HR Quiz 2

An example of a behavioral question is:

• Tell me about a time when you managed a situation requiring negotiation.

• If a co-worker hurt her back, what would you do?

• What type of work do you want to be doing in five years?

• What are the skill areas you must develop?

• Tell me about a time what you will do in a situation that requires negotiation

Mark works in a production factory one of the famous international sport brand. In the factory his task is to sew a button to the button hole of jackets. Last week the supervisor also gave him the task of creating the button hole in addition to attaching the button to the hole of the jacket. The technique that supervisor used is known as:

• job enlargement

• job enrichment

• vertical loading

• job rotation

• skill variety

Last two years Michael has worked in Alfa Bank, during this time he has had the opportunity to work in two other departments. Initially he started his career as call center specialist, then the company transferred him to the customer care department. The organization adopts a similar technique with other employees in the call center. This technique is known as:

• job rotation

• vertical loading

• skill variety

• job enlargement

• job enrichment

Recently you were hired as an HR assistant by the motor oil production company. As his first project your direct supervisor requested that you put forward a proposal to develop job descriptions for some of the key positions within the organization. What you would have identified in the proposal as most common areas to be included in a job description:

• duties and responsibilities

• job holderʹs name

• company name

• summary of performance evaluations

• work culture

BWD Oil is a motor oil producer company in Azerbaijan. The company has two production plans and wide retail network in the country. Currently the company is hiring 20 new accountants. The position requires wide theoretical knowledge, some formal training but little work experience. Which of the following recruitment methods is likely to be most effective in generating a pool of qualified candidates at low cost?

• educational institutions

• employment agencies

• newspaper advertisements

• human resource centers

• professional journal advertisements

Anna is a Recruitment Manager in Ander Co manufacturing company. Currently the company has 18 entry-level accountants position. Based on her previous experience Anna know that generally the Recruiting Yield Ration for the entry-level accountant is following the below structure. Based on Yield Ration define how many candidates the company needs in each stage of Yield Pyramid: Hires -

Offer recipients 2:1

Candidates invited 3:2

Candidates interviewed 4:3

Initial contacts 6:1

• Hires 18

  Offer recipients 36

  Candidates invited 54

  Candidates interviewed 72

  Initial contacts 432

• Hires 18

  Offer recipients 36

  Candidates invited 54

  Candidates interviewed 72

  Initial contacts 432

• Hires 18

  Offer recipients 36

  Candidates invited 54

  Candidates interviewed 72

  Initial contacts 432

• Hires 18

  Offer recipients 36

  Candidates invited 54

  Candidates interviewed 72

  Initial contacts 86

• Hires 18

  Offer recipients 36

  Candidates invited 54

  Candidates interviewed 72

  Initial contacts 432

Recently you have been appointed as a HR Director of the retail supermarket network in Azerbaijan. CEO of the company asked you to evaluate effectiveness of the recruitment in the company. Which of the following metric you can use to evaluate the speed of recruitment processes

• Time to Fill Openings

• Yield Ratios

• Costs per Recruiting

• Success Base Rates

• Quality Recruiting

Which of the following statements about headhunters is true?

• They often specialize in a particular type of talent

• Their code of ethics prohibits them from contacting individuals who are currently employed

• They are used for jobs in the $ or AZN 20,000 plus pay range

• They are paid a fee by the job seeker

• The percentage of positions filled by such firms is generally quite large

Leila is a recruitment manager of GLM Petroleum, a subsidiary company of GLM Global Petroleum. Recently she interviewed three potential candidates for the drilling project manager position. She gave the candidates the following questions:

- Tell me about an example of what you have done when have a problem on your drilling rig system;

- Provide an example how you trained drilling teams.

She used:

• Competency-based interview

• Case interview

• Stress interview

• Nondirective interview

• Biographical interview

The halo effect related to selection is a:

• positive initial impression that distorts an interviewers rating.

• negative impression made at the end of the interview that will distort an interviewers rating

• positive impression made at the end of the interview that will distort an interviewers rating

• negative initial impression that distorts an interviewers rating.

• None of the above