HRM 402 Recruiting

Question 1

internal recruiting sources

Answer 1

• job posting and bidding
• current employees
  former employees (boomerangs)

Question 2

external recruiting sources

Answer 2

employee referrals
internet recruiting
social media
college recruiting
labor unions
trade and professional associations
public employment agencies

Question 3

standard source metrics

Answer 3

applicant volume (overall number of applicants)
recruit quality and range of quality
recruit demographics
yield ratios (hires/total candidates)
conversion rates (total number hired during a period of time)
applicant average cost
new hire average cost
absence and turnover
job performance
promotion rates

Question 4

branding

Answer 4

tough to separate overall brand from recruiting brand

Question 5

recruiter effects

Answer 5

more important
- personality (friendly, enthusiastic)
- knowledge of the job, organization, and resume
less important
-demographics

Question 6

the recruitment process

Answer 6

• formulating a recruiting strategy
  who are you targeting? how many applicants will you need? where to recruit?
• what is your message?
  recruiters: part of the message
• screening applicants
  removing the obviously unfit. redirecting applicants who fit other jobs
• maintaining an applicant pool
  processing information, keeping applicants informed