Recruitment: Attracting a Quality Workforce

Question 1

Involves seeking and attracting a pool of people from which qualified people can be chosen.

Answer 1

RECRUITMENT

Question 2

RECRUITMENT Personnel Requisition form:

Answer 2

• request that HR manager take action to fill a particular position
  
  • describes the reason for the need to hire and the requirements of a job

Question 3

SOURCES OF QUALIFIED PERSONNEL

Answer 3

• Internal Sources

- External sources

Question 4

best sources of talents is its own employees

Answer 4

Internal Sources

Question 5

Organization knows the strength and weaknesses of its employees
Employees know more about the organization and how it operates

Answer 5

Internal Sources

Question 6

Positive effect on employee motivation and morale(creates promotion)
Full use of the abilities of the organization’s employees improves organization’s return on investment.

Answer 6

Internal Sources

Question 7

Major issues from promotion within

Answer 7

1. Need of strong employee and mgmt dev’t program to ensure employee can handle larger responsibilities
2. Using seniority as basis for promotion

Question 8

is needed in organizations that are growing rapidly or have a large demand for technical, skilled or managerial employees.

Answer 8

External recruiting

Question 9

Pool of talent is much larger.

New insights and perspective to the organization

Answer 9

External sources

Question 10

Disadvantages of External sources

Answer 10

Attracting, contacting and evaluating potential employees is more difficult.
Employees hired need longer adjustment and orientation period.
May cause moral problems among people within who feel qualified.

Question 11

METHODS OF RECRUITMENT

Answer 11

Advertising (Most widely used method)

Employment agencies

Question 12

Most widely used method

Commonly placed in daily newspaper

Answer 12

Advertising

Question 13

State employment and private agencies

State employment are more up-to-date list

Answer 13

Employment agencies

Question 14

Types of private employment agencies

Answer 14

Executive search firm(headhunter)
 Low level position
 Employee referrals and Walk-Ins/Unsolicited Applications
Campus recruiting
Internet recruiting

Question 15

Seeks candidates for higher positions

Answer 15

Executive search firm(headhunter)

Question 16

Job applicants seeking employment

Business firms seeking employment

Answer 16

Low level position

Question 17

• Involve employees in recruiting

Answer 17

Employee referrals and Walk-Ins/Unsolicited Applications

Question 18

Has become a major method of recruitment that most large firms utilize.

Answer 18

Internet recruiting

Question 19

One study said employee referrals – turnover rates were ______

Answer 19

lower

Question 20

Another study showed individuals recruited through campus and through ads in newspapers have lower performance than _________

Answer 20

walk-ins(initiative)

Question 21

TRUE OR FALSE: Studies show that it enables job candidates to self-select out of jobs that do not meet their expectations.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Job applicants using ___ have more job satisfaction.

Answer 22

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