Lesson 3

Question 1

is a process wherein it identifies, attracts, interviews selects, and hires an employee. This involves everything from the identification of staff to fill
the position.

Answer 1

Recruitment

Question 2

This is the function of people management
within an organization. They are responsible for
facilitating the overall goals of the organization through
the effective administration of human capital. It focuses
on employees as the most crucial asset in the company.

Answer 2

Human Resource Management

Question 3

types of recruiting

Answer 3

Internal Recruiting
Retained Recruiting
Contingency Recruiting:
Outplacement Recruiting
Reverse Recruiting

Question 4

It refers to the internal recruiting

involves filling vacancies with existing employees from within an organization.

Answer 4

Internal Recruiting.

Question 5

When an organization hires a

recruiting firm, there are several ways to do so; retained recruiting is a common one.

Answer 5

Retained Recruiting:

Question 6

It is just like retained recruiting; this requires an outside firm. Unlike retained recruiting, there is no upfront fee with contingency. Hence the recruiters work for staffing agencies

Answer 6

Contingency Recruiting

Question 7

outplacement is typically an employer-sponsored benefit that helps former employees transition into new jobs.

Answer 7

Outplacement Recruiting

Question 8

It refers to the process whereby an

employee is encouraged to seek employment with a different organization that offers a better fit for their skill set.

Answer 8

Reverse Recruiting

Question 9

What are the tips for effective

recruiting?

Answer 9

1. Look internally before externally.
2. Reach out to a “passive” applicant.
3. Hire the sure thing.

Question 10

What are the Recruitment Process

Answer 10

Job Advertisement.
Internet Postings.
Online job boards
Headhunting.
Employee Referrals.
Rehiring Former Employees.
Walk-ins
College Recruiting.
Internships.

Question 11

Advertising or announcing a job vacancy is the most common way of attracting people to apply for jobs. There are many ways to do an advertisement. It can be posted in newspapers, journal magazines, bulletin boards, and via internet.

Answer 11

Job Advertisement

Question 12

Online posting via internet creates more avenues for job advertisements. This is the most common platform for job ads. It displays a quick and reliable way of making the company and vacant positions are known locally and internationally.

Answer 12

Internet Postings

Question 13

Online job boards such as Jobstreet, Career builder in U.S. may also be useful in announcing job vacancies. These online job ads have a wider reach than the printed “want ads” and are generally expensive than classified ads. Recruitment teams are also quick to access that online ads share some of the disadvantages of their printed counterparts. They tend to generate job candidates, some of whom are unqualified.

Answer 13

Online job boards.

Question 14

Some companies offer recruitment and selection services to clients for a fee. They are also known as “executive search firms operate by having pre-screened or colloquially “head hunters”. Executive search firms can be advantageous to employers who have a limited network of candidates for critical and senior positions and have limited capacity to do rigorous applicant screening and background checking.

Answer 14

Headhunting

Question 15

In this recruitment method, current employees of the organization ask or refer to people they know to apply for work.

Answer 15

Employee Referrals.

Question 16

In this recruitment method, current employees of the organization ask or refer to people they know to apply for work.

Answer 16

Employee Referrals.

Question 17

Kumavat, (2012), in his research, the recruitment experience over many decades has shown that rehiring employees who have worked for the organization in the past has been effective in sourcing qualified candidates. The rehiring of former employees as the second best source of quality applicants.

Answer 17

Rehiring Former Employees.

Question 18

These applications are unsolicited; walk-in applicants are considered to be keenly interested in finding a job in a particular organization because they have gone out of their way to apply without knowing if there is an opening or vacant position, Walk-in applications are most common in organizations that are well known and established and generally have a good reputation as an employer

Answer 18

Walk-ins.

Question 19

Many students graduate from local colleges and universities and become a job applicant. This means a large pool of potential applicants to recruit from. The recruitment strategies and techniques in this aspect have evolved considerably over the past decades.

Answer 19

College Recruiting.

Question 20

An arrangement between schools and employers called internships allows students to work for a specified period. Courses are part of some college’s and universities’ academic requirements that students need to complete a program or degree. Under a memorandum of agreement, students are assigned by the company to handle actual work and undergo training to perform the functions of a specific position in the company.

Answer 20

Internships.