vHRFP Day 3 (3 Dec)

Which statement is True?

• EVP comes about by colleagues living out their values and beliefs about people and work and reflects the tone of day-to-day work interactions; hence HR must recognize that there is nothing much HR can do about it

• Staff craft their own EVP based on stories they hear and the situations they witnessed of how people are treated, how relationships are handled; hence HR has to be on the lookout to facilitate positive outcomes

Which of the statements of our Beliefs concerning staff in Public service is False?

• We need to respect only those individuals who are performing well at their job

• Change is essential for maintaining and improving competitiveness

• The pursuit of excellence is expected

• We learn from others

Why is the HR philosophy important to the Public Service?

• We must keep different and distinct from the private sector in our practices and processes because we are government

• As the Public Service, we need to be accountable to parliament and taxpayers for how we are staffing the different government organisations

• The Singapore Government is the largest employer in Singapore and so needs to keep our workers satisfied and motivated at all times to keep industrial stability

• We model to the wider workforce and need to forge a common ethos amongst public officers, based on a set of clear guidelines to manage diversity in HR needs in the different government organisations

Which of these statements is a core philosophy of HR in the Public Service? (You may select more than one option)

• We should compete for the best of the talents in recruitment to support national objectives

• We should support our workers to ensure that they find job satisfaction

• We should ensure that the public service salaries are keeping up with current lifestyle needs to keep staff incorruptible

• We are a progressive and fair employer

Which of these do the principles for Recruitment and Selection ensure?

• The most cost-effective applicant is selected and trained up for aptitude

• A person with the right attitude is employed at a mutually satisfactory salary

• A person with the most impressive career history is given the job in all impartiality and meritocracy

• Selection considerations is balanced with flexibilities allowed to acquire the best-suited talents for the agency