CH 1 Quiz Strategic Staffing

Assigning a high-performing sales associate to work with the company's most important client is an example of ________.

deployment

Greg's Bakery chain is planning to diversify into producing and selling candy. It has opened a new factory to support this plan, and the factory is ready to be staffed. The top management at Greg's has decided that it is willing to offer the best salaries in the industry to its latest employee additions. In this situation, which of the following staffing goals should Greg's follow?

hiring the best qualified employees

If a staffing specialist evaluates the external labor market to determine how challenging it will be to hire the talent her employer needs over the next few years, which of the following is being done?

planning

Which of the following is not an ethical issue commonly faced by staffing professionals?

Being asked not to lower hiring standards to meet a demanding hiring goal

Interviewing job candidates to assess their fit with the job and organization is part of ________.

Selecting

Leo Ink is a company that produces stationery items. In order to remedy the current low-profit situation, the company plans to hire personnel and form a brand-new marketing team. The labor market proves to have a shortage of qualified marketing personnel. In this situation, which of the following strategies could Leo Ink follow to make profits?

Increase the salary offered to hire the needed marketing personnel

Which of the following does an employer have to do if it wants to hire successfully from the traditional labor pool?

Provide competitive pay

________ is being used to speed up hiring, lower hiring costs, and enhance the candidate experience during the hiring process

Staffing technology

Strategic staffing means ________.

staffing an organization in future-oriented and goal-directed ways that support the organization's business strategy and enhance organizational effectiveness

When an employer studies the causes of turnover among its high performers it is engaging in ___________.

staffing analytics