HRM MIDTERM REVIEW

part - time jobs are used when less than ___ hours per week are required to do a job.

40

In which of the following situations would the use of temporary workers be most appropriate?

A tax preparation company that mostly handles individual clients and has few business clients

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

Advancements in American worker productivity

subset of the labor force population that is available for selection if a particular recruiting approach is used

applicant population

in the building trade, unions can best benefit from employers by providing:

apprenticeship programs

older employees tend to have lower job satisfaction than younger employees

false

responsibilities are obligations to perform certain tasks and duties

true

Which of the following is an example of external sources of recruitment?

A salon shifts from Boston to New York and employs a new cashier through Internet recruitment

Bryan if the recruiting specialist for an online retailing company in Missouri. He used all types of recruiting techniques available to him to fill nineteen job openings. Using these techniques, exactly nineteen applicants with the minimum qualifications were found and all the candidates accepted the job offer. Which of the following is true about his scenario?

A selection process is not necessary in the given scenario.

which of the following statements is true of Internet recruiting?

An advantage of Internet recruiting is that by reaching out to so many people from diverse backgrounds, a very large pool of applicants can be generated.

supply pool from which employers attract employees

Labor Markets

which of the following is true of a job?

a job is a grouping of tasks, duties, and responsibilities that consists of the total work assignment for an employee

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

applicant

pool of all persons who are actually evaluated for selection

applicant pool

Priam Designs In.c is recruiting fashion designers through LinkedIn. This recruiting typically provides direct access to the ____.

applicant population

Stacy, the HR manager of a bank, restricts her recruiting efforts for the post of loan officer to placing advertisements on the website of the American Banking Association. This will allow Stacy to determine the ________ for the job of loan officer.

applicant population

which of the following situations is an example of a compressed workweek?

employees working for ten hours, four days a week

view that both employees and outsiders have of that organization

employment brand

drafting job descriptions and specifications is typically the first step in the job analysis process

false

job boards can be used for internal recruitment but not for external recruitment (t/f)

false

reviewing existing job documentation is typically the last step in the job analysis process

false

the term "applicant pool population" refers to all individuals for a job in a particular geographic area. (T/F)

false

vacancy costs incurred by a company during turnover primarily include supervisory time, pay rates to prevent separations, and exit interview time

false

work rule violation is the most common reason for voluntary turnover

false

The Bureau of Labor Statistics classifies people working between 35 and 40 hours per week as part-time workers.

false; below 25 hours

a duty is a distinct, identifiable work activity composed of motions

false; by an individual

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, compared to the labor force of the past, today's workplace force is "younger and composed of more men."

false; more women

contingent workers are full time employees

false; not full time employee

the major saving in time generated by Internet recruiting compared with traditional recruiting is the time taken:

for communication between the applicants and the employer

employment agencies who do preliminary screening of applicants and put them in touch with employers for executive, managerial, and professional positions.

headhunters

temporary workers who work by entering into an agreement with employers

independent contractions

Angela is a self-employed graphic artist. She usually hired by companies for special projects that lasts from a week to six months. Angela can be described as a(n):

independent contractor

Karl Graphics is conducting a vigorous recruiting campaign aimed at hiring 12 new employees within two weeks. This best exemplifies ____________ recruiting.

intensive

which of the following is true of the labor force participation rate?

is is the percentage of the population working or seeking work

Which of the following is a defining characteristic of regular staffing?

is uses workers who are traditional employees

exclusive use of the Internet for recruiting can reduce the diversity of an employer's applicant population because:

it excludes retirees who are interested in seeking new employment opportunities

when compared to internal recruitment, an advantage of external recruiting is that:

it has the potential to generate larger applicant pools

which of the following statements is true of job boards?

job boards enable job seekers to submit resumes to many employers simultaneously

_____ refers to organizing tasks, duties, responsibilities, and other elements into a productive unit of work.

job design

a system in which the employer provides notices of job openings and employees respond by applying for specific openings.

job posting

______ refers to changing an existing job to improve it.

job redesign

population of all individuals who are available for selection if all possible recruitment strategies are used.

labor force population

the ______ includes all individuals available for selection, if all possible recruitment strategies are used.

labor force population

the Bureau of Labor Statistics classifies people working ______ hours per week as part-time employees

less than 35

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

on the website of the oncology nurse practitioner professional organization

fitting a person to the right job.

placement

Edison Inc., an electrical utility company, is moving from using only traditional sources of electricity to promoting the use of solar and wind power. It is one of the first utilities in the country to move heavily to solar solar and wind-generated electricity. Which of the following steps should the HR director take in order to cope with these new technologies at Edison Inc.?

plan to do more extensive external recruiting for technical and engineering positions

seeking out former employees and applicants as candidates

recruiting

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

recruiting

process of choosing individuals with the correct qualifications to fill jobs in an organization.

selection

percentage hired from a given group of candidates

selection rate

A job is a grouping of tasks, duties, and responsibilities that constitutes the total work assignment for an employee.

true

The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the population working or seeking work.

true

a job description identifies the tasks, duties, and responsibilities of a job

true

a major reason for categorizing an employee's departure as functional rather than dysfunctional is his/her performance level

true

a no-fault policy in organizations allows employees to manage their own attendance

true

a virtual team is composed of individuals who are separated geographically but linked by communications technology.

true

competencies are individual capabilities that can be linked to performance by individuals or teams

true

continuous efforts to recruit offer the advantage of keeping the employer in the recruiting market. (t/f)

true

employee productivity is a tangible aspect of psychological contracts

true

employers can address job satisfaction by regularly surveying employees

true

functional turnover usually proves to be positive for organizations

true

higher unemployment rates usually mean more dissatisfied employees in the workforce

true

insufficient pay is one of the reasons that lead to employee turnover

true

intensive recruiting may take the form of a vigorous recruiting campaign aimed at hiring a given number of employees. (t/f)

true

internet recruiting generates high numbers of applicants and increases work for HR staff far beyond traditional recruiting methods. (t/f)

true

job design refers to organizing tasks, duties, responsibilities, and other elements into a productive unit of work.

true

job specifications list the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) an individual needs to perform a job satisfactorily

true

marginal job functions are duties that are part of a job but are incidental or ancillary to the purpose and nature of the job

true

one of the determinants of employees' willingness to exert effort is the degree to which they value the rewards offered by an organization

true

shift differential is additional pay that employees receive for working the evening or night shifts.

true

telework means that employees work via electronic, telecommunications, and internet technology

true

the group of applicants that an organization has available to it when using a particular recruiting approach, such as Internet Job boards, is the applicant population. (t/f)

true

work is effort directed towards accomplishing results

true

workflow analysis is the study of the way work moves through an organization

true

a _____ is composed of individuals who are separated geographically by linked by communications technology

virtual team

which of the following is true of work?

work is effort directed towards accomplishing results

_____ is the study of the way work moves through an organization

workflow analysis