Exam 6: Recruitment

One disadvantage of Internet recruiting is that it results in an overwhelming number of applicants, many of whom are unqualified.

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 process when a nurse forms the opinion during recruitment that he or she does not want to work for BCH?

Which of the following is NOT an external method of recruitment?

What is the initial step in the selection process?

What is the initial step in developing a recruitment action plan?

Realistic job previews are intended to improve the fit between the job candidate and the organization.

Unlike job boards, there is no cost to joining a social network.

One disadvantage of employee referrals is that they may lead to discrimination and inbreeding.