Exam 5: Branding the Talent Pool: Recruitment and Careers

The most commonly used search tactic for job seekers is Internet recruiting.

The most common method used by job searchers is responding to printed advertisements.

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 4,000 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. Which of the following is helpful in achieving retention at BI Inc.?

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 4,000 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?

According to a recent study, which factor is most important to executives in determining what company to work for?

Learning in Development (LID)is a high-tech firm that specializes in applications for hand-held devices. It is looking for a cheap, fast, and effective way of recruiting new candidates. Which strategy would best suit LID?

What can managers do to improve the effectiveness of external recruitment?

Which external recruiting source normally provides applicants who stay with the organization the longest?

Placement is the process of attempting to locate and encourage potential applicants to apply for existing or anticipated job openings.

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. Star Bright can use which of the following tools to promote the IT careers it offers?

Which of the following best describes outplacement services?

Yield ratios should be calculated for each recruiting source.

Educational institutions are typically a source of young applicants with formal training but relatively little full-time work experience.

Which of the following best describes private employment agencies?

According to a recent survey, which of the following recruitment sources was identified as the most effective?

It is the responsibility of the organization to supply information about its mission, policies, and plans for providing support for employee self-assessment, training, and development.

An assessment centre is a place where people are evaluated.

In identifying career opportunities and requirements within an organization, what is the vital first step?

What does the value of a computerized record system (SAP and PeopleSoft)for locating qualified internal job candidates largely depend on?

In order to identify qualified candidates for the job of "tennis teaching professional," Canmay Tennis Clubs have job candidates face a series of situations while they are observed, such as dealing with a series of emails from an unhappy club client in a difficult situation, role-playing a lesson, and a behavioural interview. Which method of identifying qualified candidates is Canmay using?