are involved in HR management,as well as teaching companies how to plan for the future.HRSI even helps companies downsize without having their reputations suffer.However,according to HRSI,an ideal situation would be one where all companies downsize simply by attrition.Another main objective of HRSI is to increase cultural diversity within every organization that it helps.HRSI management believes that this diversity is the key to the introduction of successful new ideas into any organization.HRSI is in the process of hiring new employees.This is a critical decision for the company because it is supposed to be the expert on this issue.Once the selection is done,HRSI will need to train its employees effectively so that they will be able to maintain the good image of the company. -Refer to HR Solutions,Inc.When HRSI helps small companies with the development phase of human resource management,it is involved with which of the following activities?

Training may be used in an organization to educate employees on all of the following except

A training method by which a trainee learns by working with an experienced employee is called

Whether or not secretaries are paid more than file clerks depends on the nature of a firm's ____ structure.

The average cost of employee benefits is about ____ percent of total compensation.

Paul White was assigned to a senior employee responsible for instructing new computer programmers.Because of this senior employee's instruction,White gained hands-on experience under normal working conditions.Paul experienced ____ training.