Exam 5: Expanding the Talent Pool: Recruitment and Careers

Scenario 5.1 Beloitte Industries Inc. (BI Inc.) has been one of Canada's leading financial advisory firms for over 50 years. Staffed by roughly 4000 employees in most major cities across the country, BI Inc. prides itself on hiring recent graduates from renowned business schools and offering them competitive salaries, excellent benefits and perks, and limitless training and development opportunities. Employees also have the opportunity to work from home a couple days a week. Over the years, the company realized that while it has no problems recruiting top candidates to the firm, it is having a harder time retaining them. Exit surveys reveal that while employees appreciate all the perks, benefits, and top salaries that attracted them to the organization, they are not able to enjoy them due to six-day workweeks and 14-hour days, leaving very little time for friends and family. They did not know of these work situations when they were hired. -Refer to Scenario 5.1. BI Inc.'s problems stem from which of the following?

A tight labour market is one with low unemployment.

Which of the following is the best example of a person with a boundaryless career?

If career development is to succeed, it must receive the complete support of top management.

Linda has advanced through several roles with increasing responsibilities at ABC Corporation, including HR assistant, HR generalist, and HR manager. What is the term for this line of advancement?

Scenario 5.2 Star Bright Consulting, a Canadian private employment agency specializing in IT staffing, has been successfully providing qualified IT employees to various firms in the Greater Toronto Area. Recently, the agency has been experiencing problems with its selection process. Primarily, the agency's clients are not happy with the length of time it takes to fill positions that become available. Even though Star Bright has been successful over the years, it is not fully leveraging technology to aid in its recruitment and selection efforts. -Refer to Scenario 5.2. Which of the following is NOT useful in assisting Star Bright with efforts to improve its recruitment and selection process?

Which of the following sources of applicants is associated with temporary employees more than the other sources?

Transfers usually provide the same motivational value as promotions.

Excessive reliance upon internal sources can create the risk of employee cloning.

Which of the following best describes outplacement services?

When Mark applied for a job as an engineer in a small town in Northern Canada, he was told that the pay was good, but that it can be very lonely and cold in the winter. Which of the following approaches to recruiting is the employer using?

Company A sometimes recruits employees from its network of past employees/alumni. What is this process called?

There is a correlation between the accuracy and completeness of an advertisement and recruitment success.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of internal recruitment?

For technical and managerial positions, community colleges are generally the primary source of recruitment.

Mentoring is one important indicator of management support in career development.

ABC Corporation identifies the top 10 of its junior engineers and allows them to select a top executive to work with on their career development, including goals, expectations, and standards. How would you describe the resulting relationship between the executive and the junior engineer?

Applicants who find employment through an employee referral tend to be a problem because they tend to quit more often.

Which organizational situation is most likely to benefit from using realistic job previews?

Scenario 5.2 Star Bright Consulting, a Canadian private employment agency specializing in IT staffing, has been successfully providing qualified IT employees to various firms in the Greater Toronto Area. Recently, the agency has been experiencing problems with its selection process. Primarily, the agency's clients are not happy with the length of time it takes to fill positions that become available. Even though Star Bright has been successful over the years, it is not fully leveraging technology to aid in its recruitment and selection efforts. -Refer to Scenario 5.2. Which of the following can be used to speed up the recruitment process while providing valuable information such as time and costs related to hiring?