Employee Selection

Question 1

Attracting people with the right qualifications to apply for the job

Answer 1

Recruitment

Question 2

Point-of-purchase method (POP)

Answer 2

Job vacancy notices are posted in places where customers or current employees are likely to see them

Question 3

The most effective recruitment method

Answer 3

Employee referral

Question 4

Job fairs

Answer 4

-Organizations in the same field set in one location

Question 5

Non-traditional population

Answer 5

-hire unusual population (ex-cons)

Question 6

Evaluating effectiveness of recruitment strategies

Answer 6

• examine no. of applicants each recruitment source yields
• determine cost per applicant (no. of applicants/amount spent for each strategy)
• look at number of minorities

Question 7

Realistic Job Preview (RJP)

Answer 7

• an honest assessment of a job
• most effective if given orally
• Employee Lowering Procedure (ELP)
• variation of RJP which emphasizes applicants’ expectations about work and expectations in general