Personnel Planning and Recruitment Flashcards
What is the first step in the recruitment and selection
process?
A. Performing initial screening interviews
B. Building a pool of candidates
C. Performing candidate background checks
D. Deciding what positions to fill
D
Marcus, an HR manager for Samsung, must decide what
positions the firm should fill in the next six months, which
means Marcus is currently working on ________.
A. screening job candidates
B. personnel planning
C. interviewing job candidates
D. writing job descriptions
B
The process of deciding how to fill executive positions at a
firm is known as ________.
A. Internal recruiting
B. Succession planning
C. Long-term forecasting
D. Advanced interviewing
B
Which one of the following terms refers to studying a firm’s
past employment needs over a period of years to predict
future needs?
A. Ratio analysis
B. Trend analysis
C. Graphical analysis
D. Computer analysis
B
Newton Building Supplies hopes to generate an extra $4
million in sales next year. A salesperson traditionally
generates $800,000 in sales each year. Using ratio analysis,
how many new salespeople should Newton hire?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 10
D. 20
B
Which one of the following contains data regarding
employees’ education, career development, and special skills
and is used by managers when selecting inside candidates
for promotion?
A. Computerized forecasting tools
B. Skills inventories
C. Trend records
D. Scatter plots
B
When managers need to determine which current employees
are available for promotion or transfer, they will most likely
use ________.
A. Scatter plots
B. Skills inventories
C. Estimated sales trends
D. Personnel forecasts
B
All of the following are methods used by firms to develop
high-potential candidates for future positions EXCEPT
________.
A. Providing internal training
B. Implementing job rotation
C. Offering global assignments
D. Developing skills inventories
D
Smith Industries is thinking of having another company take
care of its benefits management. This is called ________.
A. Outsourcing
B. Recruiting
C. Telecommuting
D. Screening
A
Recruiting is necessary to ________.
A. Determine whether to use inside or outside candidates
B. Forecast the short-term supply of outside candidates
C. Create positive word-of-mouth about a firm
D. Develop an applicant pool
D
Which one of the following is the primary disadvantage of
using internal sources of candidates to fill vacant positions in
a firm?
A. Lack of knowledge regarding a candidate’s strengths
B. Potential to lose employees who aren’t promoted
C. Questionable commitment of candidates to the firm
D. Significant training and orientation requirements
B
Maria Boyd has been hired by Barnum Hotels to manage staffing
for the regional hotel chain. Barnum intends to open two new hotels
within the next three years and will have many job positions to fill.
Historically, employee turnover is high at Barnum as employees
remain with the company for one or two years before quitting.
Maria realizes that Barnum needs to make significant changes in
its personnel strategy in order to meet the company’s goals for the
future and improve employee retention rates.
All of the following questions are relevant to Mari’s decision to fill
top positions at the new hotels with internal candidates EXCEPT:
A. What are the key managerial positions that are available at
the new hotels?
B. What percentage of employers in the service industry use
succession planning?
C. What skills, education, and training have been provided to
potential candidates?
D. What is the designated procedure for assessing and
selecting potential candidates?
B
Which one of the following is NOT a tool used by firms to
recruit outside candidates?
A. Newspaper advertising
B. Intranet job postings
C. Employment agencies
D. Online job boards
B
Which one of the following factors plays the greatest role in
determining the best medium for a job advertisement?
A. Skills needed for the job
B. Job compensation and salary
C. Time allowed to fill the position
D. Graphics used in the advertisement
A
An employer will most likely use a private employment
agency in order to ________.
A. Receive assistance writing job ads
B. Adhere to legal hiring practices
C. Fill a specific job opening quickly
D. Spend more time recruiting applicants
C
