Exam 5: Branding the Talent Pool: Recruitment and Careers

Sukhi is an excellent engineer and has been promoted three times within her current organization-she is now at the top level of engineering. She loves being an engineer, but the organization has now offered her a very lucrative position as a manager. If she wants to continue to be promoted, the only way is to move into management, since there are no higher engineering jobs for her. Which of the following programs would benefit Sukhi?

Mentoring programs develop over time and on an informal basis.

Transfers usually provide the same motivational value as promotions.

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

What does employability refer to?

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?

In which of the following processes are individuals evaluated as they participate in a series of situations that resemble what they will likely experience on the job?

Public employment agencies may help employers by providing all of the following services EXCEPT which one?

Skill inventories are an important tool for succession planning.

What is an important advantage of external recruitment, especially for higher level jobs?

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

What is the most likely outcome of hiring someone from outside the organization?

Some career development paths provide new assignments that increase skill areas and assignments in different functional areas.

If 50 applicants came from a recruiting source, and 14 were invited for interviews, what would the yield ratio for that source be?

Which of the following is the LEAST significant factor in career counselling?

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?

If you are to offer advice to an employer for an effective newspaper advertisement, which is NOT something that you should advise?

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

The lines of advancement for an individual within an organization are known as job paths.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of internal recruitment?