Ch 6 Rec TB

Question 1

What’s the initial step in the selection process

Answer 1

recruitment

Question 2

Which term defines a set of potential candidates who may be interested in, and who are likely to apply for, a specific job?

Answer 2

an applicant pool

Question 3

What is the concept that is described as the generation of an applicant pool for a position in order to provide the required number of qualified candidates for selection or promotion?

Answer 3

Recruitment

Question 4

What occurs during the recruitment and selection process when candidates form an opinion that they do not want to work in the organization for which they are being recruited?

Answer 4

Self-selecting out

Question 5

According to the opening vignette Employers Brew up New Ways to Recruit Talent, what percentage of positions is never advertised?

Answer 5

70%

Question 6

hich term best defines the concept that refers to advertising designed to raise an organization’s profile in a positive manner in order to attract interest from job seekers?

Answer 6

image advertising

Question 7

Which of the following would NOT be considered to be an effective recruiting guideline?

Answer 7

give serious consideration to the information presented to candidates rather than the context in which it’s presented

Question 8

Which term best defines the process through which an organization reaches a decision that a job candidate fits the organization’s values and culture, and has the attributes desired by the organization?

Answer 8

Person-organization fit

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an outcome of a mismatched individual relative to the job and the organization?

Answer 9

presenteeism

Question 10

According to the textbook, which of the following is NOT an external factor affecting recruitment?

Answer 10

sustainability

Question 11

Which of the following defines the concept that refers to contracting with an outside agent to take over specified human resource functions?

Answer 11

outsourcing

Question 12

Which factor defines the intentional or unintentional exclusion of designated groups through recruitment and selection?

Answer 12

systemic discrimination

Question 13

According to the textbook, which of the following internal factors do NOT affect recruitment?

Answer 13

top management objectives

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a factor that plays an influential role in creating accurate expectations that candidates hold about prospective jobs?

Answer 14

information technology

Question 15

What is the initial step in developing a recruitment action plan?

Answer 15

develop a recruitment strategy

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an internal method of recruitment?

Answer 16

Job advertisements

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT an external method of recruitment?

Answer 17

replacement charts

Question 18

What is the primary advantage of Internet recruiting?

Answer 18

receiving a large # of resumes

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of internal job postings?

Answer 19

employment equity needs to be followed

Question 20

What type of measures used to evaluate recruiting methods includes turnover and absenteeism?

Answer 20

behavioural

Question 21

t/f Recruitment is done separately from the selection process

Answer 21

false

Question 22

t/f Mission and values do not play a role in the recruitment process.

Answer 22

false

Question 23

ccording to the textbook, approximately 93 percent of survey respondents from a Jobvite survey intended to recruit on social networks as opposed to job boards and employment firms.

Answer 23

false

Question 24

Unlike job boards, there is no cost to joining a social network.

Answer 24

true

Question 25

Ensuring accurate job expectations during the recruitment and selection process helps develop a good organization–job fit between the person and the organization.

Answer 25

true

Question 26

Employment equity involves policies and practices to increase the presence of visible minorities and gay individuals in the workplace.

Answer 26

false

Question 27

Newspapers are perhaps the most common media for job advertisements.

Answer 27

true

Question 28

Walk-in and write-in methods of job recruitment are inexpensive ways to fill entry-level positions, and they are more effective than referrals because there is no nepotism.

Answer 28

false

Question 29

One disadvantage of Internet recruiting is that it results in an overwhelming number of applicants, many of whom are unqualified.

Answer 29

true

Question 30

Social network sites for job applicants might be discriminatory if disabled individuals are required to post photographs of them.

Answer 30

true

Question 31

Social network sites protect the private information of job applicants such as age, religion, and ethnicity, and are not discriminatory.

Answer 31

false

Question 32

One disadvantage of employee referrals is that they may lead to discrimination and inbreeding.

Answer 32

true

Question 33

One disadvantage of using Canada Employment Centres for recruitment is that hiring success is limited to certain occupational categories

Answer 33

true

Question 34

Decisions to recruit candidates for jobs in organizations are based on:

Answer 34

an assessment of the internal and external factors affecting the organization; • an organizational analysis based on those factors; • a job analysis that identifies worker behaviours and characteristics that will identify candidates who are qualified for the position.

Question 35

Why is corporate image important in recruiting efforts? Explain the difference between image advertising and branding.

Answer 35

Image advertising is designed to raise an organization’s profile in a positive manner in order to attract interest from job seekers. Branding is used by companies to establish certain perceptions about the corporation in the public’s mind through associating the organization with high-profile celebrity profiles

Question 36

What is person job–organization fit? Why is it an important consideration in recruitment?

Answer 36

Person–job fit is a process through which an organization reaches a decision that a job candidate has the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies required by the job in question.