Human Resources Test

Question 1

What are the five stages of the recruitment process?

Answer 1

1. Identify the job vacancy
2. Carry out a job analysis
3. Prepare a job description
4. Prepare a personal specification
5. Advertise the job

Question 2

Describe:

Identify a job vacancy

Answer 2

Check of there is a job available

Question 3

Describe:

Carry out a job analysis

Answer 3

Find out the tasks, duties and responsibilities that he successful candidate would carry out

Question 4

Describe:

Prepare a job description

Answer 4

Contains information about what the job involves i.e. tasks and responsibilities

Question 5

Describe:

Prepare a personal specification

Answer 5

Contains details about the type of person that is required to do the job

Question 6

Describe:

Advertise the job

Answer 6

An announcement in a newspaper or magazine etc. Informing people that there is a job available

Question 7

What does a job description contain?

Answer 7

It may contain information about pay, working hours and holiday entitlement

Question 8

Name the 5 selection methods

Answer 8

Application form
Cv
Interview
Reference 
Test

Question 9

Explain and give an advantage:

Application forms

Answer 9

Is a form that you gave to fill out fit the manager that is about the persons background and some general questions.
An advantage would be that it is designed to contain relevant info which is easily matched against a job criteria

Question 10

Explain and give an advantage:

Cv’s

Answer 10

Are roughly 2 pages long that show off the applicants skills. It would usually include things about your education qualifications and work experience.
An advantage would be that it can provide a good personal overview of the applicant

Question 11

Explain and give an advantage:

Interview

Answer 11

An… is usually a form of one-to-one with your new manager who will ask you questions.
An advantage is that it is an opportunity to meet candidates face to face

Question 12

Explain and give an advantage:

Reference

Answer 12

A… is usually your current or pats manager backing you up with your skills and how well you work
An advantage is that it can Verify information the candidate has provided

Question 13

Explain and give an advantage:

Test

Answer 13

These are usually tests that will determine your IQ or typing speed is sometimes it’s a psychometric test which is a way for your manager to find out about your personality.
An advantage would be that it can check the validity of candidates skills

Question 14

Name the two types of office layouts

Answer 14

Cellular

Open plan

Question 15

What is an open play office layouts

Answer 15

a large open space with no dividing walls designed to fit in a large number of office workers.

Question 16

What is a cellular office layout

Answer 16

a large floor space that is divided into a number of individual offices or by permanent walls.

Question 17

What are the advantages and disadvantages of open plan office layout

Answer 17

Easier for employees to interact
Not much space is taken up

No privacy
Loud

Question 18

What are the advantages and disadvantages of cellular office layout

Answer 18

Privacy
Quiet

Employees become unproductive
Consumes large amount of space

Question 19

What is induction training?

Pros and cons

Answer 19

A form of training for new employees when they start working
Pro- helps new employees settle down in the new work space
Con- the hardest part of your job, could also pick up a bad habit

Question 20

What is on the job training?

Pros and cons

Answer 20

When an employee trains at the place of work while he or she is doing the actual job and can be done any time
Pro- helps improve the level of performance ~ higher productivity
Con- teaching is a skill it self which not everyone possesses

Question 21

What is off the job training?

Pros and cons

Answer 21

The employee goes to another area/building to be trained by professionals
Pro- little to no bad habits to pick up
Con- costs a lot and the workplace looses a worker