Question 1

Why do employers turn to private employment agencies for assistance in recruiting? Provide at least four reasons for the use of such employment agencies.

Accepted Answer

There are five key reasons for using an employment agency. The firm does not have to have internal human resource specialists for recruiting and screening. The firm may have had difficulties in the past recruiting a qualified pool of applicants. The firm may need the position filled very quickly. There is a perceived need to recruit more minority and female applicants. When the best candidates are employed elsewhere, it is more comfortable to have an agency approach the candidates. Use of an agency reduced recruiting time.

Question 2

When a manager takes a talent management approach, he or she:

Accepted Answer

A)  understands the talent management tasks. 
B)  makes sure talent management decisions are goal-directed. 
C)  actively segments and manages employees. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  understands the talent management tasks. 
B)  makes sure talent management decisions are goal-directed. 
C)  actively segments and manages employees. 
D)  All of the above. D

Question 3

Traditional job analysis focuses on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  job duties and responsibilities 
B)  how work is accomplished 
C)  who accomplishes the work 
D)  where the work is accomplished 
A)  job duties and responsibilities 
B)  how work is accomplished 
C)  who accomplishes the work 
D)  where the work is accomplished A

Question 4

Contingent workers are primarily clerical positions filled with temps.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Trend analysis assumes the productivity increases over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Personnel planning rarely utilizes techniques like ratio analysis or trend analysis to estimate staffing needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Interviews are not a method of collecting job analysis information,

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Besides determining whether a candidate is worth further consideration, college recruiters also seek to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fill the position 
B)  develop a pool of applicants for future screening 
C)  attract good candidates 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  fill the position 
B)  develop a pool of applicants for future screening 
C)  attract good candidates 
D)  All of the above.

Question 9

A manager uses job description information to write a job specification that lists the knowledge, abilities, and skills needed to perform the job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The job specification takes the job description and answers the question:

Accepted Answer

A)  What human traits and experience are required to do this job well? 
B)  When will the supervisor be completely satisfied with a worker's work? 
C)  What are the four main activities making up this job? 
D)  What are the performance standards for the job? 
A)  What human traits and experience are required to do this job well? 
B)  When will the supervisor be completely satisfied with a worker's work? 
C)  What are the four main activities making up this job? 
D)  What are the performance standards for the job?

Question 11

When managers need to determine which employees are available for promotion or transfer, they will use ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  replacement charts 
B)  qualifications inventories 
C)  trend records 
D)  personnel files 
A)  replacement charts 
B)  qualifications inventories 
C)  trend records 
D)  personnel files

Question 12

Which of the following methods is not used to recruit outside candidates?

Accepted Answer

A)  advertising 
B)  job postings 
C)  employment agencies 
D)  All of the above are used to recruit outside candidates. 
A)  advertising 
B)  job postings 
C)  employment agencies 
D)  All of the above are used to recruit outside candidates.

Question 13

Recruitment efforts should be an integral part of a firm's strategic planning process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A job description shows the reporting relationship of a job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The framework for talent management includes ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  deciding what positions to fill 
B)  building a pool of job candidates 
C)  using selection tools such as tests, interviews, and the like 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  deciding what positions to fill 
B)  building a pool of job candidates 
C)  using selection tools such as tests, interviews, and the like 
D)  All of the above.

Question 16

________ planning is the process of deciding what positions the firm will have to fill, and how to fill them..

Accepted Answer

A)  Workforce 
B)  Selection 
C)  Recruitment 
D)  Replacement 
A)  Workforce 
B)  Selection 
C)  Recruitment 
D)  Replacement

Question 17

Pamlico River Productions is seeking a top-level executive to serve in its finance division. Qualified candidates can be difficult to find because there is more demand than supply. Pamlico River Productions should consider using a(n) ________ for recruitment.

Accepted Answer

A)  state-run employment agency 
B)  executive recruiter 
C)  temporary agency 
D)  Any of the above. 
A)  state-run employment agency 
B)  executive recruiter 
C)  temporary agency 
D)  Any of the above.

Question 18

Local newspapers or the Web are the best source for blue-collar help and clerical employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following types of information can be collected via a job analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  work activities 
B)  human behaviors 
C)  performance standards 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  work activities 
B)  human behaviors 
C)  performance standards 
D)  All of the above.

Question 20

Which of the following is not another term for contingent workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  part-time 
B)  just-in-time 
C)  collateral 
D)  temporary 
A)  part-time 
B)  just-in-time 
C)  collateral 
D)  temporary

Why do employers turn to private employment agencies for assistance in recruiting? Provide at least four reasons for the use of such employment agencies.

When a manager takes a talent management approach, he or she:

Traditional job analysis focuses on ________.

Contingent workers are primarily clerical positions filled with temps.

Trend analysis assumes the productivity increases over time.

Personnel planning rarely utilizes techniques like ratio analysis or trend analysis to estimate staffing needs.

Interviews are not a method of collecting job analysis information,

Besides determining whether a candidate is worth further consideration, college recruiters also seek to ________.

A manager uses job description information to write a job specification that lists the knowledge, abilities, and skills needed to perform the job.

The job specification takes the job description and answers the question:

When managers need to determine which employees are available for promotion or transfer, they will use ________.

Which of the following methods is not used to recruit outside candidates?

Recruitment efforts should be an integral part of a firm's strategic planning process.

A job description shows the reporting relationship of a job.

The framework for talent management includes ________.

________ planning is the process of deciding what positions the firm will have to fill, and how to fill them..

Pamlico River Productions is seeking a top-level executive to serve in its finance division. Qualified candidates can be difficult to find because there is more demand than supply. Pamlico River Productions should consider using a(n) ________ for recruitment.

Local newspapers or the Web are the best source for blue-collar help and clerical employees.

Which of the following types of information can be collected via a job analysis?

Which of the following is not another term for contingent workers?

Managing Human Resources Today

Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity

Testing and Selecting Employees

Training and Developing Employees

Performance Management and Appraisal

Compensating Employees

Ethics and Fair Treatment in Human Resource Management

Managing Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Protecting Safety and Health

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Exam 3: Personnel Planning and Recruiting

Why do employers turn to private employment agencies for assistance in recruiting? Provide at least four reasons for the use of such employment agencies.

When a manager takes a talent management approach, he or she:

Traditional job analysis focuses on ________.

Contingent workers are primarily clerical positions filled with temps.

Trend analysis assumes the productivity increases over time.

Personnel planning rarely utilizes techniques like ratio analysis or trend analysis to estimate staffing needs.

Interviews are not a method of collecting job analysis information,

Besides determining whether a candidate is worth further consideration, college recruiters also seek to ________.

A manager uses job description information to write a job specification that lists the knowledge, abilities, and skills needed to perform the job.

The job specification takes the job description and answers the question:

When managers need to determine which employees are available for promotion or transfer, they will use ________.

Which of the following methods is not used to recruit outside candidates?

Recruitment efforts should be an integral part of a firm's strategic planning process.

A job description shows the reporting relationship of a job.

The framework for talent management includes ________.

________ planning is the process of deciding what positions the firm will have to fill, and how to fill them..

Pamlico River Productions is seeking a top-level executive to serve in its finance division. Qualified candidates can be difficult to find because there is more demand than supply. Pamlico River Productions should consider using a(n) ________ for recruitment.

Local newspapers or the Web are the best source for blue-collar help and clerical employees.

Which of the following types of information can be collected via a job analysis?

Which of the following is not another term for contingent workers?

Managing Human Resources Today

Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity

Testing and Selecting Employees

Training and Developing Employees

Performance Management and Appraisal

Compensating Employees

Ethics and Fair Treatment in Human Resource Management

Managing Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Protecting Safety and Health

Filters