Question 1

Companies are turning to the use of social media including Facebook,Twitter,and LinkedIn to seek out job candidates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What is the first step in the process for developing a succession plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identify positions to plan for. 
B)  Measure employee potential. 
C)  Provide feedback to employees. 
D)  Define job requirements. 
E)  Both "provide feedback to employees" and "define job requirements." 
A)  Identify positions to plan for. 
B)  Measure employee potential. 
C)  Provide feedback to employees. 
D)  Define job requirements. 
E)  Both "provide feedback to employees" and "define job requirements." A

Question 3

Workforce planning compares the present state of the organization with its goals for the future,then identifies what changes it must make in its human resources to meet those goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

A comparison of the proportion of employees in protected groups with the proportion that each group represents in the relevant labour market is:

Accepted Answer

A)  adverse treatment analysis. 
B)  workforce utilization review. 
C)  subgroup reconciliation. 
D)  discrimination analyses. 
E)  workforce planning. 
A)  adverse treatment analysis. 
B)  workforce utilization review. 
C)  subgroup reconciliation. 
D)  discrimination analyses. 
E)  workforce planning.

Question 5

Decisions about internal versus external recruiting affect:

Accepted Answer

A)  the nature of jobs. 
B)  recruitment sources. 
C)  the nature of applicants. 
D)  the nature of jobs,"recruitment sources," and "the nature of applicants." 
E)  only "the nature of jobs" and "recruitment sources." 
A)  the nature of jobs. 
B)  recruitment sources. 
C)  the nature of applicants. 
D)  the nature of jobs,"recruitment sources," and "the nature of applicants." 
E)  only "the nature of jobs" and "recruitment sources."

Question 6

Organizations engage in downsizing to meet which of the following objectives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reducing costs. 
B)  Replacing labour with technology. 
C)  Moving to more economical locations. 
D)  Reducing costs,"replacing labour with technology," and "moving to more economical locations." 
E)  Reducing costs and "moving to more economical locations" only. 
A)  Reducing costs. 
B)  Replacing labour with technology. 
C)  Moving to more economical locations. 
D)  Reducing costs,"replacing labour with technology," and "moving to more economical locations." 
E)  Reducing costs and "moving to more economical locations" only.

Question 7

Discuss the relative merits of internal versus external recruiting.

Accepted Answer

Internal recruiting advantages:
1.Genera

Question 8

Temporary workers may offer benefits not available from permanent employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which one of the following is NOT true of transitional matrices?

Accepted Answer

A)  They show the proportion (or number)of employees in different job categories at different times. 
B)  They are useful for charting historical trends in the company's supply of labour. 
C)  Under stable conditions,they are useful for developing future strategies to address labour shortages or surpluses. 
D)  They are useful in predicting external labour market trends. 
E)  They answer the questions: "Where did people who were in each job category go?" and "Where did people now in each job category come from?" 
A)  They show the proportion (or number)of employees in different job categories at different times. 
B)  They are useful for charting historical trends in the company's supply of labour. 
C)  Under stable conditions,they are useful for developing future strategies to address labour shortages or surpluses. 
D)  They are useful in predicting external labour market trends. 
E)  They answer the questions: "Where did people who were in each job category go?" and "Where did people now in each job category come from?"

Question 10

Which of the following is a metaphor to describe an effective recruiter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Warm and fuzzy blanket 
B)  Seasonal bridge 
C)  Hot stove 
D)  Talent magnet 
E)  Step ladder 
A)  Warm and fuzzy blanket 
B)  Seasonal bridge 
C)  Hot stove 
D)  Talent magnet 
E)  Step ladder

Question 11

The primary reason organizations engage in downsizing is to enhance competitiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Recruiter characteristics and behaviours have very little effect on recruitment outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

An organization seeking to reduce a projected labour surplus must select from a number of possible options aimed at obtaining that objective (e.g. ,retirements,layoffs,job sharing,etc. ).This occurs at what step in the workforce planning process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Goal setting and strategic planning 
B)  Program evaluation 
C)  Forecasting labour demand 
D)  Forecasting labour supply 
E)  Program implementation 
A)  Goal setting and strategic planning 
B)  Program evaluation 
C)  Forecasting labour demand 
D)  Forecasting labour supply 
E)  Program implementation

Question 14

Research demonstrates that realistic job previews significantly reduce employee turnover.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The goals that are set in the workforce planning process should come directly from:

Accepted Answer

A)  supervisors who tend to be most in touch with the organization's needs. 
B)  the analysis of labour supply and demand. 
C)  consultants' advice. 
D)  the feedback provided by the organization's customers. 
E)  the opinions of HR professionals. 
A)  supervisors who tend to be most in touch with the organization's needs. 
B)  the analysis of labour supply and demand. 
C)  consultants' advice. 
D)  the feedback provided by the organization's customers. 
E)  the opinions of HR professionals.

Question 16

Which of the following statements about online recruiting is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employers have shifted using their spending on job ads away from print media to online job advertising or a combination of both. 
B)  Companies are turning to the use of social media including Facebook,Twitter,and LinkedIn to seek out job candidates. 
C)  Smaller and less well-known organizations are likely to be more successful that large well-known organizations in using their websites for recruiting. 
D)  QR (Quick Response)codes are becoming powerful recruitment tools because they can take applicants directly to customized information such as a website,video,or to the company's social media. 
E)  Most large companies and many smaller ones make career information available on their websites. 
A)  Employers have shifted using their spending on job ads away from print media to online job advertising or a combination of both. 
B)  Companies are turning to the use of social media including Facebook,Twitter,and LinkedIn to seek out job candidates. 
C)  Smaller and less well-known organizations are likely to be more successful that large well-known organizations in using their websites for recruiting. 
D)  QR (Quick Response)codes are becoming powerful recruitment tools because they can take applicants directly to customized information such as a website,video,or to the company's social media. 
E)  Most large companies and many smaller ones make career information available on their websites.

Question 17

Describe the measures used to evaluate various recruiting sources used by organizations.

Accepted Answer

Yield ratio -A ratio that expresses the

Question 18

Employer branding uses marketing techniques to attract,engage,and retain employees in the effort to become an employer of choice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A transitional matrix is a judgmental procedure used to forecast labour supply.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Downsizing has an immediate effect on costs,and much of the evidence suggests that it:

Accepted Answer

A)  improves communication. 
B)  strengthens social networks. 
C)  hurts long-term organizational effectiveness. 
D)  increases the motivation of remaining employees. 
E)  None of the choices are correct. 
A)  improves communication. 
B)  strengthens social networks. 
C)  hurts long-term organizational effectiveness. 
D)  increases the motivation of remaining employees. 
E)  None of the choices are correct.

Companies are turning to the use of social media including Facebook,Twitter,and LinkedIn to seek out job candidates.

What is the first step in the process for developing a succession plan?

Workforce planning compares the present state of the organization with its goals for the future,then identifies what changes it must make in its human resources to meet those goals.

A comparison of the proportion of employees in protected groups with the proportion that each group represents in the relevant labour market is:

Decisions about internal versus external recruiting affect:

Organizations engage in downsizing to meet which of the following objectives?

Discuss the relative merits of internal versus external recruiting.

Temporary workers may offer benefits not available from permanent employees.

Which one of the following is NOT true of transitional matrices?

Which of the following is a metaphor to describe an effective recruiter?

The primary reason organizations engage in downsizing is to enhance competitiveness.

Recruiter characteristics and behaviours have very little effect on recruitment outcomes.

An organization seeking to reduce a projected labour surplus must select from a number of possible options aimed at obtaining that objective (e.g. ,retirements,layoffs,job sharing,etc. ).This occurs at what step in the workforce planning process?

Research demonstrates that realistic job previews significantly reduce employee turnover.

The goals that are set in the workforce planning process should come directly from:

Which of the following statements about online recruiting is FALSE?

Describe the measures used to evaluate various recruiting sources used by organizations.

Employer branding uses marketing techniques to attract,engage,and retain employees in the effort to become an employer of choice.

A transitional matrix is a judgmental procedure used to forecast labour supply.

Downsizing has an immediate effect on costs,and much of the evidence suggests that it:

Strategies, Trends and Challenges in Human Resource Management

The Legal Context for Hrm and Creating Safe Healthy Workplaces

Analyzing Work and Designing Jobs

Selecting Employees

Training, Learning, and Development

Managing Employees Performance

Total Rewards

Collective Bargaining and Labour Relations

Managing Human Resources Globally

Creating and Sustaining High-Performance Organizations

Filters

Exam 4: Planning for and Recruiting Human Resources

Companies are turning to the use of social media including Facebook,Twitter,and LinkedIn to seek out job candidates.

What is the first step in the process for developing a succession plan?

Workforce planning compares the present state of the organization with its goals for the future,then identifies what changes it must make in its human resources to meet those goals.

A comparison of the proportion of employees in protected groups with the proportion that each group represents in the relevant labour market is:

Decisions about internal versus external recruiting affect:

Organizations engage in downsizing to meet which of the following objectives?

Discuss the relative merits of internal versus external recruiting.

Temporary workers may offer benefits not available from permanent employees.

Which one of the following is NOT true of transitional matrices?

Which of the following is a metaphor to describe an effective recruiter?

The primary reason organizations engage in downsizing is to enhance competitiveness.

Recruiter characteristics and behaviours have very little effect on recruitment outcomes.

An organization seeking to reduce a projected labour surplus must select from a number of possible options aimed at obtaining that objective (e.g. ,retirements,layoffs,job sharing,etc. ).This occurs at what step in the workforce planning process?

Research demonstrates that realistic job previews significantly reduce employee turnover.

The goals that are set in the workforce planning process should come directly from:

Which of the following statements about online recruiting is FALSE?

Describe the measures used to evaluate various recruiting sources used by organizations.

Employer branding uses marketing techniques to attract,engage,and retain employees in the effort to become an employer of choice.

A transitional matrix is a judgmental procedure used to forecast labour supply.

Downsizing has an immediate effect on costs,and much of the evidence suggests that it:

Strategies, Trends and Challenges in Human Resource Management

The Legal Context for Hrm and Creating Safe Healthy Workplaces

Analyzing Work and Designing Jobs

Selecting Employees

Training, Learning, and Development

Managing Employees Performance

Total Rewards

Collective Bargaining and Labour Relations

Managing Human Resources Globally

Creating and Sustaining High-Performance Organizations

Filters