Deck 5: Expanding the Talent Pool: Recruitment and Careers

Question 1

For technical and managerial positions,community colleges are generally the primary source of recruitment.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Yield ratios can help indicate which recruitment sources are most effective at producing qualified job candidates.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

It is not uncommon for firms to attempt to gain secrets from their competitors by hiring away their employees.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Professional employer organizations lease employees to firms and perform all the HR duties including hiring,payroll,performance appraisal,and benefits administration.

Question 5

Unlike temporary help agencies,which supply workers for only limited periods,employee-leasing companies place their employees with subscribers on a permanent basis.

Question 6

There is a correlation between the accuracy and completeness of an advertisement,and recruitment success.

Question 7

Yield ratios should be calculated for each recruiting source.

Question 8

Often,applicants will respond to an advertisement even if they don't meet the job requirements.

Question 9

Educational institutions are typically a source of young applicants with formal training but relatively little full-time work experience.

Question 10

The realistic job preview informs applicants about all aspects of the job,including both its desirable and its undesirable facets.

Question 11

Advertisements can allow selectivity in attracting applicants.

Question 12

The effectiveness and attractiveness of recruiters is often a main reason why applicants select one organization over another.

Question 13

Labor unions can be a recruiting source for some professional job openings.

Question 14

Surprisingly,recruiting strategies and their effectiveness generally remain constant over time.

Question 15

Realistic job previews reduce turnover,but also reduce job satisfaction.

Question 16

Recruiters sent to college campuses must be properly trained to and prepared to talk to candidates about their company and job requirements of specific openings.

Question 17

Organizations can improve employee referrals by paying a commission,celebrate program successes,and measure the results.

Question 18

Most American clothing makers have outsourced or offshored work because the quality of the items produced is much greater when manufactured outside the United States.

Question 19

A recruiter's job is to 'sell' applicants on the organization,but they have no influence on their decision.

Question 20

Applicants who find employment through an employee referral tend to be a problem because they tend to quit more often.

Question 21

Skill inventories are an important tool for succession planning.

Question 22

Outplacement services help terminated employees find a job elsewhere.

Question 23

If career development is to succeed,it must receive the complete support of top management.

Question 24

Dual career paths provide for progression in special areas with compensation that is comparable to that received by managers at different levels.

Question 25

Job posting and bidding can be done via bulletin boards,intranet and electronic notification.

Question 26

It is the responsibility of the employee to identify his or her own knowledge,skills,abilities,interests and values and to seek out information about career options in order to set goals and develop career plans.

Question 27

Walk-in job seekers seeking jobs that pay hourly wages are common in larger organizations.

Question 28

Taking a job as a manager may result in a professional employee being promoted out of something they were good at.

Question 29

Many successful individuals find their career paths are due to their circumstances rather than planning.

Question 30

Advertising job openings on websites and in newspapers and trade journals is a common
way to attract candidates.

Question 31

"Stickiness" refers to a company's efforts to help existing and prospective workers understand why it is a desirable place to work.

Question 32

Even when a job opening is described thoroughly in an advertisement,many unqualified applicants will still apply.

Question 33

Trade schools can be a good source of applicants for even high-level positions within organizations.

Question 34

Individual employees are responsible for initiating their own career planning.

Question 35

China and India are heating up the competition for talent as firms there attempt to staff the burgeoning high-tech industries in these nations.

Question 36

Relocation services help terminated employees find a job elsewhere.

Question 37

Lines of advancement within an organization are commonly referred to as career paths.

Question 38

Mentoring is one important indicator of management support in career development.

Question 39

At least one research study has found that managers often hire external candidates
rather than promote their current employees because they have a tendency to overvalue
unfamiliar candidates and undervalue known ones.

Question 40

External labor markets are those where workers are hired into entry-level jobs and higher levels are filled from within.

Question 41

In a boundary-less career,individuals see themselves as free agents who move proactively from employer to employer.

Question 42

Women's networks have actually had a detrimental effect on the advancement of women.

Question 43

Retirees seldom return to work for their previous employers.

Question 44

Mentoring functions can be formal or informal.

Question 45

Glass ceiling audits avoid or prevent fines by government.

Question 46

Approximately 45 to 50 percent of the adult population lack the reading and writing abilities needed to handle the minimal demands of job performance.

Question 47

Looking on the Internet is the most commonly used search tactic by job seekers.

Question 48

The glass ceiling represents practical barriers to entry-level employment for women and minorities.

Question 49

A major problem women face in employment is managing both a managerial career and a family.

Question 50

Legally,a mentor should be used exclusively for career development purposes.

Question 51

Glass ceiling reviews are conducted by the Dept.of Labor and are lists of companies that hinder upward mobility of women and minorities.

Question 52

Career planning workbooks are popular means of helping employees identify their potential.

Question 53

Passive job seekers are people who are not looking for jobs but could be persuaded to take new ones given the right opportunity

Question 54

Internship programs may be one approach to helping minorities prepare for management careers while they are still in college.

Question 55

Some organizations make career counseling a part of the annual performance appraisal.

Question 56

Fast-track programs were initiated in some organizations as a way to retain young managers with high potential.

Question 57

Some surveys show that text messaging is the most popular type of e-recruiting.

Question 58

Job sharing,flextime,extended leave,and alternative career paths are ways to accommodate family needs.

Question 59

The accommodation that management makes most frequently to dual-career couples is to offer flexible working schedules.

Question 60

Career networking is a formal process conducted by mentors outside the employee's organization.

Question 61

____ is the most commonly used search tactic by job seekers and recruiters to get the word out about new positions.

A) Social networking
B) Mobile recruiting
C) The Internet
D) Newspaper advertising

Question 62

Which of the following is NOT a form of internal recruiting?

A) job postings
B) performance appraisals
C) mobile recruiting
D) skill inventories

Question 63

____ is the business practice of searching for and utilizing goods sources from around the world.

A) Global sourcing
B) Offshoring
C) Outsourcing
D) World marketing

Question 64

Executive search firms:

A) help employers find the right people for jobs
B) charge a fee to job candidates only after they accept a job
C) lease executive level employees to organizations on both a long and a short term basis
D) advertise only in trade magazines

Question 65

There is a correlation between the recruitment success of the organization and:

A) formal vs.informal recruitment sources
B) the accuracy and completeness of advertisements
C) affirmative action goals
D) unsolicited applications and resumes

Question 66

Many manufacturers have located to the South because

A) lower-cost labor is plentiful there and unions are less prevalent than they are in the
North.
B) because there are many high-tech companies in the region.
C) the top computer science schools in the nation are located there.
D) there is an abundance of surplus labor.

Question 67

The success of college campus recruiting can be weakened by all of the following except:

A) recruiters not trained to talk to interested candidates
B) failure to follow up on individual prospects
C) limiting visits to highly selected campuses
D) visiting too many campuses

Question 68

Which of the following is a warning sign of a weak talent bench?

A) Key positions are filled quickly.
B) Key positions are filled internally.
C) Replacements for positions often are unsuccessful in performing their new duties.
D) Promotions are made objectively.

Question 69

Instead of helping jobseekers find the right job,these organizations concentrate on helping employers find the right person for a job.

A) public employment agencies
B) labor unions
C) private employment agencies
D) executive search firms

Question 70

Just-in-time staffing refers to:

A) maintaining a core staff of employees that is augmented by a highly skilled supplementary workforce.
B) replacing employees with capital equipment.
C) having employees work rotating shifts.
D) having employees report to work at the same time raw materials arrive.

Question 71

The approach to recruitment that informs applicants about all aspects of the job including both desirable and undesirable facets is called:

A) honesty recruiting.
B) the realistic job preview.
C) balance recruiting.
D) negative/positive job assessment.

Question 72

Private employment agencies:

A) commonly charge a flat placement fee
B) commonly charge only the employer a fee
C) commonly specialize in providing services for a specific occupational area
D) commonly provide services only to college graduates

Question 73

Unlike temporary help agencies,employee-leasing companies:

A) place employees with subscribers on a permanent basis.
B) require subscribers to pay benefits.
C) prevent subscribers from laying off employees.
D) allow subscribers to lower their employment requirements.

Question 74

Which of the following is NOT one of Marriott's recruiting principles?

A) Build the employment brand.
B) Get it right the first time.
C) A caring workplace.
D) Bring in new blood

Question 75

A factor in determining the choice of outside sources from which to recruit applicants is/are:

A) legal requirements
B) the cost-per-hire of the firm's job posting system
C) the job identification
D) the firm's success in achieving its employee diversity goals

Question 76

Public employment agencies may help employers by providing all of the following services except:

A) employment testing.
B) human resource planning.
C) job analysis.
D) community wage surveys.

Question 77

For each vacant position,HR staff and managers typically review ___________ resumes.

A) 20 to 100
B) 15 to 50
C) 10 to 20
D) 1 to 8

Question 78

This recruitment source could lead to charges of inbreeding and the possible violation of EEO regulations:

A) educational institutions.
B) newspaper ads.
C) employee referrals.
D) job posting.

Question 79

____ is a labor market in which workers are hired into entry level jobs and higher levels are filled from within.

A) Internal labor markets
B) External labor markets
C) Global sourcing
D) Outsourcing

Question 80

Use of the Internet for recruiting:

A) is popular with job seekers,but not recruiters
B) is popular with recruiters,but not job seekers
C) is cheaper and easier,but less effective than other methods
D) is the most commonly used search tactic by job seekers