Chap-1 terms

Question 1

Talent management?

Answer 1

attracting, developing, retaining, and utilizing people with the required skills and aptitudes to meet current and future business needs

Question 2

Strategic staffing?

Answer 2

process of staffing an organization in future-oriented, goal directed ways that support the business strategy of the organization and enhance its effectiveness

Question 3

Strategy?

Answer 3

a long-term plan of action to achieve a particular goal

Question 4

Workforce planning?

Answer 4

process of predicting an organization’s future employment needs and the availability of current employees and external hires to meet those employment needs and execute the organization’s business strategy

Question 5

Sourcing?

Answer 5

locating qualified individuals and labor markets from which to recruit

Question 6

Recruiting?

Answer 6

all organizational practices and decisions that affect either the number or types of individuals willing to apply for and accept job offers

Question 7

Selection?

Answer 7

assessing job candidates and deciding whom to hire

Question 8

Deployment?

Answer 8

assigning talent to appropriate jobs and roles in the organization