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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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