Question 1

Which of the following is an advantage of internal recruiting?

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Question 2

Good, top-notch recruiters in a company need to have all of the following qualities except one.Which one?

Accepted Answer

While knowledge of executive-level pay structures may be beneficial, it is not an essential quality for a top-notch recruiter. The other qualities listed - high employee engagement and job satisfaction, active listening skills including empathy, communication skills with both candidates and organizational managers, and good personality-job fit - are all critical for a recruiter to be successful in identifying and attracting top talent for an organization.

Question 3

Geneva is one of the best recruiters at Acme Global.What makes Geneva so successful is her ability to hear the words recruits are saying as well as understand the context of the conversations.Geneva is good at _________.

Accepted Answer

Geneva's ability to hear the words recruits are saying and understand the context of the conversations points towards her strong active listening skills.

Question 4

If it cost a company $50,000 to recruit and hire 5 applicants, what was the cost per hire?

Accepted Answer

The cost per hire is calculated by dividing the total cost by the number of hires: $50,000 / 5 = $10,000.

Question 5

What is organizational image?

Accepted Answer

Organizational image refers to the reputation that a company has in the markets from which it recruits its employees. This includes things like the company's brand reputation, its mission and values, and its history of performance and success. Understanding the organizational image is important in attracting top talent and building a strong workforce.

Question 6

Elyse needs to hire some semiskilled workers from the local area.She wants to keep the price of advertising low and not attract any applicants from out of state.Her best external recruitment source would be ___________.

Accepted Answer

The best choice for Elyse would be to use local mass media as it will help her to keep the advertising cost low and will also limit the reach of the advertisement to the local area, which will reduce the chances of attracting candidates from out of state. Specialized publications and the Internet may attract applicants from outside the local area, while public agencies may not be the best source for finding semiskilled workers.

Question 7

__________is a review of all of the tasks and requirements of the job, both good and bad.

Accepted Answer

A realistic job preview is a review of all of the tasks and requirements of the job, both good and bad, in order to give potential candidates a realistic view of what the job entails. It allows candidates to make an informed decision about whether the job is a good fit for them, ultimately leading to higher retention rates and job satisfaction.

Question 8

Taylor is looking for workers with good basic skill sets.She does not need the applicants in her recruitment pool to have a lot of work experience.Her best external recruitment source would be ___________.

Accepted Answer

Educational institutions such as community colleges, vocational schools, and trade schools are a great external recruitment source for entry-level positions. These institutions produce graduates who have acquired the required basic skills for the job and are ready to enter the workforce. These graduates may not have extensive work experience but can be trained and developed within the company. Therefore, educational institutions are the best choice for Taylor's recruitment needs.

Question 9

When the HR department engages individuals from outside of the firm in the labor market to apply for positions, _______________ recruiting is occurring.

Accepted Answer

External recruiting involves engaging individuals from outside of the firm in the labor market to apply for positions. This is in contrast to internal recruiting, which involves promoting or selecting from within the current workforce. Targeted, active, and open recruiting are all strategies that can be used within external recruiting to reach specific groups of candidates or to actively seek out potential hires.

Question 10

A job advertisement for a barista yielded 100 applications.Of those, 60 had the basic qualifications required for the job.The yield ratio on the advertisement was ____ percent.

Accepted Answer

The yield ratio is calculated by dividing the number of qualified applicants by the total number of applicants and then multiplying by 100. Here, 60 out of 100 applicants were qualified, so the yield ratio is (60/100) * 100 = 60%.

Question 11

A job advertisement for a pizza delivery driver yielded 50 applications.Of those, 10 were disqualified because they did not have a driver's license.The yield ratio on the advertisement was ____ percent.

Accepted Answer

The yield ratio is the number of qualified applications divided by the total number of applications, multiplied by 100. In this case, there were 50 total applications and 10 were disqualified, so there were 40 qualified applications. The yield ratio is therefore 40/50 * 100 = 80%.

Question 12

In hiring his new assistant, Ryan calculates the ________ by comparing how many applications he received to how many of the applicants were qualified.

Accepted Answer

The yield ratio is a calculation that measures the effectiveness of a recruitment process by comparing the number of qualified applicants to the total number of applicants. In this case, Ryan is calculating the yield ratio to determine the success of his hiring process in identifying qualified candidates. The other options (B, C, D) do not involve comparing the number of qualified applicants to the total number of applicants.

Question 13

Nicole added up all her expenses for hiring six new logisticians, including advertising costs, relocation costs, and interview costs.She divided the total costs by six to get the _________.

Accepted Answer

The description of the expenses being related to hiring new logisticians and being divided by the number of hires indicates that the answer is the cost per hire.

Question 14

What is a disadvantage of external recruiting?

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Question 15

Colleges and universities are good places to recruit individuals with:

Accepted Answer

Colleges and universities are good places to recruit individuals with basic skill sets in a specialized field as they have received academic training and may have had internships or other experiences related to their field of specialization.

Question 16

The HR department relies on the _______________ to determine how successful a recruiting advertisement was in finding qualified applicants.

Accepted Answer

The yield ratio measures the effectiveness of a recruiting source by comparing the number of applicants at one stage of the recruitment process to the number of hires at a later stage. This information can help the HR department determine which recruiting sources are producing the most qualified applicants. The other options listed can provide valuable information for evaluating recruitment strategies, but they are not specifically focused on measuring the success of recruiting advertisements.

Question 17

A company spent $10,000 in recruiting efforts, received 20 applications, and hired 10 people.What was the cost per hire?

Accepted Answer

To find the cost per hire, we need to divide the total amount spent on recruiting by the number of people hired. Therefore, the cost per hire is ($10,000/10) = $1,000.

Question 18

External recruiting includes all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

Referrals from current employees are considered an internal recruiting method because it involves sourcing candidates from the existing workforce's network, rather than reaching out to the external job market.

Question 19

Colleen has a short-term labor shortage.She needs to hire some workers quickly and does not have time to screen them herself.Her best external recruitment source would be ___________.

Accepted Answer

Temporary agencies can provide Colleen with a quick and efficient way to hire workers for short-term labor needs. These agencies have already pre-screened potential candidates and can send workers who match the required skills and availability. This reduces the time and effort needed for Colleen to recruit and screen candidates herself.

Question 20

Acme Corporation is hiring a translator.The job advertisement reads, in part, "In meetings, translate messages simultaneously into specified languages with a high degree of accuracy while dealing with difficult people who are frustrated by their lack of ability to communicate directly with others in the meeting." This type of job advertisement would be considered a ___________.

Accepted Answer

The job advertisement is providing a realistic job preview by describing the challenges and requirements of the job, including dealing with difficult people, and the need for high accuracy in simultaneous translation. This helps potential candidates understand the realities of the job and whether it would be a good fit for them. None of the other choices accurately describe the type of advertisement.

Quiz 5: Recruiting Job Candidates