Exam 6: Recruitment

What is person job-organization fit? Why is it an important consideration in recruitment?

What type of measures used to evaluate recruiting methods includes turnover and absenteeism?

According to the opening vignette, Employers Brew up New Ways to Recruit Talent, what percentage of positions is never advertised?

Scenario 6-2 The shortage of professionals is a well-documented global issue occurring in countries with aging populations. As a result, an organization such as BCH, the health-care organization that oversees many diverse unionized health services in British Columbia, is experiencing staff shortages in nursing. Patients'waiting times have increased by 500 percent. Sixty percent of nurses will be eligible for retirement in 2014. Young graduate nurses are moving out of the province to health-care providers that are aggressively recruiting and providing new hires with incentives ranging from flexible work alternatives to educational funding support. Twenty percent of nurses are off the job due to illness or injury. Eighty percent of nurses are single parents, support an elderly parent(s), or are a primary care giver. BCH believes that becoming an "employer of choice" is a way to attract and retain its health-care professionals. -Refer to Scenario 6-2. Which work alternatives may help BCH recruit and retain both its senior and younger new nurses?

Scenario 6-2 The shortage of professionals is a well-documented global issue occurring in countries with aging populations. As a result, an organization such as BCH, the health-care organization that oversees many diverse unionized health services in British Columbia, is experiencing staff shortages in nursing. Patients'waiting times have increased by 500 percent. Sixty percent of nurses will be eligible for retirement in 2014. Young graduate nurses are moving out of the province to health-care providers that are aggressively recruiting and providing new hires with incentives ranging from flexible work alternatives to educational funding support. Twenty percent of nurses are off the job due to illness or injury. Eighty percent of nurses are single parents, support an elderly parent(s), or are a primary care giver. BCH believes that becoming an "employer of choice" is a way to attract and retain its health-care professionals. -Refer to Scenario 6-2. Which of the following conditions is important, but not always the most influential factor in attracting highly educated professional nurses to BCH?

Why is corporate image important in recruiting efforts? Explain the difference between image advertising and branding.

Scribe Engineering has experienced a high turnover rate of its administrative assistant positions. The hiring decision and the candidate's job acceptance are based on limited information about the future work. What can Scribe Engineering do to ensure that candidates have a realistic understanding of the organization and the administrative assistant positions?

Scenario 6-2 The shortage of professionals is a well-documented global issue occurring in countries with aging populations. As a result, an organization such as BCH, the health-care organization that oversees many diverse unionized health services in British Columbia, is experiencing staff shortages in nursing. Patients'waiting times have increased by 500 percent. Sixty percent of nurses will be eligible for retirement in 2014. Young graduate nurses are moving out of the province to health-care providers that are aggressively recruiting and providing new hires with incentives ranging from flexible work alternatives to educational funding support. Twenty percent of nurses are off the job due to illness or injury. Eighty percent of nurses are single parents, support an elderly parent(s), or are a primary care giver. BCH believes that becoming an "employer of choice" is a way to attract and retain its health-care professionals. -Refer to Scenario 6-2. Which of the following questions would NOT be relevant to a job advertisement campaign to target nursing applicants?

Ensuring accurate job expectations during the recruitment and selection process helps develop a good organization-job fit between the person and the organization.

Scenario 6-2 The shortage of professionals is a well-documented global issue occurring in countries with aging populations. As a result, an organization such as BCH, the health-care organization that oversees many diverse unionized health services in British Columbia, is experiencing staff shortages in nursing. Patients'waiting times have increased by 500 percent. Sixty percent of nurses will be eligible for retirement in 2014. Young graduate nurses are moving out of the province to health-care providers that are aggressively recruiting and providing new hires with incentives ranging from flexible work alternatives to educational funding support. Twenty percent of nurses are off the job due to illness or injury. Eighty percent of nurses are single parents, support an elderly parent(s), or are a primary care giver. BCH believes that becoming an "employer of choice" is a way to attract and retain its health-care professionals. -Refer to Scenario 6-2. What is the term for BCH's process of gathering information about demographics such as nursing shortages and the aging population?

Scenario 6-2 The shortage of professionals is a well-documented global issue occurring in countries with aging populations. As a result, an organization such as BCH, the health-care organization that oversees many diverse unionized health services in British Columbia, is experiencing staff shortages in nursing. Patients'waiting times have increased by 500 percent. Sixty percent of nurses will be eligible for retirement in 2014. Young graduate nurses are moving out of the province to health-care providers that are aggressively recruiting and providing new hires with incentives ranging from flexible work alternatives to educational funding support. Twenty percent of nurses are off the job due to illness or injury. Eighty percent of nurses are single parents, support an elderly parent(s), or are a primary care giver. BCH believes that becoming an "employer of choice" is a way to attract and retain its health-care professionals. -Refer to Scenario 6-2. Which factors are LEAST important when BCH is developing its recruitment strategy?

Mission and values do NOT play a role in the recruitment process.

What occurs during the recruitment and selection process when candidates form an opinion that they do not want to work in the organization for which they are being recruited?

Scenario 6-1 At TS Inc, a growing BC aviation company of 30 employees, recruitment rests on the shoulders of the president. Like most small companies, TS Inc. frequently uses employee referrals as a method of recruitment. The company wants to use Internet recruitment technologies but is not well versed in information technology. The CEO is very concerned about poor hiring decisions and turnover costs. -Refer to Scenario 6-1. Which of the following would NOT be a constraint on TS Inc.'s recruitment?

Which of the following is NOT a factor that plays an influential role in creating accurate expectations that candidates hold about prospective jobs?

Which of the following terms refers to contracting with an outside agent to take over specified human resource functions?

Describe an organization you are familiar with. Describe the current and potential influence that the organization's external environment has on the human resource management planning, staffing and retention practices, and how the organization can respond to these challenges. Describe the organization's internal environment and its relationship to the organization's strategy and its human resource planning, recruitment, selection, and retention practices.

Social networks are increasingly being used as a powerful recruiting method by employers. What is social networking? As an applicant, what are the advantages and disadvantages of using social networks to apply for a position?

Scenario 6-2 The shortage of professionals is a well-documented global issue occurring in countries with aging populations. As a result, an organization such as BCH, the health-care organization that oversees many diverse unionized health services in British Columbia, is experiencing staff shortages in nursing. Patients'waiting times have increased by 500 percent. Sixty percent of nurses will be eligible for retirement in 2014. Young graduate nurses are moving out of the province to health-care providers that are aggressively recruiting and providing new hires with incentives ranging from flexible work alternatives to educational funding support. Twenty percent of nurses are off the job due to illness or injury. Eighty percent of nurses are single parents, support an elderly parent(s), or are a primary care giver. BCH believes that becoming an "employer of choice" is a way to attract and retain its health-care professionals. -Refer to Scenario 6-2. Which two internal factors are influencing BCH's recruitment strategy?

Which term defines a set of potential candidates who may be interested in, and who are likely to apply for, a specific job?