Deck 6: Recruiting Employees

Question 1

The Social Security Act requires all eligible individuals to register with the state employment agency before they can receive unemployment compensation.

Answer 1

True
Explanation: The Social Security Act requires all eligible individuals to register with the state employment agency before they can receive unemployment compensation. Thus, state employment agencies generally have an up-to-date list of unemployed persons.

Question 2

One of the disadvantages generally associated with recruiting from internal sources is that it could lead to inbreeding of ideas.

Answer 2

True
Explanation: One danger associated with recruiting from within is that it involves the inbreeding of ideas. When recruiting comes only from internal sources, precautions must be taken to ensure that new ideas and innovations are not stifled by such attitudes as "We've never done it before" or "We do all right without it."

Question 3

Unions generally prefer promotions based on seniority for unionized jobs.

Answer 3

True
Explanation: Unions generally prefer promotions based on seniority for unionized jobs. Many organizations, on the other hand, prefer promotions based on prior performance and potential to do the new job.

Question 4

Headhunters are usually used when there is a requirement for a large number of low-skilled personnel in an organization.

Question 5

The pool of talent from external sources is much larger than that available from internal sources.

Question 6

Traditional job previews set the initial job expectations of new employees too high.

Question 7

Professional employer organizations (PEOs)place semi-skilled employees in short-term jobs.

Question 8

It is not unusual for line managers in small organizations to recruit and interview job applicants.

Question 9

Attracting,contacting,and evaluating potential employees is easier when recruiting from external sources.

Question 10

Job analysis gives the nature and requirements of specific jobs.

Question 11

According to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)guidelines,under no circumstances can the content of help-wanted ads indicate any race,sex,or age preference for a job.

Question 12

Recruitment from within can have a significant,positive effect on employee motivation and morale.

Question 13

A personnel requisition form is a management report that contains various statistics related to applicants for a job.

Question 14

When recruitment is done from internal sources,it increases the likelihood of employees having inaccurate expectations from an organization.

Question 15

Organizational inducements are all the positive features and benefits an organization offers to attract job applicants.

Question 16

Employee referral is an internal source of recruitment.

Question 17

Job posting and bidding is an external method of recruitment.

Question 18

Realistic job previews (RJP)attempt to sell an organization and a job to a prospective employee by making both look good.

Question 19

State employment agencies provide free service for individuals seeking employment and charge a contracted figure from business organizations seeking employees.

Question 20

When a temporary help agency is used for recruitment,the agency pays the salary and benefits of the temporary help provided to an organization and receives an agreed-upon figure from the organization.

Question 21

Which of the following is a disadvantage generally associated with external sources of recruitment?

A) The pool of talent is much smaller than that available from internal sources.
B) It is difficult to hire technical or managerial people from the outside.
C) An organization's ability to generate new ideas and innovations may be stifled.
D) New employees will need a longer orientation period when compared to internal sources.

Question 22

The human resource team at BMD Inc.wants to recruit for some senior-level positions from within the organization before it turns to other sources of recruitment.The team has devised a job posting and bidding program.Which of the following practices will make the program less successful?

A) Refraining from notifying unsuccessful bidders as to why they were not accepted
B) Requiring job bidders to list their qualifications
C) Refraining from external recruiting until a specified time period has elapsed
D) Including selection standards within the position notice

Question 23

Which type of recruiting firm provides free service to both prospective employees and business firms seeking employees?

A) Executive search firms
B) Temporary help agencies
C) State employment agencies
D) Employee leasing companies

Question 24

When hiring from internal sources,____ usually plays a greater role in unionized organizations.

A) merit
B) prior performance
C) seniority
D) economic status

Question 25

Which of the following is true of cooperative work programs?

A) They offer an opportunity for both a formal education and work experience.
B) They are a type of internal source of recruitment.
C) They do not consider the pool of talent available in colleges and universities.
D) They are suitable only for high-level, or executive, positions.

Question 26

Which of the following normally follows recruitment?

A) Job analysis
B) Selection
C) Job description
D) Human resource planning

Question 27

____ is an internal method of recruitment in which notices of available jobs are displayed in central locations throughout an organization and employees are given a specified length of time to apply for the available jobs.

A) Campus recruiting
B) Employee referral
C) Job posting and bidding
D) Job sharing

Question 28

Advantages of using temporary employees include all of the following EXCEPT that it:

A) is used to augment the current staff during times of expansion.
B) creates a flexible staff that can be easily laid off during a period of downsizing.
C) creates an employee group with a high degree of commitment to a company.
D) is convenient as temporary employees can be recalled when necessary.

Question 29

Which of the following is a disadvantage generally associated with recruiting from internal sources?

A) Employees tend to have inaccurate expectations from the organization.
B) New ideas and innovations may be stifled.
C) It reduces promotion opportunities for the employees.
D) It reduces an organization's return on its investment in the workforce.

Question 30

Which of the following statements is NOT true about an employee leasing company?

A) They supply highly skilled technical workers.
B) They provide various employee benefits.
C) They ensure compliance with workplace regulations.
D) They place people in temporary positions.

Question 31

Which of the following is an advantage of using external sources for recruiting personnel as opposed to hiring internally?

A) Job candidates are less likely to have inaccurate expectations of an organization.
B) Employees hired from outside need much shorter orientation periods.
C) The pool of talent available is substantially larger.
D) The process of attracting, contacting, and evaluating potential employees is simpler.

Question 32

Which of the following statements is true about a campus recruitment process?

A) Campus recruiting activities are usually coordinated by the university placement center.
B) The first step of campus recruitment is that all applicants go through an adjustment program at the company office.
C) The recruiters are paid employees of the college placement center.
D) Campus recruiting activities help fill high-level, or executive, positions within organizations.

Question 33

Which of the following is a typical disadvantage associated with employee referral?

A) It is suitable only for short-term jobs.
B) Cliques may develop within an organization.
C) New ideas and innovations may be stifled within an organization.
D) It limits employees' participation in the recruitment process.

Question 34

____ involves seeking and attracting a pool of people from which qualified candidates for job vacancies can be chosen.

A) Requisition
B) Orientation
C) Recruitment
D) Appraisal

Question 35

The Social Security Act requires all eligible individuals to register with a(n)____ before they can receive unemployment compensation.

A) temporary help agency
B) employee leasing company
C) state employment agency
D) professional employer organization

Question 36

A personnel requisition form is used to:

A) officially request that the human resource manager take action to fill a particular position.
B) formally report the utilization of various protected employee classes in an organization.
C) report to management various statistics related to applicants for a job.
D) gather a group together to plan how to conduct a recruitment effort.

Question 37

Which of the following is an internal source of recruitment?

A) Employee referrals
B) Job sharing
C) Job posting and bidding
D) Campus recruiting

Question 38

Which of the following sources of recruitment concentrates on high-level,or executive,recruiting?

A) Headhunter
B) Temporary help agency
C) Campus recruiter
D) Employee leasing company

Question 39

Which of the following statements is NOT true about recruiting from internal sources?

A) It results in the inbreeding of ideas within an organization.
B) It improves employee motivation and morale when it creates promotion opportunities or prevents layoffs.
C) It improves an organization's return on its investment in the workforce.
D) It increases the likelihood of an employee having inaccurate expectations from an organization.

Question 40

One of the ways in which an organization can involve its workforce in the recruiting process is through ____.

A) state employment agencies
B) employee referrals
C) temporary help agencies
D) headhunters

Question 41

What is a personnel requisition form?

Question 42

What are the various advantages of internal sources of recruitment?

Question 43

What is job posting and bidding? Briefly describe the procedure involved in this method of recruitment.

Question 44

Explain the various advantages and disadvantages of external sources of recruitment.

Question 45

Which of the following statements is true of Internet recruiting?

A) Internet job listings tend to generate lower number of résumés when compared to a "want ad" in a Sunday newspaper.
B) Job candidates seeking employment and managers searching for qualified job applicants are increasingly relying on the Internet.
C) Advertising a job vacancy on a company website or on a job board costs a lot.
D) Recruiting people online is mostly restricted to vacancies in areas such as manufacturing.

Question 46

Which of the following statements is true about how equal employment legislation has influenced recruitment activities?

A) Expressing a preference for a female worker in a newspaper ad is acceptable if gender is a bona fide occupational qualification for the position.
B) Recruiting through employee referrals is recommended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
C) Organizations are prohibited to advertise in media directed toward minorities and women.
D) As per the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidelines, employers should avoid contacting nontraditional recruitment sources.

Question 47

A study found that turnover rates for employees hired through ____ were lower than for employees hired through the other methods.

A) employee referrals
B) newspaper advertisements
C) walk-ins
D) college recruiters

Question 48

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)encourages organizations to avoid recruiting primarily by ____ and walk-ins.

A) employment agencies
B) campus recruitment
C) online recruitment
D) employee referral

Question 49

In order to avoid the risk of inviting an employment discrimination lawsuit during the recruitment process,employers should avoid asking for information that is related to an applicant's:

A) education.
B) expectations from a job.
C) age.
D) future career plans.

Question 50

RedWing Advices Inc.has decided to advertise job openings on Truejobs.com,a reputed online job portal.Which of the following is a disadvantage of using this source of recruitment?

A) Too many applicants and unqualified candidates may be generated.
B) The recruiting costs are extremely high.
C) The life of an online advertisement is much shorter than paper-based advertisements.
D) Only limited information of the available jobs can be posted.

Question 51

One method proposed for increasing the effectiveness of all recruiting methods is the use of ____.

A) material requisition forms
B) manual information systems
C) realistic job previews
D) HR scorecards

Question 52

Define recruitment.

Question 53

Which of the following refers to all the positive features and benefits a company offers to attract job applicants?

A) Job specifications
B) Cooperative work programs
C) Organizational inducements
D) Job postings

Question 54

Write a short note on cooperative work programs.

Question 55

What are the various external sources of recruitment?

Question 56

What are the various guidelines to be followed while conducting a job posting and bidding program?

Question 57

With reference to recruitment,the acronym RJP stands for:

A) relative job performance.
B) realistic job previews.
C) recurring job promotions.
D) realistic job performance.

Question 58

According to a study,which of the following is a poor source of recruitment in terms of employees' performance?

A) Self-initiated contacts
B) Job posting and bidding
C) Employee referrals
D) Campus recruiting

Question 59

David was one among the ten applicants to make it to the final selection round for a job at a reputed company.Before he agreed to take up the job,he was provided with a realistic job preview (RJP).Which of the following is true if David accepts the job based on the RJP?

A) He will have more job satisfaction.
B) He will lack the technical skills required for the job.
C) He will have only positive expectations from the job.
D) He will exhibit low job survival rates.

Question 60

Realistic job previews:

A) cause high turnover among employees.
B) report an employee's requirements from a job to the management.
C) supply both positive and negative job information to an applicant.
D) create inaccurate expectations about a job among applicants.

Question 61

What are organizational inducements in recruitment?

Question 62

Discuss realistic job previews.