Test 3
Which of the following are generally well Received by employees?
Buyout incentives
Negative spillover effects
Everyone who heard it formed a bad impression of Mac computers and its staffing practice
IF A HIRING MANAGER mistakenly offers a job candidate a salary higher than what the firm had authorized the manager to offer, the salary is not legally binding:
FALSE
Job candidates can renege on an accepted job offer, not companies
FALSE
An applicant tracking system is designed to store and process all HR and employee information
False
Cost per hire is a staffing effectiveness metric
False
Digital staffing dashboards lack scalability and hence are not suitable for small and medium sized companies
False
The balanced scorecard approach bases it assessment of employee performance completely on financial gain to the company.
False
Attrition occurs when a company hires fewer new employees:
False- hires more employees
To successfully negotiate a job offer it is important to:
Focus on the things that matter to the finalist
When a call center fires an employee who cannot meet her call volume goals, which of the following types of turnover has occurred?
Functional
_________downsizing targets specific locations for headcount reduction, perhaps due to the loss of an important customer.
Geographic
Which of the following would enable a firm to hire the fastest?
Hiring the first candidate who exceeds a minim cut score
In terms of evaluating staffing systems, lower applicant quality is a _________.
Leading indicator
Holding managers accountable for turnover of the employees under them is an effective retention strategy because:
Managers know which employees to retain
Firms that do not have proper documentation to terminate an employee but want to end the employment relationship, and at the same time reduce the possibility of a lawsuit, offer the employee a(n) ______________.
Release
Deferring a new hire's start date can be an alternative to:
Reneging
A non solicitation agreement is a type of
Restrictive covenant
Companies generally try to minimize turnover that is:
Voluntary, dysfunctional, and avoidable
Job success
refers to job performance as well as the new hire's fit with his or her work group, unit, and organization, and the degree to which his or her values are consistent with the company's culture and values.
The quality of hire....
reflects whether the company hired the people it set out to as defined by hiring manager's predetermined job performance requirements
____________has been found to enhance new hire's loyalty and reduce their turnover....
Socializing new employees as a group
The best time to pursue workforce diversity is during
Sourcing and recruiting
A written employment contract is considered to be an explicit employment contract:
TRUE
Exit interviews should be directed at:
Areas in which the company feels it could improve
Staffing technology improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the staffing function by_______
Automating many of the steps of the staffing process
A MInimum assessment score that must be met or exceeded to advance to the next assessment phase or to be eligible to receive a job offer is a:
Cut Score
What is true of six sigma?
It aims to reduce defects to near zero
Which is true of a Maximum job offer?
It can be a low, competitive, or high offer
Which of the following is a potential drawback of résumé screening software?
It can disproportionately exclude groups of people from various protected categories.
Which is true of a competitive job offer?
It may or may not allow for further negotiations
When IBM extensively trains employees in processes and procedures that are unique to the company, it is creating________
Mobility barriers
Rejecting a candidate severely at the end of a long hiring process results in
Negative spillover effects
Which of the following, if true, would result in a new hire to a company getting paid less than existing employees?
The company wishes to preserve internal equity
