Exam 6: Recruiting and Labor Markets

An organization with a strong union has a higher probability of having less flexibility than a nonunion company in deciding who will be hired and where a newly hired person will be placed.

Peter Cullen & Associates uses a private employment agency to locate engineering staff. The company pays a fee to the employment agency every time it hires a candidate provided by the employment agency. In this scenario, Peter Cullen & Associates is using the services of_____.

An automated job posting system that automatically contacts internal candidates by company e-mail is an effective method for keeping good employees from looking outside the company for advancement.

Continuous efforts to recruit offer the advantage of keeping the employer in the recruiting market.

Contingency firms charge a client a set fee whether or not the contracted search is successful.

If an employer lists the designation EEO/M-F/AA/ADA in its employment advertisements, it indicates that_____.

Which of the following would be an advantage for U.S. organizations that do not want to outsource their work overseas?

There are two kinds of executive search firms; _____ firms typically charge a fee only when a candidate is hired.

Which of the following candidates have the highest probability of being rejected by a U.S. organization that practices sound HR practices and recruits nontraditional diverse workers?

Whatchallengesdoesa firm face when dealing with a global labor market?

How does a professional employer organization function?

A long-term measure of recruiting effectiveness is to compare the number of past applicants who became successful employees with the number of applicants against whom they competed for their jobs.

Solange Allure Inc., a cosmetics company, is moving its operations from Bogalusa, Louisiana, to Seattle, Washington. Solange Allure will be changing its occupational labor market.

John's Medical is recruiting for the post of an oncology nurse practitioner. It would be most effective for John's Medical to advertise_____.

Which of the following is true of internal recruitment?

Internet recruiting generates high numbers of applicants and increases work for HR staff far beyond traditional recruiting methods.

When compared to internal recruitment, an advantage of external recruiting is that_____.

Twitter is popular among recruiters because of the absence of any character limit.

A(n) ____ typically takes over the staff of a small business and writes the paychecks, pays the taxes, prepares and implements HR policies, and keeps all the required records for a fee.

Which of the following statements is true of good recruiting efforts?