Personnel Planning and Recruiting Quiz

What is the first step in the recruitment and selection process?

• Deciding what positions to fill

• Identify key needs

• Develop inside candidates

• Assess and choose those who will fill the key position

What does succession planning involve?

• Developing inside candidates

• Identifying key needs

• Deciding how to fill executive positions at a firm

• Assessing and choosing those who will fill the key position

What does trend analysis involve?

• Graphically illustrating the relationship between two variables

• Forecasting availability of internal job candidates

• Determining future staff needs using ratios

• Studying a firm’s past employment needs to predict future needs

What is the primary disadvantage of using internal sources of candidates to fill vacant positions?

• Potential to lose employees who aren’t promoted

• Difficulty in attracting applicants

• Inability to calculate the number of applicants needed

• Lack of skills needed for the job

What is the purpose of a recruiting yield pyramid?

• To attract outside candidates

• To develop an applicant pool

• To calculate the number of applicants needed to hire new employees

• To calculate the number of internal candidates available

What is inbreeding in the context of hiring?

• Using executive recruiters

• Hiring externally

• Hiring internally

• Rehiring former employees

What is the primary motivation for employees over age 65?

• Higher salary

• Schedule flexibility

• Job security

• Career advancement

What is the main reason for using a private employment agency?

• To hire temporary workers

• To reduce recruitment costs

• To attract a large pool of applicants

• To fill a specific job opening quickly

What are the primary tools used for projecting personnel needs?

• Outsourcing and intranet job postings

• Personnel replacement charts and Markov analysis

• Skills inventories and scatter plot

• Trend analysis and ratio analysis

What is the purpose of an application tracking system?

• To calculate the number of applicants needed

• To screen and compile internal applicants

• To attract and gather outside applicants

• To manage internal candidates