Exam 6: Recruiting

When the unrealistically positive expectations of job applicants are lowered to match the reality of the actual work setting _____,job acceptance rates may be lower,but job performance,job satisfaction,and survival are higher for those who receive realistic job previews.

Two key decision points,application decision and job offer,separate the primary stages of recruitment.

For an agricultural research firm that needs to hire veterinarians,applicants are more likely to be more concerned with where the job is located and less concerned with job design and career opportunities.

Dual career families represent what percent of all families.

Research reveals that many job applicants have an incomplete or inaccurate understanding of what a job opening involves.

List and explain the key things that you should avoid when you go about finding another job.

In using an executive search firm,employers evaluating the search firm should carefully consider all of the following indications that the firms can do competent work EXCEPT:

According to a study,only 13 percent of hires for management-level jobs currently occur through _____,compared with 61 percent for others.

Today _____ is an established practice in many organizations,especially for filling jobs up to the lower executive level.

What is the recruitment "pipeline?"

The temporary staffing agency bears no responsibility if they participate in a discriminatory staffing request from a client company.

In terms of total fees paid to executive search firms,which of the following is false?

What explanation do economists give for wage differences among occupations and among geographical areas?

In an open internal labor market,every available job is advertised throughout the organization via job postings,and anyone can apply.

Recruitment policies ultimately depend on the structure and functioning of internal and external:

Promotion-from-within policies must _____,coupled with a company philosophy that permits employees to consider available opportunities within the organization.

List at least two ways employers may change their recruitment policies in response to changes in market conditions.

According to the text,_____,originally used in the sports world,are now common among executives,professionals,and middle-level executives,as companies seek to buttress the eroding bonds between them and their employees.

Which of the following statements about RJPs is true?

The three sequential states of recruitment efforts include all but which of the following: