Human Resource Planning and Staffing Test

Which term refers to the holistic, integrated and results and goal-oriented process of planning, recruiting, selecting, developing, managing and compensating employees?

• Job analysis

• HR alignment

• Strategic planning

• Talent management

Carly, a manager at a boat manufacturing firm, takes a talent management approach to his duties. Which of the following would Carly most likely do?

• Coordinate recruitment and compensation activities

• Use different competencies for recruitment and development

• Rely primarily on applicant testing results for hiring decisions

• Manage employees based on their experience with the organization

_______________ is the process of deciding what positions the firm will have to fill and how to fill them.

• Selection

• Recruitment

• Job analysis

• Workforce planning

Which of the following terms refers to the procedure used to determine the duty associated with job positions and the characteristics of the people to hire for those positions?

• Job context

• Job analysis

• Job description

• Job specification

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

• Building a pool of candidates

• Deciding what positions to fill

• Performing initial screening interviews

• Performing candidate background checks

The process of deciding how to fill executive positions at a firm is known as _______________.

• Internal recruiting

• Succession planning

• Long-term forecasting

• Advanced interviewing

Which of the following terms refer to studying a firm’s past employment needs over a period of years to predict future needs?

• Ratio analysis

• Trend analysis

• Graphical analysis

• Computer analysis

  According to a survey, most employers who administer tests to applicants are measuring ________________.

• Job skills

• Ethical opinions

• Interpersonal behaviors

• Psychological behavior

 The information resulting form a job analysis is used for writing _________________.

• Job descriptions

• Corporate objectives

• Training requirements

• Personal questionnaires

A manager uses the information in a job analysis for all of the following EXCEPT:

• Assessing training requirements

• Complying with FCC regulations

• Determining appropriate compensation

• Providing accurate performance appraisals