Chapter 5 Quiz

The most important source of recruits for entry-level professional and managerial vacancies is

on-campus interviewing.

Organizations use outsourcing as a way to

operate more efficiently and save money.

Why is temporary employment popular with employers?

Temporary workers are more committed to the organization.

Sean works in the human resource department of a well-known and highly respected maker of athletic equipment. He suggests that the company expand its recruiting by placing job advertisements on popular websites for job seekers. However, his supervisor says this has become a poor use of the company's recruiting dollars. Which is the most likely reason for the supervisor's objection?

The company will be flooded with applications from individuals who are barely qualified.

People who apply for a vacancy without prompting from an organization are referred to as

direct applicants.

What is an element in the final stage of human resources planning?

evaluating outcomes

What is the first step in the human resource planning process?

forecasting

Organizations carry out human resource planning to

gain an advantage over competitors.

The second step in human resource planning is

goal setting and strategic planning

The process of communicating information about a job vacancy on company bulletin boards, in employee publications, on corporate intranets, and anywhere else an organization communicates with employees is referred to as

job posting.

Which of the following is an internal source of recruitment?

job postings

Identify the similarity between the outsourcing and overtime strategies for avoiding a labor shortage.

Both strategies have high revocability.

Identify the similarity between the natural attrition and early retirement strategies for reducing a labor surplus.

Both strategies yield slow results for an organization.

Identify the correct statement regarding downsizing.

Downsizing often disrupts the social networks through which people are creative and flexible.

__________ formally lay out the steps an employee may take to appeal an employer's decision to terminate that employee.

Due-process policies

Fernando, a human resource executive, is meeting with the executive team to discuss the need to fill a soon-to-be-vacant position for vice president of the company's Medical Devices Division. Normally, he posts vacancies on the company's website, but he encourages the team to allocate funds to hire an executive search firm (ESF) for filling this position. Which statement best supports Fernando's recommendation?

ESFs provide confidentiality for employer and recruit, giving access to better candidates.

__________ states that if there is no specific employment contract saying otherwise, the employer or employee may end an employment relationship at any time, regardless of cause.

Employment at will

Which statement is correct regarding internal recruitment sources?

Internal recruiting minimizes the possibility of unrealistic employee expectations.

Identify the benefit of relying on internal recruitment sources.

Internal sources are generally cheaper and faster than other means.

Which of the following best describes a phased-retirement program?

It refers to reducing both the number of hours older employees work as well as the cost of these employees.

Maxim is an HR manager at a large accounting firm. He hires and trains the firm's staff of recruiters. Maxim hires people with education in human resource management and a warm attitude that displays a positive interest in people. How else should he equip the recruiters so that they have success in this kind of work?

Maxim should equip recruiters with the kinds of information job applicants are seeking.

A start-up software company hires Kiera as its first human resource manager. Whenever a new position needs to be filled, Kiera sits down with the supervisor to gather facts that will be included in a realistic job preview. Kiera knows that the impact of job previews on candidates is limited, but she believes the effort is important anyway. Which statement best explains Kiera's decision to provide realistic job previews?

Realism in the recruiter's message is the most researched aspect of recruiting.

Vino, an HR manager at Jacoby Beverages, identifies and attracts potential job seekers to his organization. In the context of HRM functions, Vino is carrying out the __________ process.

Recruiting

__________ influence the kinds of job applicants an organization reaches.

Recruitment sources

Which statement is true about referrals?

The use of referrals can contribute to nepotism.

Identify a disadvantage of using temporary and contract workers.

These workers tend to be less committed to an organization.

What is true of companies that use a "lead-the-market" pay strategy?

They pay more than the current market wages for a job.

Which statement is true of executive search firms?

They serve as a buffer, providing confidentiality between an employer and a recruit.

In the context of forecasting the demand for labor, using trend analysis, inventory levels, changes in technology, and actions of competitors are examples of

leading indicators.

Trinkets Inc., a manufacturer of widgets, has entered into a contract with a third party to perform services related to processing orders, managing inventory levels, and shipping products to customers. The company is engaged in

outsourcing.

In the context of evaluating the quality of a recruitment source, yield ratios express the

percentage of applicants who successfully move from one stage of the recruitment and selection process to the next.

Which aspect of recruitment is most likely to affect the nature of the positions that are vacant?

personnel policies

Leo is a human resource specialist at a company with a promote-from-within policy. Based on that policy, what method should he include in his recruiting efforts to fill an open position for an accounting supervisor?

posting the job on the company's intranet

In the context of human resource planning, the primary goal of forecasting is to

predict labor shortages or surpluses in specific areas of an organization.

What is a challenge associated with an outsourcing strategy?

quality-control problems

In the context of managing human resources, the process of __________ creates a buffer between planning and the actual selection of new employees.

recruiting

Jim applies for a job at Texture Inc. because his friend Chris, who is a manager there, prompts him to do so. In this scenario, Jim is a(n)

referral

Most direct applicants to an organization have done some research and concluded there is enough fit between themselves and the vacant position to warrant submitting an application. This process is termed

self-selection.

In the context of HR planning, implementation that ties planning and recruiting to an organization's strategy and to its efforts to develop employees becomes a complete program of

talent management.

A chart that lists job categories held in one period and shows the proportion of employees in each of those categories in a future period is called a

transitional matrix.