Deck 5: Recruitment

Question 1

Organizations that use job application forms make it easier to compare candidates.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Knowing the job's requirements assists recruiters in choosing the appropriate recruitment methods for finding the right number and type of applicants.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In today's global knowledge economy having highly skilled and motivated workers can be a real competitive advantage.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Applicants recruited through employee referrals are typically less attracted to the organization than applicants who walk in to apply for a job

Question 5

When a job applicant applies for a job by submitting a resumé, the completion of a formal job application form is redundant.

Question 6

An organization recruiting for a highly specialized worker is constrained because it is hard to find such a highly skilled worker.

Question 7

Human rights legislation has made recruiting by use of employee referrals illegal due to its discriminatory nature.

Question 8

Among environmental conditions that constrain recruiting are compensation and internal promotion policies.

Question 9

Providing opportunities for movement among positions can encourage people to join and stay with an organization.

Question 10

Establishing pay ranges to attract new hires helps reduce compensation policy constraints on recruiting.

Question 11

Some recruiters store resumés electronically using applicant tracking systems, which allow recruiters to filter through resumés according to key job requirements.

Question 12

Constraints on the recruitment process arise from two sources: the organization and the external environment

Question 13

Experienced recruiters can use the work history section in a job application to determine if listed job duties and responsibilities have been exaggerated.

Question 14

Recruitment is the process of finding and attracting capable individuals to apply for employment.

Question 15

Recruiters need to understand the needs and motivations of the target recruits to ensure that they offer a set of inducements that will be appealing to them.

Question 16

Organizations with international hiring policies that require foreign job openings be staffed with local citizens are constraining their recruitment processes.

Question 17

After identifying job openings, recruiters review job analysis information.

Question 18

The strategic choice to promote internal candidates or hire from outside has major implications for employee morale

Question 19

When an organization demands a high degree of experience but cannot prove that such a high level of experience is needed, this artificial requirement could be discriminating against some applicants.

Question 20

Recruiting for several job openings simultaneously can increase the cost per recruit.

Question 21

Organizations find that co-operative education programs facilitate college and university recruitment efforts because students gain a clear idea of what to expect from the firm should they later join as full-time employees.

Question 22

Professional search firms are the same as private employment agencies except that they are federally licensed and regulated.

Question 23

Public employment agencies are sometimes called "headhunters."

Question 24

Departing employees can be a source of job recruits if organizations can make changes to satisfy the employee, persuading them to stay.

Question 25

Television advertisements are typically only useful for large hiring campaigns with a national focus.

Question 26

Unlike placement agencies, Search firms tend to be more specialized than placement agencies, recruiting only specific types of human resources.

Question 27

Tracking how well certain recruitment sources have worked over time helps guide future recruitment efforts.

Question 28

To reach highly specialized recruits to fill a job that rarely becomes vacant, a billboard will likely be the most effective advertising strategy.

Question 29

An advantage to using employee referrals for recruitment is that referred applicants are likely to have work habits and work attitudes that are similar to the current employee's habits and attitudes.

Question 30

The age and title of a recruiter may be important factors in creating a favourable impression on recruits when an organization engages in campus recruiting.

Question 31

Good job ads attract attention, use short sentences with familiar action-oriented words, and contain all relevant information about the job and the firm.

Question 32

Recruiters use local labour organizations as a source of job seekers because they have rosters listing individuals with skills in specific trades who are looking for employment.

Question 33

Recruiting abroad can be time-consuming due to the process of acquiring employment visas.

Question 34

The cost of advertising is determined by the size of the organization and the size of the advertisement.

Question 35

It is not unusual for search firms to charge 30% of the candidate's gross starting salary as their fees for successful placement.

Question 36

Private employment agencies charging applicants a fee for placements is illegal or regulated in most provinces.

Question 37

The budget is an important factor in determining which recruitment method(s) recruiters can afford to use.

Question 38

Two of the programs and activities offered by ESDC are the Job Bank and Jobs and the Workplace websites.

Question 39

The advantage of LinkedIn over Google+ for recruiting is that a greater number of conversations and engagement can take place on LinkedIn.

Question 40

One way to target potential recruits of specific demographic or ethnic groups could be specific transit advertising placed at particular bus or subway stops.

Question 41

The "education and skills" section of a job application form assesses the suitability of a candidate for a particular job more than any other part of the application.

Question 42

Which of the following environmental conditions needs to be checked after a human resource plan is a finalized because it can change pace so quickly?

A) legal changes
B) technological changes
C) demographic changes
D) cultural changes
E) economic changes

Question 43

Which of the following recruitment sources is known for being able to respond quickly to an employer's request for help by providing supplemental workers?

A) labour organizations
B) temporary-help agencies
C) professional associations
D) professional search forms
E) private employment agencies

Question 44

According to past research, students consider which of the following characteristics to be important for recruiters to have?

A) an expressed interest in the student as a part of a group
B) honesty
C) good verbal communication skills
D) some basic knowledge about the job
E) a tendency to exaggerate

Question 45

Which of the following is an example of a very effective and low-cost recruitment source for an organization to use?

A) advertising job vacancies in the newspaper
B) relying on walk-ins
C) posting job vacancies on ESDC's Job Bank and databases
D) private employment agencies
E) job fairs

Question 46

Recruiters are unable to justify their own efforts unless they contribute to bottom-line financial performance.

Question 47

Contract workers require more training, further increasing the hiring costs of the organization.

Question 48

Which of the following is an external factor that constrains the recruiting function?

A) human resource plans
B) organizational policies
C) costs
D) environmental conditions
E) recruiter habits

Question 49

The "offers-applicants ratio" measure of recruitment strategy effectiveness compares the number of job offers extended with the total number of applicants received for each recruiting method.

Question 50

Human resource departments consider personnel trained by the Canadian Armed Forces to be a valuable source of recruits.

Question 51

Which of the following usually appears beside the signature line on a job application form?

A) an authorization allowing the employer to check references
B) a verification that the applicant understands the information outlined in the application form
C) a clause allowing the applicant to make changes to their application at a later date
D) an acknowledgement that the applicant understands the consequences associated with falsifying information on an application
E) a space to enter in a telephone number

Question 52

Transit advertising involves which of the following?

A) removing ad information that identifies the employer
B) telling applicants to send their resumés to a post office box
C) placing ads in subways
D) using surveyors' equipment to advertise
E) displaying ads for less than a week

Question 53

Costs included when calculating the cost per hire should include direct costs, apportioned costs, and overheads.

Question 54

Although human resource plans help recruiters by summarizing future recruiting needs, they are also a constraint on the recruitment process.

Question 55

Asking about "reference-like" information such as criminal records, credit history, or friends who work for the employer, is illegal.

Question 56

Producing a good system for tracking recruitment success has a substantial impact on the organization's bottom line, but can be quite time-consuming in the long run.

Question 57

Which of the following can be extremely costly to organizations, despite state-of-the-art human resource systems and procedures?

A) when an organization's workforce reflects the larger labour market composition
B) poorly qualified and motivated recruits
C) restrictive compensation policies
D) using innovative recruitment programs to tap the skills of a diverse workforce
E) using inducements

Question 58

Which of the following describes what private employment agencies do?

A) hire permanent employees for organizations
B) receive employer requests for recruits and solicit job seekers for job vacancies
C) recruit very specific types of human resources for a fee
D) provide a comprehensive online database of job openings that prospective employees can scan at their leisure.
E) use a standard process to match job seekers with job vacancies

Question 59

Measuring the effectiveness of the recruitment function using the "quality of hires and costs" indicator compares the number of hires to the direct costs of recruiting (recruiter's salary, travel expenses, and job advertising costs).

Question 60

Which of the following recruitment methods can offer recruiters the unique advantage of identifying individuals who have rare job skills and the right work attitude?

A) write-ins
B) walk-ins
C) employee referrals
D) advertising
E) social media

Question 61

Which of the following policies constrain recruitment?

A) environmental policies
B) career development policies
C) reverse discrimination policies
D) compensation policies
E) accessibility policies

Question 62

Which of the following types of advertisements does NOT identify the employer?

A) radio ads
B) small print ads
C) blind ads
D) billboards
E) television ads

Question 63

Success in recruitment is related to which of the following?

A) getting people to apply for jobs regardless of fit
B) getting a very large number of people to apply
C) getting the right type of applicant
D) getting a lot of applicants at least cost
E) hiring the best person

Question 64

Which of the following is part of Employment and Social Development Canada's mission?

A) working to improve the quality of life for all Canadians
B) directly enforcing employment equity legislation
C) taking employer requests for recruits and solicit job seekers on their behalf.
D) enforcing a safe, stable, fair, and productive work environment for all Canadians
E) promoting international labour legislation

Question 65

The benefits of recruiting from within include which of the following?

A) it stimulates new ideas
B) employee is "known" to the firm
C) it allows novel ways of solving problems to emerge
D) it allows the organization to acquire new knowledge
E) performance evaluations from past jobs can predict performance in new jobs

Question 66

Which of the following is a possible outcome of offering a buy-back to a departing employee?

A) employee morale generally rises within the organization
B) other employees may expect similar raises
C) organizations risk being charged because buy-backs are is illegal in most provinces
D) it can result in the employee doing less
E) ethical issues associated with buy-backs may cause the new employer to rescind their job offer.

Question 67

Issuing an instruction to recruiters to "find the best and most experienced applicant you can," is problematic for which of the following reasons?

A) those with less experience may be quickly overwhelmed
B) if a high degree of experience is not actually needed there could be charges of discrimination
C) underqualified individuals may become bored with the job
D) a very large pool of recruits will be formed, making the selection process lengthier
E) it contravenes human rights legislation

Question 68

Since internet recruiting has taken off, what tool do most organizations now use to convey detailed information about the job and the organization to recruits?

A) inducements
B) job board sites
C) write-ins
D) careers section on their corporate websites
E) social media

Question 69

Indeed, Monster, and Workopolis are all examples of which recruitment method?

A) job banks
B) corporate websites
C) private employment agencies
D) social media
E) online newsgroups

Question 70

A recruiter using an organization's flextime policy as a selling point to attract recruits to an organization is an example of which of the following practices?

A) a recruiter habit
B) using inducements
C) explaining environmental conditions
D) diversity management
E) blind advertising

Question 71

Which of the following types of jobs are the easiest for recruiters to fill?

A) executives
B) skilled trades
C) sales
D) high-tech jobs
E) jobs in health-related occupations

Question 72

When applicants lack necessary skills and aptitudes to be successful, additional resources must be spent in which of the following areas?

A) reward systems
B) employee counselling practices
C) performance management
D) orientation
E) employee communication systems

Question 73

Organizations consider individuals with foreign work experience to be extremely valuable, therefore those organizations that manage to successfully recruit these individuals have done which of the following?

A) gained a competitive advantage
B) violated the employment equity act
C) risked being accused of discrimination
D) placed a constraint on selection procedures
E) increased the need for additional resources to be invested into training

Question 74

Which of the following is a program offered by ESDC to employers and/or prospective employees?

A) co-operative education program
B) employment equity program
C) diversity and inclusion training programs
D) mentoring programs
E) programs that disseminate labour market information

Question 75

In preparing a resumé, which of the following should be included?

A) signature line
B) authorization for reference verification
C) personal goals
D) work experience
E) employment status

Question 76

Which of the following is TRUE about hiring employees from a diverse pool of candidates?

A) it makes the selection choices more difficult
B) it can offer greater flexibility and capabilities
C) it decreases the number of qualified applicants
D) it lengthens the recruiting process
E) it is administratively challenging to do

Question 77

Which of the following is an advantage of using a formal job application form?

A) information is directly comparable between applicants
B) it eliminates the need for a job applicant to submit a resumé
C) it allows job recruits to include unique, detailed information about themselves
D) it allows more information to be collected about recruits but in doing so makes it harder to identify negative indicators
E) it describes the job to applicants

Question 78

Which of the following are some of the more popular measures to determine the effectiveness of current recruiting?

A) overall cost of the recruitment process
B) organizational performance metrics
C) employment statistics
D) ratio of job offers accepted to the number of offers extended
E) number of individuals expressing interest in a job at job fairs

Question 79

External recruitment offers recruiters which of the following advantages?

A) it improves workforce morale
B) it allows for newer ideas and novel ways to problem solve
C) it extends the training and orientation period
D) fit between the new employee and the organization is established quickly
E) it increases motivation among current employees

Question 80

Which of the following describes the impact that diversity management and inclusion programs have on the recruiting function?

A) They have no significant impact on recruitment
B) they can lead to employee dissatisfaction
C) they can increase employee turnover
D) they must be considered to ensure organizations are tapping into the skill of their workforce
E) they stimulate a potential recruit's interest