HRM MIDTERM REVIEW
part - time jobs are used when less than ___ hours per week are required to do a job.
40
In which of the following situations would the use of temporary workers be most appropriate?
A tax preparation company that mostly handles individual clients and has few business clients
Which of the following would be an advantage for the U.S. organizations that do not want to outsource their work overseas.
Advancements in American worker productivity
subset of the labor force population that is available for selection if a particular recruiting approach is used
applicant population
in the building trade, unions can best benefit from employers by providing:
apprenticeship programs
older employees tend to have lower job satisfaction than younger employees
false
responsibilities are obligations to perform certain tasks and duties
true
Which of the following is an example of external sources of recruitment?
A salon shifts from Boston to New York and employs a new cashier through Internet recruitment
Bryan if the recruiting specialist for an online retailing company in Missouri. He used all types of recruiting techniques available to him to fill nineteen job openings. Using these techniques, exactly nineteen applicants with the minimum qualifications were found and all the candidates accepted the job offer. Which of the following is true about his scenario?
A selection process is not necessary in the given scenario.
which of the following statements is true of Internet recruiting?
An advantage of Internet recruiting is that by reaching out to so many people from diverse backgrounds, a very large pool of applicants can be generated.
supply pool from which employers attract employees
Labor Markets
which of the following is true of a job?
a job is a grouping of tasks, duties, and responsibilities that consists of the total work assignment for an employee
The ______ pool consists of all persons who are actually evaluated for selection.
applicant
pool of all persons who are actually evaluated for selection
applicant pool
Priam Designs In.c is recruiting fashion designers through LinkedIn. This recruiting typically provides direct access to the ____.
applicant population
Stacy, the HR manager of a bank, restricts her recruiting efforts for the post of loan officer to placing advertisements on the website of the American Banking Association. This will allow Stacy to determine the ________ for the job of loan officer.
applicant population
which of the following situations is an example of a compressed workweek?
employees working for ten hours, four days a week
view that both employees and outsiders have of that organization
employment brand
drafting job descriptions and specifications is typically the first step in the job analysis process
false
job boards can be used for internal recruitment but not for external recruitment (t/f)
false
reviewing existing job documentation is typically the last step in the job analysis process
false
the term "applicant pool population" refers to all individuals for a job in a particular geographic area. (T/F)
false
vacancy costs incurred by a company during turnover primarily include supervisory time, pay rates to prevent separations, and exit interview time
false
work rule violation is the most common reason for voluntary turnover
false
The Bureau of Labor Statistics classifies people working between 35 and 40 hours per week as part-time workers.
false; below 25 hours
a duty is a distinct, identifiable work activity composed of motions
false; by an individual
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, compared to the labor force of the past, today's workplace force is "younger and composed of more men."
false; more women
contingent workers are full time employees
false; not full time employee
the major saving in time generated by Internet recruiting compared with traditional recruiting is the time taken:
for communication between the applicants and the employer
employment agencies who do preliminary screening of applicants and put them in touch with employers for executive, managerial, and professional positions.
headhunters
temporary workers who work by entering into an agreement with employers
independent contractions
Angela is a self-employed graphic artist. She usually hired by companies for special projects that lasts from a week to six months. Angela can be described as a(n):
independent contractor
Karl Graphics is conducting a vigorous recruiting campaign aimed at hiring 12 new employees within two weeks. This best exemplifies ____________ recruiting.
intensive
which of the following is true of the labor force participation rate?
is is the percentage of the population working or seeking work
Which of the following is a defining characteristic of regular staffing?
is uses workers who are traditional employees
exclusive use of the Internet for recruiting can reduce the diversity of an employer's applicant population because:
it excludes retirees who are interested in seeking new employment opportunities
when compared to internal recruitment, an advantage of external recruiting is that:
it has the potential to generate larger applicant pools
which of the following statements is true of job boards?
job boards enable job seekers to submit resumes to many employers simultaneously
_____ refers to organizing tasks, duties, responsibilities, and other elements into a productive unit of work.
job design
a system in which the employer provides notices of job openings and employees respond by applying for specific openings.
job posting
______ refers to changing an existing job to improve it.
job redesign
population of all individuals who are available for selection if all possible recruitment strategies are used.
labor force population
the ______ includes all individuals available for selection, if all possible recruitment strategies are used.
labor force population
the Bureau of Labor Statistics classifies people working ______ hours per week as part-time employees
less than 35
John's Medical is recruiting for the post of an oncology nurse practitioner. It would be most effective for John's Medical to advertise:
on the website of the oncology nurse practitioner professional organization
fitting a person to the right job.
placement
Edison Inc., an electrical utility company, is moving from using only traditional sources of electricity to promoting the use of solar and wind power. It is one of the first utilities in the country to move heavily to solar solar and wind-generated electricity. Which of the following steps should the HR director take in order to cope with these new technologies at Edison Inc.?
plan to do more extensive external recruiting for technical and engineering positions
seeking out former employees and applicants as candidates
recruiting
the process of generating a pool of qualified applicants for organizational jobs is called:
recruiting
process of choosing individuals with the correct qualifications to fill jobs in an organization.
selection
percentage hired from a given group of candidates
selection rate
A job is a grouping of tasks, duties, and responsibilities that constitutes the total work assignment for an employee.
true
The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the population working or seeking work.
true
a job description identifies the tasks, duties, and responsibilities of a job
true
a major reason for categorizing an employee's departure as functional rather than dysfunctional is his/her performance level
true
a no-fault policy in organizations allows employees to manage their own attendance
true
a virtual team is composed of individuals who are separated geographically but linked by communications technology.
true
competencies are individual capabilities that can be linked to performance by individuals or teams
true
continuous efforts to recruit offer the advantage of keeping the employer in the recruiting market. (t/f)
true
employee productivity is a tangible aspect of psychological contracts
true
employers can address job satisfaction by regularly surveying employees
true
functional turnover usually proves to be positive for organizations
true
higher unemployment rates usually mean more dissatisfied employees in the workforce
true
insufficient pay is one of the reasons that lead to employee turnover
true
intensive recruiting may take the form of a vigorous recruiting campaign aimed at hiring a given number of employees. (t/f)
true
internet recruiting generates high numbers of applicants and increases work for HR staff far beyond traditional recruiting methods. (t/f)
true
job design refers to organizing tasks, duties, responsibilities, and other elements into a productive unit of work.
true
job specifications list the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) an individual needs to perform a job satisfactorily
true
marginal job functions are duties that are part of a job but are incidental or ancillary to the purpose and nature of the job
true
one of the determinants of employees' willingness to exert effort is the degree to which they value the rewards offered by an organization
true
shift differential is additional pay that employees receive for working the evening or night shifts.
true
telework means that employees work via electronic, telecommunications, and internet technology
true
the group of applicants that an organization has available to it when using a particular recruiting approach, such as Internet Job boards, is the applicant population. (t/f)
true
work is effort directed towards accomplishing results
true
workflow analysis is the study of the way work moves through an organization
true
a _____ is composed of individuals who are separated geographically by linked by communications technology
virtual team
which of the following is true of work?
work is effort directed towards accomplishing results
_____ is the study of the way work moves through an organization
workflow analysis
