Deck 3: Recruitment Techniques, Reward Packages, and Human Resource Management Goals

Question 1

Which of the following is not a recruitment technique?

A)Interviews
B)performance appraisal
C)psychometric testing
D)ability tests

Answer 1

performance appraisal

Question 2

Which of the following would not form part of a flexible reward package?

A)ability to 'buy and sell' leave days
B)non-pay items such as child care vouchers
C)cafeteria benefits
D)performance-related pay

Answer 2

performance-related pay

Question 3

Which one of the following becomes a creative factor in production?

A)Land
B)Capital
C)Consumers
D)Human Resources

Answer 3

Human Resources

Question 4

Wide range of abilities and attributes possessed by people are called as

A)Management
B)Human Resources
C)Entrepreneur
D)Intreprenuer

Question 5

Deployment of which resource is difficult to master

A)Human
B)Land
C)Capital
D)Natural

Question 6

The focus of Human Resource Management revolves around"

A)Machine
B)Motivation
C)Money
D)Men

Question 7

Quality goals require alignment with:

A)Production
B)Human Resources
C)Finance
D)Purchase

Question 8

Demand for human resources and management is created by

A)Expansion of industry
B)Shortage of labor
C)Abundance of capital
D)Consumer preferences

Question 9

Management function arises as a result of:

A)Consumer preferences
B)Abundance of capital
C)Expansion of industry
D)Shortage of labour

Question 10

Human Resource Management is primarily concerned with:

A)Sales
B)Dimensions of people
C)External environment
D)Cost discipline

Question 11

Human Resource Management aims to maximise employees as well as organisational

A)Effectiveness
B)Economy
C)Efficiency
D)Performativity

Question 12

The difference between human resource management and personnel management is:

A)Insignificant
B)Marginal
C)Narrow
D)Wide

Question 13

Which one is not the specific goal of human resource management?

A)Attracting applicants
B)Separating employees
C)Retaining employees
D)Motivating employees

Question 14

Identify which one is an added specific goal of human resource management:

A)Retraining
B)Learning
C)Unlearning
D)Separating

Question 15

Identify the top most goal of human resource management?

A)Legal compliance
B)Competitive edge
C)Work force adaptability
D)Productivity

Question 16

Human resource management helps improve

A)Production
B)Productivity
C)Profits
D)Power

Question 17

The amount of quality output for amount of input means

A)Productivity
B)Production
C)Sales increase
D)Increase in profits

Question 18

Responding to employees and involving them in decision making is referred to as:

A)Quality of work life
B)Autonomy
C)Empowerment
D)Preaction

Question 19

The main challenge for modern organisations is:

A)To remain ahead of the talent developments in the market
B)To retain the talent they have to realise that talented people are the real wealth of the organisation
C)To find ways to poach talent wherever they can find it
D)none of the above

Question 20

Key factors in skills development and talent management are:

A)A broad definition of talent to ensure inclusivity and
B)Finding a balance between staff development and making staff more employable
C)Compliance with the EE Act
D)Both (a) and (b)

Question 21

Most organisations for Talent Management

A)Will have the same skills requirements for jobs in the future as jobs do not change much
B)Experience a more disengaging workforce who are less loyal
C)Are effective in measuring performance and productivity
D)Have effective and pro-active talent management strategies

Question 22

Trends in Talent Management include:

A)An increase in post-high school training and education in the future
B)Management and leadership skills are seen as most valuable to modern and competitive organisations
C)Teaching jobs are very difficult to fill
D)all of the above

Question 23

Benefits of Talent Management include:

A)A reduction in the recruitment cycle
B)Creating a competitive advantage
C)Improved client relations and retention
D)(b) and (c)