Chapter 1 KC - Clardy - MGMT 3341

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

staffing technology

Which of the following is a stakeholder in the staffing process? *on KC it asks for which one is NOT*

supervisors employees shareholders *on KC the answer is NONE*

Staffing professionals are expected to act as an agent of _________.

their employer

If an employer is unable to hire candidates with the desired qualifications, _______ may be its only option.

training

An organization's competitive advantage is ________.

what it can do differently from its competitors

Under which of the following circumstances does a company prefer to "churn" rather than keep existing employees?

when technology is developing very rapidly

Strategically evaluating the company's current lines of business, new businesses it will be getting into, businesses it will be leaving, and the gaps between the current skills in the organization and the skills it will need to execute its business strategy is ________.

workforce planning

When a firm determines that it will need to hire 50 customer service representatives within the next three months, it has engaged in ________.

workforce planning

Which of the following is the first of the seven components of strategic staffing?

workforce planning

Which of the following is a hiring process goal?

attracting diverse applicants

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

RST is a small software firm that operates using the very latest technology. As a result, the employee skill sets required change rapidly. The skill sets of employees who have been with the company for several years are found to be inferior to those of new hires, and the company has realized that fresh graduates are often better qualified to handle the projects. The firm's resources are limited and it needs to spend as little as possible on the staffing function, reserving most of its capital for project-specific investments. Which of the following staffing goals would be most suited to the company's needs?

Hiring employees every two years on a contract basis.

When we recognize a situation as presenting an ethical issue we have employed _______.

a schema

Deployment involves ________.

assigning talent to appropriate jobs and roles in the organization

If a company's employees have talents that would be useful to the organization and the company is not taking advantage of these talents, it is not being efficient in the activity of ________ talent.

deploying

A(n) _________ is a set of rules outlining an employer's behavioral expectations and the responsibilities of employees.

employer brand

When a company creates an advertising campaign about what a great employer it is, it has engaged in ________.

employer branding

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

Staffing ethics are gaining more attention as _______ increase.

legal risks

Strategic staffing is a ___________ process.

matchmaking

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

__________ relate to the hiring process itself.

process goals

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

provide competitive pay

All organizational practices and decisions that affect either the number or types of individuals willing to apply for and accept job offers is ________.

recruiting

The primary goal of ________ is to get the right people interested in working for an organization or in a specific job, then persuade them to apply and ultimately accept a job offer if one is extended.

recruiting