Exam 6: Recruiting and Retaining Qualified Employees

By the late 1980s,many companies found that,even after two decades affirmative action recruiting at lower levels,there were few women in the pipeline for higher-level positions.

Asphalt for building roads cannot be laid until the temperature is above 70 degrees for at least five days in a row.Consequently,road construction crews have to be increased during the summer months when they must try to lay as much asphalt as possible.Privately-owned road construction firms would use all but which of the following strategies to recruit workers?

Which of the following statements about school placement services and trade associations as sources of potential job applicants is true?

Which of the following statements about employee referrals as a job recruitment method is true?

The U.S.employment laws most directly relevant to recruitment are those describing affirmative action programs (AAPs).

The Spanish engineer is a host-country national when he works in his homeland for a Swiss consumer products manufacturer.

The Mariposa Veterinary Clinic is a highly-respected animal hospital,specializing in high-risk surgeries and cancer care for pets.It is doubling the size of its hospital and sick animal boarding facility.The expansion will be ready for use in four weeks.To fully staff the addition will require doubling the staff of veterinaries,licensed vet techs,groomers and handlers.Dr.Matt,the clinic director,has borrowed $800,000 to build this expansion.He has asked your advice on recruiting.You tell Dr.Matt:

Common problems encountered by electronic applicants include which of the following:

Which type of U.S.employment laws is most directly relevant to recruitment practices?

Which of the following is not among the current recruitment and retention challenges that U.S.firms must address today and in the future:

Adam Lee is a recruiter for a large actuarial firm.He really wants to hire Michelle Parrot,a newly certified actuary,who scored high on the company's skills test._____ will have a strong effect on whether Michelle accepts the job offer.

Contingent workers are people hired by companies to cope with unexpected or temporary challenges.

Which of the following is not true about affirmative action programs?

Job postings:

Compared to external recruitment,internal recruiting:

In order to be useful,talent inventories should include all of the following information EXCEPT:

_________________________ are people hired with no implicit or explicit contract for long-term employment,including "free agents," independent contractors,and temporary workers.

Milorganite Fertilizer Company would like to hire a warehouse supervisor.The company has placed a notice on its employee bulletin board announcing that it was taking applications for this new position.This bulletin board notice is an example of a(n):

Gaining a reputation for excellent employee development is one of the best ways to become an employer of choice.

Of all external recruitment methods,which method typically results in the highest one-year survival rates?