HUMAN RESOURCE

What is the key goal of proper Human Resources Planning?

• to avoid firms from incurring high cost because of negligent hiring

• to avoid firms from getting sued by employees due to unfair labor practice

• to get the right number of people with the right skills in the right jobs at the right time and cost

• to ensure qualified candidates go through every process of selection before they are actually hired

Human Resource Planning (HRP) starts with _______________.

• forecast of labor demand

• forecast of labor surplus

• goal setting and strategic planning

• interview process and background checking

A company of 50 employees realizes they have a surplus of 10 sales person. What should they do?

• Hire temporary workers

• Recruit new external hires

• Downsize people in those positions

• Wait for attrition and implement a hiring freeze for those positions

What is the type of employment test that is used to assess how well a person can learn and acquire skills?

• Aptitude test.

• Personality test.

• Achievement test.

• Cognitive ability test.

What is the first step in selection?

• Testing employee.

• Reviewing job application.

• Conducting initial interview.

• Administering physical examination.

This type of interview involves a series of interview where candidates move from room to room.

• Panel interview.

• Serial interview.

• Sequential interview.

• One-to-one interview.

Below are THREE (3) major steps to forecasting EXCEPT ________

• determining labor demand

• determining labor supply

• determining labor surplus and shortage

• determining forecast

Below are the strategic planning for reducing labor surplus EXCEPT ___________.

• transfers

• downsizing

• demotions

• new external hires

Below are the example of internal source advertisement EXCEPT ___________

• company bulletin boards

• through email

• company email

• newspapers

What is structured interview?

• the interviewer asks open ended questions about candidate

• question related to the job requirement and cover relevant knowledge, skills, experience

• the interviewer describes a situation to candidates and asks their views

• the interviewer ask about candidates previous experience and tell them to handle the problems