Chapter One

Question 1

Talent Management

Answer 1

An organizations commitment to recruit, retain, and develop the most talented and superior employees

Question 2

Human Resource Information System (HRIS)

Answer 2

Computer based system that tracks employee data, the needs of HR, and the requirements and competencies needed for different positions

Question 3

Recruitment

Answer 3

The generation of an applicant pool for a position or job in order to provide the required number of candidates for a subsequent or promotion program

Question 4

Selection

Answer 4

The choice of job candidates from a previously generated applicant pool in a way that will meet management goals and objectives as well as current legal requirements

Question 5

Strategy

Answer 5

Strategy is the formulation of organizational objectives, competitive scopes, and action plans for gaining advantage

Question 6

Ethics

Answer 6

The determination between right and wrong; the standards of appropriate conduct or behavior for members of a profession: what those members may or may not do

Question 7

Professional standards

Answer 7

Professional standards provide guidance on how HR professionals should behave in certain situations including the use of employment tests