Question 1

Résumé mining allows HR staff to use software to extract the most promising résumés from a large database.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What are the major components of the labor market? Define them and describe how they are related.

Accepted Answer

The labor market is the external supply

Question 3

How can recruiters easily and accurately track responses to advertisements in various media?

Accepted Answer

A)  Advertise different jobs in different media. 
B)  Ask applicants where they learned of the position. 
C)  Use only a few different media. 
D)  Code ads in different media by using different contact names. 
A)  Advertise different jobs in different media. 
B)  Ask applicants where they learned of the position. 
C)  Use only a few different media. 
D)  Code ads in different media by using different contact names.

Question 4

A major economic factor in favor of an organization's deciding NOT to outsource U.S.jobs overseas is the

Accepted Answer

A)  high levels of American productivity. 
B)  rapidly rising labor costs overseas. 
C)  restrictive U.S. requirements for work permits. 
D)  large tax penalties U.S. firms must pay if they outsource jobs. 
A)  high levels of American productivity. 
B)  rapidly rising labor costs overseas. 
C)  restrictive U.S. requirements for work permits. 
D)  large tax penalties U.S. firms must pay if they outsource jobs.

Question 5

Kathleen is the Director of HR for a resort hotel that is opening on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in an area that already contains a number of hotels and casinos.In addition,Hurricane Katrina reconstruction has lured many potential employees to high-paying construction jobs.Consequently,the labor market for hotel employees of all kinds is very tight.The owner of the resort hotel has exhausted almost all of her capital and credit in building the hotel,and has told Kathleen that labor costs will be a major factor in the company's success or failure.Kathleen is not worried about filling the lower-skilled hotel jobs such as maids,housekeeping staff and restaurant workers because she plans to

Accepted Answer

A)  offer higher wages than the competitors and so "steal" trained employees from the other hotels and casinos. 
B)  staff the hotel with only half the usual complement of employees, and rely on heavy use of over-time pay. 
C)  hire college students on summer vacation. 
D)  hire a staffing firm that provides rotating crews of Haitian workers on temporary work visas. 
A)  offer higher wages than the competitors and so "steal" trained employees from the other hotels and casinos. 
B)  staff the hotel with only half the usual complement of employees, and rely on heavy use of over-time pay. 
C)  hire college students on summer vacation. 
D)  hire a staffing firm that provides rotating crews of Haitian workers on temporary work visas.

Question 6

Evaluating the success of an HR department's own recruiting efforts is important for all the following reasons EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  evaluation will show whether the firm should make more use of training and development versus external recruiting of specialists. 
B)  evaluation allows HR staff to estimate how long it will take to fill certain open positions. 
C)  evaluation allows the employer know if it is meeting affirmative action goals. 
D)  evaluation is the primary way to find out which recruiting sources result in the highest proportion of high-performing employees.. 
A)  evaluation will show whether the firm should make more use of training and development versus external recruiting of specialists. 
B)  evaluation allows HR staff to estimate how long it will take to fill certain open positions. 
C)  evaluation allows the employer know if it is meeting affirmative action goals. 
D)  evaluation is the primary way to find out which recruiting sources result in the highest proportion of high-performing employees..

Question 7

Hector Graphics is conducting a vigorous recruiting campaign aimed at hiring a 12 new employees,usually within two months.Hector Graphics is engaging in __________ recruiting.

Accepted Answer

A)  intensive 
B)  targeted 
C)  focused 
D)  crisis 
A)  intensive 
B)  targeted 
C)  focused 
D)  crisis

Question 8

Measures of quality of applicants generated by recruiting efforts include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  achieving the required yield ratios. 
B)  sales volume per new hire. 
C)  performance appraisal scores for each new hire. 
D)  months until promotion of new hires. 
A)  achieving the required yield ratios. 
B)  sales volume per new hire. 
C)  performance appraisal scores for each new hire. 
D)  months until promotion of new hires.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements about the global labor market is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. employers argue that if they cannot use cheaper foreign labor, they will be at a competitive disadvantage compared with firms that make use of this low-cost labor. 
B)  U.S. employers find China a good location for outsourcing because of few governmental regulations on recruiting and hiring by foreign firms. 
C)  An immigrant with a valid H1 visa can legally work in the U.S. for a U.S. employer. 
D)  When U.S. employees are significantly more productive than foreign workers doing the same job, U.S. employers are often willing to pay higher U.S. wages and keep the jobs in the U.S. 
A)  U.S. employers argue that if they cannot use cheaper foreign labor, they will be at a competitive disadvantage compared with firms that make use of this low-cost labor. 
B)  U.S. employers find China a good location for outsourcing because of few governmental regulations on recruiting and hiring by foreign firms. 
C)  An immigrant with a valid H1 visa can legally work in the U.S. for a U.S. employer. 
D)  When U.S. employees are significantly more productive than foreign workers doing the same job, U.S. employers are often willing to pay higher U.S. wages and keep the jobs in the U.S.

Question 11

The ____ pool consists of all persons who are actually evaluated for selection.

Accepted Answer

A)  applicant 
B)  selection 
C)  labor 
D)  talent 
A)  applicant 
B)  selection 
C)  labor 
D)  talent

Question 12

Why is it important to formally evaluate and measure recruiting? What are some factors that can be used to evaluate recruiting? What are some common recruiting metrics?

Accepted Answer

Recruiting is costly and important to ac

Question 13

What are the advantages and limitations of focusing on internal recruiting sources to fill open positions?

Accepted Answer

Also called promotion-from-within,using

Question 14

Even in smaller cities and town,recruiters have essentially stopped using newspaper ads as a tool because job seekers use the Internet almost exclusively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The success base rate is a long-term measure of whether the HR function has provided productive,long-tenure employees for the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The process of generating a pool of qualified applicants for organizational jobs is called

Accepted Answer

A)  requisitioning. 
B)  pre-screening. 
C)  recruiting 
D)  selection. 
A)  requisitioning. 
B)  pre-screening. 
C)  recruiting 
D)  selection.

Question 17

All of the following are examples of flexible staffing EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  using regular part-time employees. 
B)  hiring independent contractors. 
C)  using seasonal workers.. 
D)  hiring temporary workers. 
A)  using regular part-time employees. 
B)  hiring independent contractors. 
C)  using seasonal workers.. 
D)  hiring temporary workers.

Question 18

Sarah is the Executive Vice President of HR for a large research hospital.The hospital must replace its CEO who was killed in a plane crash,along with his designated successor.Sarah will likely turn to __________________ to help her recruit applicants for this position.

Accepted Answer

A)  public employment agencies 
B)  headhunters 
C)  employee leasing companies 
D)  outplacement firms 
A)  public employment agencies 
B)  headhunters 
C)  employee leasing companies 
D)  outplacement firms

Question 19

The labor market in the region is fairly tight.As recruiting director for Clarendon County Medical Center,you need a number of patient aides,practical nurses,and technicians,as well as medical receptionists and insurance clerks.The upcoming job fair that will be most useful for meeting your recruiting goals will be

Accepted Answer

A)  a general job fair in the Clarendon County Auditorium. 
B)  a nationwide virtual job fair for experienced medical professionals. 
C)  a job fair for a consortium of regional vocational and technical schools with medical programs. 
D)  a drive-through job fair held at the local mall. 
A)  a general job fair in the Clarendon County Auditorium. 
B)  a nationwide virtual job fair for experienced medical professionals. 
C)  a job fair for a consortium of regional vocational and technical schools with medical programs. 
D)  a drive-through job fair held at the local mall.

Question 20

The major saving in time generated by Internet recruiting compared with traditional recruiting is in

Accepted Answer

A)  time in designing communications. 
B)  communication between the applicants and the employer. 
C)  HR staff time for processing résumés. 
D)  HR staff time in handling blogs, tweets, and email with applicants versus snail mail, faxes and phone calls. 
A)  time in designing communications. 
B)  communication between the applicants and the employer. 
C)  HR staff time for processing résumés. 
D)  HR staff time in handling blogs, tweets, and email with applicants versus snail mail, faxes and phone calls.

Résumé mining allows HR staff to use software to extract the most promising résumés from a large database.

What are the major components of the labor market? Define them and describe how they are related.

How can recruiters easily and accurately track responses to advertisements in various media?

A major economic factor in favor of an organization's deciding NOT to outsource U.S.jobs overseas is the

Evaluating the success of an HR department's own recruiting efforts is important for all the following reasons EXCEPT

Hector Graphics is conducting a vigorous recruiting campaign aimed at hiring a 12 new employees,usually within two months.Hector Graphics is engaging in __________ recruiting.

Measures of quality of applicants generated by recruiting efforts include all of the following EXCEPT

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

Which of the following statements about the global labor market is FALSE?

The ____ pool consists of all persons who are actually evaluated for selection.

Why is it important to formally evaluate and measure recruiting? What are some factors that can be used to evaluate recruiting? What are some common recruiting metrics?

What are the advantages and limitations of focusing on internal recruiting sources to fill open positions?

Even in smaller cities and town,recruiters have essentially stopped using newspaper ads as a tool because job seekers use the Internet almost exclusively.

The success base rate is a long-term measure of whether the HR function has provided productive,long-tenure employees for the organization.

The process of generating a pool of qualified applicants for organizational jobs is called

All of the following are examples of flexible staffing EXCEPT

Sarah is the Executive Vice President of HR for a large research hospital.The hospital must replace its CEO who was killed in a plane crash,along with his designated successor.Sarah will likely turn to __________________ to help her recruit applicants for this position.

The major saving in time generated by Internet recruiting compared with traditional recruiting is in

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Exam 6: Recruiting and Labor Markets

Résumé mining allows HR staff to use software to extract the most promising résumés from a large database.

What are the major components of the labor market? Define them and describe how they are related.

How can recruiters easily and accurately track responses to advertisements in various media?

A major economic factor in favor of an organization's deciding NOT to outsource U.S.jobs overseas is the

Evaluating the success of an HR department's own recruiting efforts is important for all the following reasons EXCEPT

Hector Graphics is conducting a vigorous recruiting campaign aimed at hiring a 12 new employees,usually within two months.Hector Graphics is engaging in __________ recruiting.

Measures of quality of applicants generated by recruiting efforts include all of the following EXCEPT

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

Which of the following statements about the global labor market is FALSE?

The ____ pool consists of all persons who are actually evaluated for selection.

Why is it important to formally evaluate and measure recruiting? What are some factors that can be used to evaluate recruiting? What are some common recruiting metrics?

What are the advantages and limitations of focusing on internal recruiting sources to fill open positions?

Even in smaller cities and town,recruiters have essentially stopped using newspaper ads as a tool because job seekers use the Internet almost exclusively.

The success base rate is a long-term measure of whether the HR function has provided productive,long-tenure employees for the organization.

The process of generating a pool of qualified applicants for organizational jobs is called

All of the following are examples of flexible staffing EXCEPT

Sarah is the Executive Vice President of HR for a large research hospital.The hospital must replace its CEO who was killed in a plane crash,along with his designated successor.Sarah will likely turn to __________________ to help her recruit applicants for this position.

The major saving in time generated by Internet recruiting compared with traditional recruiting is in

Human Resource Management in Organizations

Strategic HR Management and Planning

Equal Employment Opportunity

Workers,Jobs,and Job Analysis

Human Resource Planning and Retention

Selecting Human Resources

Training Human Resources

Talent Management

Performance Management and Appraisal

Total Rewards and Compensation

Incentive Plans and Executive Compensation

Managing Employee Benefits

Risk Management and Worker Protection

Employee Rights and Responsibilities

Union/Management Relations

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