Deck 5: Expanding the Talent Pool: Recruitment and Careers

Question 1

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

Answer 1

True

Question 2

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

Answer 2

True

Question 3

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

Answer 3

True

Question 4

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

Question 5

There is a correlation between the accuracy and completeness of an advertisement and an organization's recruitment success.

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

Recruiting strategies and their effectiveness generally remain constant over time.

Question 11

Advertisements can achieve selectivity in attracting applicants.

Question 12

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 13

Research has shown that applicants who find employment through an employee referral tend to be a problem because they tend to quit more quickly.

Question 14

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

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

Question 17

Yield ratios should be calculated for each recruiting source.

Question 18

Realistic job previews not only reduce turnover but also reduce job satisfaction.

Question 19

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

Question 20

Effectiveness of recruiters is often the main reason for applicants to select one organization over another.

Question 21

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

Question 22

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

Question 23

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

Question 24

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

Question 25

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

Question 26

Individual employees are responsible for initiating their own career planning.

Question 27

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

Question 28

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

Question 29

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

Question 30

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

Question 31

A research study has found that managers often hire external candidatesrather than promote their current employees because they have a tendency to overvalueunfamiliar candidates and undervalue known ones.

Question 32

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

Question 33

It is the responsibility of employees to identify their knowledge,skills,abilities,interests,and values and to seek out information about career options in order to set goals and develop career plans.

Question 34

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

Question 35

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

Skill inventories are an important tool for succession planning.

Question 38

Relocation services help terminated employees find a job elsewhere.

Question 39

Outplacement services help terminated employees find a job elsewhere.

Question 40

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

Question 41

Glass ceiling audits are conducted by the Department of Labor to identify practices that hinder the upward mobility of women and minorities.

Question 42

Organizations accommodate dual-career couples by offering flexible work schedules.

Question 43

Many manufacturers have relocated to the South because:

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

Question 44

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

Question 45

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

Question 46

Glass ceiling audits avoid or prevent fines by the government.

Question 47

_____ are labor markets in which workers are hired into entry level jobs and higher level jobs are filled from within.

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

Question 48

Internship programs may be one way to help minorities prepare for careers in management when still in college.

Question 49

Retirees seldom return to work for their previous employers.

Question 50

Which of the following recruitment sources could result in charges of inbreeding and possible violation of the EEO regulations?

A)Educational institutions
B)Newspaper ads
C)Employee referrals
D)Job posting

Question 51

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

Question 52

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

Question 53

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

Question 54

Instead of helping job seekers find the right job,_____ 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 55

Mentoring functions can be formal or informal.

Question 56

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

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

Question 57

Use of the Internet for recruiting is:

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

Question 58

A major problem women face in employment is balancing their managerial careers with their families

Question 59

Executive search firms:

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

Question 60

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

A)Job postings
B)Performance appraisals
C)Mobile recruiting
D)Skill inventories

Question 61

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

A)honesty recruiting.
B)a realistic job preview.
C)balance recruiting.
D)a negative or positive job assessment.

Question 62

_____,with their various types of specialized training,can provide candidates for technical jobs.

A)Community colleges
B)High schools
C)Employment agencies
D)Community organizations

Question 63

_____ is the process of keeping track of and maintaining relationships with former employees to see if they would be willing to return to the firm.

A)Nepotism
B)Rerecruiting
C)Realistic job preview
D)Recruiting outsourcing

Question 64

The fees charged by search firms can range anywhere from _____ percent of the annual salary for the position to be filled.

A)5 to 20
B)25 to 40
C)45 to 60
D)75 to 100

Question 65

A 2010 study by the Kessler Foundation and National Organization on Disability (NOD)found that 85 percent of adults without disabilities access the Internet,whereas only _____ of adults with disabilities do.

A)54 percent
B)39 percent
C)24 percent
D)9 percent

Question 66

_____ are people who are not looking for jobs but could be persuaded to take new ones giventhe right opportunity.

A)Passive job seekers
B)Transient employees
C)Global workers
D)Expendable laborers

Question 67

_____ is the way by which most job positions are filled.

A)Advertising
B)The Internet
C)Word-of-mouth recommendation
D)Text messaging

Question 68

The means by which organizations can assess and weigh the knowledge and skills that each of its jobs requires is called _____.

A)competency analysis
B)job development assessment
C)skill inventories
D)human capital mapping

Question 69

_____ is the most commonly used search tactic by job seekers and recruiters to make job seekers aware of new positions.

A)Postal advertising
B)Mobile recruiting
C)The Internet
D)The Newspaper

Question 70

Unlike temporary help agencies,employee-leasing companies:

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

Question 71

_____ of the fifty U.S.states maintain an employment agency that administers itsunemployment insurance program.

A)A few
B)About half
C)The majority
D)All

Question 72

​According to the Attraction-Selection-Attrition (ASA)model,which of the following is NOT a reason for organizational inbreeding to occur?

A)Attraction
B)Appraisal
C)Selection
D)Attrition

Question 73

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

A)Building an employment brand
B)Getting it right the first time
C)A caring workplace
D)Bringing in new blood

Question 74

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

A)recruiters who are 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 75

Private employment agencies:

A)commonly recruit candidates for vacanies on a temporary basis.
B)commonly charge the employer a fee.
C)commonly specialize in providing services for a specific occupational area.
D)commonly provide services only to college students.

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

The practice of hiring relatives is known as:

A)family-based hiring.
B)inverted familial diversification.
C)re-recruiting.
D)nepotism.

Question 78

The benefits of providing job applicants with a balanced,honest,and realistic portrayal of a job position include all of the following EXCEPT:

A)improved job satisfaction.
B)reduced voluntary turnover.
C)realistic job expectations.
D)enhanced expectations and aspirations.

Question 79

Identify a warning sign of a weak talent bench.

A)Promotions are made quickly.
B)Key positions are filled internally.
C)Key positions are filled externally.
D)Promotions are made objectively.

Question 80

Some surveys have shown that _____ is the most popular means of e-recruiting.

A)social networking
B)online mail
C)text messaging
D)fax