Recruitment and Selection

Question 1

Hiring not for one job, but for organization

Answer 1

strategic recruitment and selection

Question 2

Impact of effective r/s on e’e

Answer 2

more productive, increased retention, lower turnover

Question 3

impact of effective r/s on org

Answer 3

cost effective, productive, more sales

Question 4

Socioeconomic conditions of r/s

Answer 4

global competition, rapid advances in tech, changing demographics, economic context

Question 5

Reliability

Answer 5

freedom of errors, consistency

Question 6

validity

Answer 6

instrument measures what its supposed to

Question 7

requirements for measurements

Answer 7

fairness, no bias, withstand attempts to cast doubt on ability to select

Question 8

job analysis is the only legal _______ against any HR allegations

Answer 8

defense

Question 9

job analysis underlies everything from ______ to _______

Answer 9

cradle to grave

Question 10

job

Answer 10

collection of duties held by multiple e’e

Question 11

position

Answer 11

collection of duties held by one e’e

Question 12

job family

Answer 12

collection of similar jobs

Question 13

SMEs are

Answer 13

subject matter experts

Question 14

Steps of job analysis

Answer 14

Review background info, select jobs, collect data, validate/modify, JD / JS, Communicate

Question 15

Three types of competencies

Answer 15

core (shared by all e’e), functional (shared by job family), job specific

Question 16

Those who applied/could be interested in applying

Answer 16

applicant pool

Question 17

biggest sources for identifying applicant pool are

Answer 17

NOC and ONET

Question 18

Strategic talent management involves creating a recruitment action plan _______________

Answer 18

before the need occurs

Question 19

Internal methods of recruitment

Answer 19

job postings, succession plans, replacement charts, HRIS, nominations

Question 20

external methods of recruitment

Answer 20

newspaper, professional journals, radio, public displays, job fair/open houses, networking

Question 21

Applicant screening is

Answer 21

take applicants of recruitment, review for job related KSAOs and minimum qualifications

Question 22

A false _____ is when you screen them as viable but they’re not

Answer 22

positive

Question 23

a false ______ is when you screen them as not viable but they are

Answer 23

negative

Question 24

Application blank, weighted application blank, biographical data are examples of

Answer 24

methods of application screening

Question 25

Reference checks should be done at the…

Answer 25

very end of screening

Question 26

A selecting test should be

Answer 26

reliable, valid, if purchasing require a sample first

Question 27

Testing types include:

Answer 27

ability, skill, aptitude, cognitive, multiple aptitudes, practical intelligence, tacit/trait, EQ-EI, psychometor, physical ability, physical fitness/medical exams, genetic, drug/alcohol, work sample, assessment centres, political, personality, polygraph

Question 28

Benefits of purchasing a test

Answer 28

validity, reliability, homework done for you, big sample ize

Question 29

Employability skills to determine in screening interviews include

Answer 29

teaming, decision-making, conflict management, ideal work environment, stress management, how they set priorities, soft-skills, not things on CV, person-job and person-org fit

Question 30

Questions that ask ‘what would you do’

Answer 30

situational

Question 31

questions that ask ‘what did you do’

Answer 31

behavioural

Question 32

Decision making involves collecting information from

Answer 32

judgemental (subjective analysis), instruments (interviewing (open to judgmental), testing (statistical), reference testing (judgmental)), statistical (numbers/testing)

Question 33

Different decision making tool methods

Answer 33

pure judgmental, trait rating approach, pure statistical, judgmental composite, statistical composite - jud and stat combined make decision off stat (best)

Question 34

What are the steps of a recruitment and selection plan

Answer 34

organizational research, jd and js, recruitment, screening, testing, interviewing, decision-making process, offer of employment, evaluation