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SiteTitle: HumanResourceManagement,11/e
BookTitle: HumanResourceManagement
BookAuthor: Dessler
LocationonSite: Chapter5>ChapterQuiz
Date/TimeSubmitted: September14,2016at12:52AM(UTC/GMT)
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Thefirststepintherecruitingandselectionprocessis:
YourAnswer: Applicationform.
CorrectAnswer: Employment(personnel)planning.
IncorrectThisisThefirststepintheprescreeningprocess.
Personnelplanningshouldbeanintegralpartofthefirm'sstrategicandHRplanningprocesses.Planstoenternewbusinesses,build
newplants,orreducecostsallinfluencethetypesofpositionsthefirmwillneedtofill.
2.
Planningforemploymentrequirementsrequiresforecasting:
YourAnswer: Alloftheabove.
Correct.Allthreeforecastsmustbeutilizedforproperplanning.
3.
Studyingvariationsinthefirm'semploymentlevelsoverseveralyearsis:
YourAnswer: Trendanalysis.
4.
Correct.Otherfactors,however,alsoaffectstaffingneeds.
4.
Managersuse_____todeterminewhichemployeesareavailableforpromotionortransfer.
YourAnswer: Trendanalysis
CorrectAnswer: Qualificationsinventories
Incorrect.Astudyofstaffinglevelsoverthepastyears.
Themaintaskofestimatingthelikelysupplyofcandidatestofillopeningsistodeterminewhichcurrentemployeesmightbequalified
fortheprojectedopenings.
5.
Advantage(s)ofacentralizedrecruitmentfunctioninclude:
YourAnswer: Easiertoidentifyrecruitmentresults.
CorrectAnswer: Thegreatestgoodtothegreatestnumberofpeople.
Incorrect.Additionaladvantagesareincluded.
Largerfirmsmayconductallrecruitingcompanywidefromacentralrecruitmentofficeordecentralizetothefirm'svariousoffices.
6.
Managersmustassessthenumbersofapplicantsattractedaswellas:
YourAnswer: Quality.
Correct.Theemployerneedstoattractqualifiedapplicants,notjustapplicants.
7.
Afirm'sbestsourceofcandidatesforavacantpositionusuallyis:
YourAnswer: Privateemploymentagencies.
CorrectAnswer: Currentemployees.
Incorrect.Impropertestingattheagencycouldblockpotentiallysuccessfulapplicantsfromenteringyourapplicantpool.
You'remorelikelytohaveamoreaccurateviewofaperson'sskillsfromthissource.
8.
Successionplanningismostoftenusedfor:
YourAnswer: Fillingkeypositions.
Correct.Theprocessofdecidinghowtofillthefirm'smostimportantexecutivepositions.
9.
Typesofemploymentagenciesincludeallthefollowingexcept:
YourAnswer: Agenciesassociatedwithnonprofitorganizations.
CorrectAnswer: ChamberofCommerceagencies.
Incorrect.Manypublicwelfareagenciestrytoplacepeoplewhoareinspecialcategoriesandmostprofessionalandtechnicalsocieties
haveunitsthathelpmembersfindjobs.
Therearethreetypesofemploymentagencies,someofwhicharesupportedbytheU.S.DepartmentofLabor.
10.
Characteristicsofcontingentworkersincludeallthefollowingexcept:
YourAnswer: Lessexpensivetorecruitandtrain.
CorrectAnswer: Primarilyareclericalworkers.
Incorrect.Contingentworkersmaybemoreproductiveandlessexpensivetorecruitandtrain.
Today'scontingentworkforceisn'tlimitedtoclericalormaintenancestaff.
11.
Thefastestgrowinglaborforcesegmentis:
YourAnswer: Minoritiesandwomen.
CorrectAnswer: Olderworkers.
Incorrect.Thecorrectanswerisolderworkers.
Workersaged25to34willdeclineoverthenextfewyears,reflectingfewerbirthsinthe1960s1970s.
12.
Thefirststepintheprescreeningprocessusuallyisthe:
YourAnswer: Applicationform.
Correct.Theapplicationformisusuallythefirststepintheprescreeningprocess.
13.
Decidingwhatpositionsthefirmmustfillandhowtofillthemissuccessionplanning.
YourAnswer: True
CorrectAnswer: False
Incorrect.Successionplanningistheprocessofdecidinghowtofillthecompany'smostimportantexecutivejobs.
14.
Planningforemploymentrequirementsnecessitateforecastingpersonnelneeds,andthesupplyofinsideandoutsidecandidatesthat
willbeavailable.
YourAnswer: True
Correct.Managementbuildsitsemploymentplansonbasicassumptionsaboutthefuture.
15.
Studyingpastyears'employmentlevelvariationsisconductingatrendanalysis.
YourAnswer: True
16.
Correct.Thepurposeistoidentifytrendsthatmightcontinueintothefuture.
16.
Graphicallyshowingtherelationshipbetweentwovariablesisdonebytrendanalysis.
YourAnswer: True
CorrectAnswer: False
Incorrect.Ascatterplotshowsgraphicallyhowtwovariablesarerelated.
17.
Themaintaskindeterminingwhichcurrentemployeesmightbequalifiedforprojectedopeningsisknowingtheircurrentqualifications.
YourAnswer: False
CorrectAnswer: True
Incorrect.Afterdeterminingstaffingneeds,youmustestimatethelikelysupplyofbothinsideandoutsidecandidates.
18.
Qualificationsinventoriescontaindataonemployees'abilitytobepromoted.
YourAnswer: True
Correct.Theyalsocontaindataonemployees'performancerecordsandeducationalbackgrounds.
19.
Employeerecruitmentisbecomingmoreimportantbecauseoflowunemploymentrates.
YourAnswer: False
Correct.Itisimportantbecausetherewillsoonbeanundersupplyofworkers.
20.
Measuringeffectivenessdependsuponthenumberofapplicantsattracted.
YourAnswer: True
CorrectAnswer: False
Incorrect.Moreapplicantsmaynotmeanmoreselectivity.
21.
Arecruitingyieldpyramidcalculatesthenumberofapplicantsthatmustbegeneratedtohireasufficientnumberofemployees.
YourAnswer: True
Correct.Thisisthepurposeoftherecruitingyieldpyramid.
22.
Currentemployeesarethebestsourceofcandidatesforvacantpositionsbecausethecostofrecruitmentiseliminated.
YourAnswer: True
CorrectAnswer: False
Incorrect.Thereisnosubstituteforknowingacandidate'sstrengthsandweaknesses.Currentemployeesareknownentities.
23.
Analyzingkeyjobs,assessingcandidatesandselectingthosewhowillfillkeyjobsistheprocessofqualificationsinventories.
YourAnswer: True
CorrectAnswer: False
Incorrect.Successionplanningutilizesthesethreesteps.
24.
Privateemploymentagenciesprovidethemostreliablescreeningandpretestingforapplicants.
YourAnswer: False
25.
Correct.Impropertestingandscreeningbytheagencycouldblockpotentiallysuccessfulapplicantsfromenteringyourapplicantpool.
Contrasttheadvantagesandthedisadvantagesofattemptingtofillafirm'svacantpositionswithcurrentemployeesinsteadofwith
outsideapplicants.Whatmethodswouldyouusetoattractcurrentemployeestothevacantpositions?
YourAnswer:
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26.
Relatethefactorslistedinthetextthatareforcingemployersintobuildingmorediverseworkforcesandnamesomeofthestepsan
employercantaketoachievethisgoal.
YourAnswer:
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27.
Takeontheroleofagraduatethatisplanningtopursueacareerinmanagementinthehealthcarefield.VisitthewebsiteoftheU.S.
BureauofLaborStatisticsathttp://www.bls.gov.ReviewtheBureau'sOccupationalOutlookHandbookandexaminetheEmployment
ProjectspageandTomorrow'sJobs.Determinewhatforcesthatareanticipatedinthefuturewillaffectyourcareeroutlook.Arethe
anticipatedpopulationchangesfavorableorunfavorableforyourchosencareerfield?Fromtheinformationgleanedfromthewebsite,is
yourcareerchoiceagoodoneintermsofgrowthorstability?Whyorwhynot?Woulditbeadvisabletochooseasecondarycareer
choice,perhapsinanotherindustry?Givereasonsforyourdecision.
YourAnswer:
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