Hr: Chapter 5

Question 1

LINK HR PLANNING TO STRATEGIC PLANNIN

Answer 1

ORGS. WILL UNDERTAKE STRATEGIC PLANNING WHERE MAJOR OBJECTIVES ARE IDENTIFIED AND PLANS ARE MADE TO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES.

STRATEGIC PLANNING INVOLVES ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE PEOPLE OF THE ORG.

HR PLANNING IS ALIGNED WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING TO ENSURE OBJECTIVES ARE MET

Question 2

What is the 1st step in HR planning?

Answer 2

Forecast demand for labour

Question 3

What is the 2nd step in HR planning?

Answer 3

Determine supply of labour, internal and external

Question 4

What is the 3rd step in HR planning?

Answer 4

Identify the gap between demand and supply

Question 5

What is the 4th step in HR planning?

Answer 5

Develop action plans to eliminate the gap

Question 6

What are the advantages of internal recruitment?

Answer 6

Promoting from within makes use of the people who already know the organization and the contribution they have made

Gives reason for other employees to anticipate that similar efforts from them will lead to promotion

Broaden job experience

Capitalize on the investment it made in recruiting, selecting, training, and developing current employees

Question 7

What is the 1st step in RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Answer 7

PLANNING FOR STAFFING NEEDS

Question 8

What is the 2nd step in RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Answer 8

IDENTIFICATION OF CURRENT OR FUTURE JOB OPENINGS

Question 9

What is the 3rd step in RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Answer 9

GETTING INDIVIDUAL JOB INFO (JOB DESCRIPTION AND JOB SPECIFICATIONS)

Question 10

What is the 4th step in RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Answer 10

DETERMENING RECRUTIMENT METHOD (INTERNAL/EXTERNAL)

Question 11

What is the 5th step in RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Answer 11

CREATING POOL OF POTENTIAL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS

Question 12

What is Advertising

Answer 12

FREQUENT METHOD OF ATTRACTING APPLICANTS

ADS MAY BE POSTED IN 
WEBSITES > LINKD IN 
NEWSPAPERS
JOURNALS 
OR TRANSMITTED THROUGH 
RADIO
TELEVISION
BILLBOARDS > BULLETIN BOARDS AT LOCAL COLLAGES 
POSTERS 
EMAILS 

ADVERTISING HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF REACHING LARGE AUDIENCES OF POSSIBLE APPLICANTS

Question 13

WELL WRITTEN ADVERTISMENTS…

Answer 13

HIGHLIGHT MAJOR ASSETS OF THE POSITION

CAREER NEEDS OF APPLICANTS

Question 14

WHAT IS THE AIDA PRINCIPLE

Answer 14

PROVOKE ATTENTION 
INTEREST 
DESIRE 
ACTION 
IN THOSE VIEWING THE AD

Question 15

PART OF THE INFO INCLUDED IS A

Answer 15

STATEMENT THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS AN EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND THAT ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES SELECTED TO MOVE FORWARD WILL BE CONTACTED

Question 16

What is the 1st step in the selection process?

Answer 16

COMPLETION OF APPLICATION FORM OR SUBMISSION OF RESUME

Question 17

What is the 2nd step in the selection process?

Answer 17

PRESCREENING

Question 18

What is the 3rd step in the selection process?

Answer 18

EMPLOYMENT TESTS

Question 19

What is the 4th step in the selection process?

Answer 19

INTERVIEW: ONE ON ONE, TELEPHONE, OR INTERNET

Question 20

What is the 5th step in the selection process?

Answer 20

REFERENCE CHECKS

Question 21

What is the 6th step in the selection process?

Answer 21

HIRING DECISION

Question 22

What is a one-on-one interview?

Answer 22

face to face
with an HR professional or supervisor
questions are asked
and observations are made

Question 23

What is a panel or group interview?

Answer 23

involves a panel of interviewers who question and observe a single candidate.

Meet with several interviewers who take turns asking questions

After, interviewers pool their observations to reach a consensus about the candidate.

Question 24

Internet-based interview

Answer 24

sometimes candidates are asked to answer a series of multiple choice questions online that are tailored to the job

this helps with assessing or prescreening

Question 25

What are structured interview questions?

Answer 25

questions to see if the candidate has the competencies to do the work

Question 26

What is a unstructured interview question?

Answer 26

Broad, open-ended; allow candidate to talk freely

Reliability and validity minimal when using these questions

Question 27

What are behavioural interview questions

Answer 27

Focus on real work incidents, NOT hypothetical situations; e.g. “Tell me about the last time you……” / Describe the situation… / What action did you take?

Question 28

What are situational interview questions

Answer 28

Candidate is given a hypothetical situation and is evaluated according to response