The Human Resource & Recruitment and Selection

Question 1

Core HR sections (6)

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Recruitment
Compensation & Benefits
Employee Relations
Training & Development
Workforce Safety
Legal Relations/Compliance

Question 2

Aims to teach employees new skills to optimise their performance

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Upskill

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Also known as professional recycling — sets out to train employees to adapt to a different post within the company.

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Reskill

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HR Sections (extra functions) (4)

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Administration
Facilities/Security
Organizational Development
Others

Question 5

Hierarchy of HR titles

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Senior Level Job
Middle Level Job
Lower Level Job

Question 6

Strategic approach to managing an organization, human resources with a focus on attracting, developing, retaining, and maximizing the potential of talented individuals to achieve the organization’s goals and objectives

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Talent management

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Main activities of HR (4)

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Acquisition
Development
Motivation
Maintenance of HR

Question 8

Main activities of HRM which includes recruitment, strategies, candidate evaluation, and making informed hiring decisions to bring in the right talent

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Acquisition

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Main activities of HRM which includes training programs, career development initiatives, mentoring, and continuous learning opportunities

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Development

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Main activity of HRM about creating positive work environment recognizing employee contributions and implementing strategies to increase employee engagement and job satisfaction

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Motivation

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Main activities of HRM which includes managing employee relations, ensuring fair compensation and benefits, addressing workplace concerns, and creating a safe and inclusive workplace culture

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Maintenance of HR

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2 major functions of HRM

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Basic
Operative

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Major function of HRM about planning, organizing, directing, and controlling

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Basic

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Major function of HRM about procurement of employees, placement and utilization of employees, T&D, motivating employees, compensating, maintaining good industrial relations, and record keeping

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Operative

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Refers to the process of developing the knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitude of employees within an organization to enhance their performance

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Human Resource Development

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Difference of HRD & HRM

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HRD
Scope: specifically focuses on the development and growth of employees
Function: emphasizes creating a learning culture and supporting employees’ professional development.

HRM
Scope: covers a wide range of functions that span the entire employee lifecycle.
Function: Has a more strategic focus

Question 17

Process an organization uses to analyze its workforce and determine the steps it must take to prepare for future staffing needs; process of ESTIMATING AND PROJECTING THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND for different categories of personnel in the organization for the years to come; most important managerial function of an organization

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HR Planning/Workforce Planning

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Main objective of WFP

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IDENTIFY THE HUMAN CAPITAL (KSA) requirement of the organization and how to acquire them; can be used to “optimize” current workforce in the organization

Question 19

HRP process (4)

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Supply analysis
Demand analysis
Gap analysis
Solution analysis

Question 20

HRP process about supply forecasting; also referred to as staffing assessment

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Supply analysis

Question 21

HRP process about demand forecasting; includes a review of business plans and objectives

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Demand analysis

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HRP process about estimating workforce gap; identifies human capital availability and deficiencies

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Gap analysis

Question 23

HRP process about formulating HR plans;
focuses on how to address gaps in current and future staffing needs

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Solution analysis

Question 24

Factors affecting workforce planning (3)

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External challenges
Organizational decisions
Workforce factors

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Factors affecting workforce planning Economic developments, political, legal, social, technological changes, and competition

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External challenges

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Factors affecting workforce planning Divesting, investing, downsizing, and merger

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Organizational decisions

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Factors affecting workforce planning Quality and quantity, and diversity of workforce

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Workforce factors

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Most important managerial function of an organization.

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Human Resource Planning

Question 29

HRP ensures 3 main things:

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Adequate supply of human resources Proper quality of human resources Effective utilization of human resources

Question 30

3 segments of hiring process

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Planning Recruitment Selection

Question 31

Segment of hiring process which involves establishing the foundation for the hiring process by defining the job role, responsibilities, and required qualifications.

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Planning

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Segment of hiring process which is a process of attracting potential applicants to a vacant position

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Recruitment

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Segment of hiring process which is a process of selecting the most qualified candidates among the applicants.

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Selection

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4Bs of talent acquisition

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Buy Build Borrow Bind (Bridge) (Bounce)

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Developing internal talent (usually a longer-term plan)

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Build

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Acquiring the necessary external talent; go to the external market to find the best talent that cannot be built in-house in the timeframe required

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Buy

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Contracting, outsourcing or bringing in other units; cultivate communities of talent, including part-time, freelance, contract and temporary workers to complement existing skills

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Borrow

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Retaining key employees and capabilities.

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Bind

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Removing employees and using performance management or redundancy.

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Bounce

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Help people move on and move up to new roles inside or outside the organization

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Bridge

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2 basic concepts of selection

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Employee Selection Selection Process

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Basic concept of selection that is done to hire people who are likely to be successful on the job, as organizational performance is dependent on having employees who perform their jobs well

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Employee Selection

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Basic concept of selection which is a process of selecting best suitable person out of all applicants using various valid and reliable methodologies

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Selection Process

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3 common assessment methods

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Resume or Curriculum Vitae Assessment centers Interview

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4 characteristics of effective selection techniques

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Reliable Valid Cost efficient Far and Legally Defensible

Question 46

6 characteristics of a psychological test

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Standardization Objectivity Norms Reliability Validity Generalizability

Question 47

7 types of psychological test

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Projective test Personality test Cognitive Ability tests Interest test Achievement test Aptitude test Work Sampling Technique/Activity Sampling

Question 48

2 categories of personality test

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Measurement of Psychopathology Measurement of Normal Personality

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3 limitations of psychological tests

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Unfair rejection/acceptance Faking test responses Attitudes toward testing

Question 50

2 types of unfair rejection/acceptance

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Type I | False Positive Type II | False Negative

Question 51

Acceptance of unqualified support

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Type I| False Positive

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Rejection of qualified applicant

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Type II | False Negative

Question 53

Decisions to select or reject (3)

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Adjusted Top-Down Selection Rule of Three Passive Score

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2 types of passive score

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Multiple Cut-Off Approach Multiple Hurdle Approach

Question 55

5 organizational attributes

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-Organization's success and reputation -Rewards and compensation -Development and advancement opportunities -Work/Life balance -Quality of people

Question 56

Sum of everything the people in the organization experience and receive while they are part of the organization; about how well the company fulfills people's needs expectations, and dreams

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Employee Value Proposition (EVP)

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3 key areas of EVP

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Infrastructure Compensation Relationships

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Personality of company to attract current and future talents; highlights EVP in reaching out to target talent markets; focused on the persuading factors for competitive edge

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Brand/Branding

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2 most important things that HR does

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Talent acquisition Talent retention

Question 60

What the community says about the company

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