Chapter 5

Question 1

Process of attracting individuals on a timely basis, in sufficient numbers,
and with appropriate qualifications, to apply for jobs with an organization.

Answer 1

Recruitment

Question 2

Document that specifies job title, department, the date the

employee is needed for work, and other details.

Answer 2

Employee requisition

Question 3

Where qualified candidates are located.

Answer 3

Recruitment sources

Question 4

Specific means used to attract potential employees to the firm.

Answer 4

Recruitment methods

Question 5

Individuals committed to finding another job, whether presently
employed or not.

Answer 5

Active job seekers

Question 6

Potential job candidates, who are typically employed, satisfied with
their employer and content in their current role but if the right opportunity came along,
they might like to learn more

Answer 6

Passive job seekers

Question 7

Procedure that permits employees who believe that they possess the
required qualifications to apply for a posted position.

Answer 7

Job bidding

Question 8

Procedure for informing employees that job openings exist.

Answer 8

Job posting

Question 9

An employee of the company recommends a friend or associate as a
possible member of the company; this continues to be the way that top performers are
identified.

Answer 9

Employee referral

Question 10

Person whose primary responsibility is to use the Internet in the 
recruitment process (also called cyber recruiter)

Answer 10

Internet recruiter

Question 11

Online recruiting method engaged in by a single employer or group of
employers to attract a large number of applicants to the company.

Answer 11

Virtual job fair

Question 12

Job sites accessible from a company homepage that list

available company positions and provide a way for applicants to apply for specific jobs.

Answer 12

Corporate career Web sites

Question 13

The result of an alliance among the National Association of
Colleges and Employers, DirectEmployers Association, and Symplicity Corporation, it is
a national recruiting network and suite of Web-based recruiting and career services
automation tools serving the needs of colleges, employers, and job candidates.

Answer 13

NACElink Network

Question 14

Network of employment Web sites where any company can list job openings for
free

Answer 14

Jobs

Question 15

Group of Fortune 500 companies, along with over 3,000 small- and medium-
sized companies, that have collaborated to create a pool of job candidates.

Answer 15

AllianceQ

Question 16

Web sites that cater to highly specialized job markets such as a particular
profession, industry, education, location, or any combination of these specialties.

Answer 16

Niche sites

Question 17

Described as the “disposable American workforce” by a former
Secretary of Labor, they have a non-traditional relationship with the worksite employer,
and work as part-timers, temporaries, or independent contractors.

Answer 17

Contingent workers

Question 18

Recruiting method engaged in by a single employer or group of employers to
attract a large number of applicants for interviews

Answer 18

Job fair

Question 19

Special form of recruitment that involves placing a student in a temporary
job with no obligation either by the company to hire the student permanently or by the
student to accept a permanent position with the firm following graduation.

Answer 19

Internship

Question 20

Recruiters going to events being attended by individuals the company
is seeking

Answer 20

Event recruiting

Question 21

Policy of filling vacancies above entry-level positions

with current employees.

Answer 21

Promotion from within (PFW)

Question 22

Process of hiring an external provider to do the work that was previously
done internally.

Answer 22

Outsourcing

Question 23

Moving jobs not to another country but to lower-cost U.S. cities.

Answer 23

Onshoring

Question 24

Permit organizations to determine

whether current employees possess the qualifications for filling open positions

Answer 24

Human Resource Databases

Question 25

Employees can serve an important role in the
recruitment process by actively soliciting applications from their friends and
associates.

Answer 25

Employee Referrals

Question 26

Person whose primary responsibility is to use the

Internet in the recruitment process (also called cyber recruiter).

Answer 26

Internet Recruiter

Question 27

Online recruiting method engaged in by a single
employer or group of employers to attract a large number of applicants to the
company.

Answer 27

Virtual Job Fair

Question 28

Job sites accessible from a company
homepage that list available company positions and provide a way for applicants
to apply for specific jobs.

Answer 28

Corporate Career Web Sites

Question 29

Web sites that cater to a specific profession.

Answer 29

Niche Sites

Question 30

Way of communicating the employment
needs within the firm to the public through media such as newspaper, radio,
television, trade journals, and billboards.

Answer 30

Media Advertising

Question 31

Often called “head hunters,” are best known for recruiting white-collar
employees and offer an important service in bringing qualified applicants and
open positions together.

Answer 31

Private Employment Agencies

Question 32

Operated by each state,

receive overall policy direction from the U.S. Employment Service.

Answer 32

Public Employment Agencies

Question 33

Organizations used by some firms to
locate experienced professionals and executives when other sources prove
inadequate. The typical placement fee for an executive search is 33 percent of the
executive’s first-year pay.

Answer 33

Executive Search Firms

Question 34

Most commonly used method of meeting short-term

fluctuations in work volume.

Answer 34

Overtime