People - Talent Acquisition Flashcards
Major talent management issue faced by organizations during mergers and acquisitions?
Retention of key talent
Formal employment branding tactic HR should suggest to enhance the employee value proposition at a technology services company without a corporate social responsibility program?
Formal employment branding is about spreading a message.
Same techniques used to enhance a companies brand “Website, social media, marketing campaigns, recruiting events, sponsorships, word of mouth from employees and retirees”.
What must be true about an employee value proposition in order for it to be successful?
In order for an EVP to be successful, it must align closely with the organization’s strategic plan, mission, vision, and values.
Major talent acquisition consideration for HR leadership when engaging in a greenfield operation
Understanding local laws and employment regulations is important for a greenfield operation.
Branding technique for an organization with an urgent need for high-quality employees
When the need for high-quality employees is urgent, identifying the main competition for high-quality talent is essential and is accomplished by conducting formal and informal labor market research to determine where the organization fits as an employer of choice.
What branding technique would be the most effective in an organization that has an urgent need for high-quality employees?
Conducting formal and informal labor market research to determine organizational fit as an employer of choice
When the need for high-quality employees is urgent, identifying the main competition for high-quality talent is essential and is accomplished by conducting formal and informal labor market research to determine where the organization fits as an employer of choice.
Primary purpose of employer branding?
To establish the organization as an employer of choice.
Which tools are used in building an employment brand?
Principles of marketing
Pg 70
Job candidates need to be approached in much the same way as prospective customers: carefully identified and targeted, attracted to the company and what it has to offer, and sold on the job.
How should an organization’s value proposition be effectively communicated using deliberate messages about the organization to describe working conditions, culture, and the emotional connection employees have with the organization?
An employment brand creates an image that makes people want to work for and stay working for the organization.
Describes working conditions, culture, and the emotional connection employees have with the organization.
A talented prospective employee who was impressed by the company website is surprised by disorganization and delays at the initial interview. Which is the likely impact to the employee value proposition?
Eroding credibility
Inconsistencies between the images presented online and the realities in-house will erode brand credibility.
Which is a potential challenge in trying to build a strong global employment brand?
An employment brand must be able to adapt to local differences and cultures if it is going to be effective worldwide.
In global staffing, why is it important to use a common approach for analyzing and describing jobs?
It facilitates communication and decision making about jobs.
Defining jobs consistently and clearly, in a common language, is important in a global environment because it establishes a common understanding of the jobs that need to be filled and the skills and experience necessary for those jobs. It also facilitates communication and decision making about jobs across different cultures.
Which is an example of a job specification for a line supervisor?
Has five years of experience
A job specification should list what is necessary for satisfactory performance, not the characteristics of an ideal candidate.
A bachelor’s degree is probably more than is needed for a line supervisor.
The traits of creative ability and versatility are typically indicative of critical success factors associated with job competencies.
An organization is in the process of updating its compensation system and has started the task of evaluating jobs and grouping those with similar duties together. Which documents would be most useful for this purpose?
The job description is a written record of job duties and responsibilities and will be most valuable in grouping jobs with similar duties.
A bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) is a job criterion that employers can use to hire a foreign national. To use the BFOQ defense, what must employers prove?
Employers who use the BFOQ defense must prove that all, or substantially all, local employees cannot perform the key duties and responsibilities required by the job position.
