Chapter 5

Question 0

A “passive” job seeker is one who

Answer 0

has a good job and is not actively looking to change.

Question 1

The process of generating a pool of qualified applicants for organizational jobs is called

Answer 1

recruiting

Question 2

Which of the following would be the LEAST important topic of training for a recruiter who will be conducting interviews on a university campus?

Answer 2

the company’s job posting software

Question 3

Recommendations for successful recruiting include all the following processes EXCEPT

Answer 3

keeping the recruiting function in-house to better mesh recruiting with organizational strategy.

Question 4

The ____ includes all individuals available for selection, if all possible recruitment strategies are used.

Answer 4

labor force population

Question 5

All of the following are examples of flexible staffing EXCEPT

Answer 5

using regular part-time employees.

Question 6

If an employer lists the designation EEO/M-F/AA/ADA in its employment advertisements it indicates

Answer 6

the employer has a policy of complying with equal employment regulations.

Question 7

If a recruiter needs to find applicants who have a scarce, highly-specialized skill, it would be most efficient to use

Answer 7

the web site for that particular professional or occupational association.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Answer 8

If a recruiter checks an applicant’s Facebook account, learns that the applicant is Jewish, and then rejects the applicant, the company may be exposed to an EEO discrimination complaint.

Question 10

Exclusive use of the Internet for recruiting may reduce the diversity of an employer’s applicant population because

Answer 10

economically-disadvantaged individuals have limited Internet access.