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