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has become one of the most popular ways to source and recruit both active and passive candidates
Applicant flows
how many and what type of applicants come from each recruiting source
Sourcing
identifying and locating high potential recruits
A successful executive, who is happy with her current position, does not look for information about other jobs, but might be tempted by a great opportunity is a(n) ________.
passive job seeker
Semi-passive job seekers
people who are interested in a new position but only occasionally look actively for one
Active job seekers
people who need a job and are actively looking for information about job openings
Job posting systems
publicize open jobs to employees
When a staffing professional analyzes which recruiting source(s) produced the highest quality new hires he is performing a ________.
recruiting yield analysis
Retainer firms are ________.
search firms who charge employers a fixed fee in advance of placement
Résumé databases
searchable collections of prescreened résumés and applications submitted to the employer
Job fairs
sourcing and recruiting events at which multiple employers and recruits meet
Recruiting yield analysis
tracks the recruiting source(s) that produced each applicant and evaluates each on the number and proportion of qualified applicants generated
Employee development
training employees to prepare them to assume other roles in the firm
Applicant flow is the number and type of applicants coming from each recruiting source.
true
For firms whose talent philosophy supports promotion from within, internal sourcing is the core of the staffing system.
true
Employee referrals
usually a source of high quality leads
Observation
watching people working in similar jobs
Web sites that continually search the Web for information about people with desirable talents and sell access to their database of potential recruits are called ________.
web crawlers
Trade fairs
events at which people from a particular industry gather to learn about current topics and products in their field
Which of the following means of sourcing talent is sometimes considered unethical?
lateral hiring
Written advertisements
not as common as online but still exist
Succession management
ongoing process of recruiting, evaluating, developing, and preparing employees to assume other positions in the firm in the future
Career sites
pages on an employer's website dedicated to jobs and careers within the company
Selection ratios
what proportion of applicants from each source are hired
Which of the following external recruiting sources is useful for finding both active and passive job seekers?
Job slotting
a manager identifies a preferred candidate and "slots" them into an open job without opening the position to other interested employees
Passive job seekers
currently employed and are not actively seeking another job, but could be tempted by the right opportunity
Which of the following refers to the training of employees to extend their capabilities and prepare them to assume other jobs and roles in the firm?
employee development
An organization that is currently composed of primarily white males may discriminate against minorities and women if it uses which recruiting source?
employee referrals
In-house sourcers
employees whose job it is to find talent to recruit
