Personnel Planning and Recruitment

1. What is the first step in the recruitment and selection process

• A. Performing initial screening interviews

• B. Building a pool of candidates

• C. Performing candidate background checks

• D. Deciding what positions to fill

2. Marcus, an HR manager for Samsung, must decide what positions the firm should fill in the next six months, which means Marcus is currently working on ________.

• A. screening job candidates

• B. personnel planning

• C. interviewing job candidates

• D. writing job descriptions

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

• A. Internal recruiting

• B. Succession planning

• C. Long-term forecasting

• D. Advanced interviewing

4. Which one of the following terms refers to studying a firm's past employment needs over a period of years to predict future needs?

• A. Ratio analysis

• B. Trend analysis

• C. Graphical analysis

• D. Computer analysis

5. Newton Building Supplies hopes to generate an extra Php 4 million in sales next year. A salesperson traditionally generates Php 800,000 in sales each year. Using ratio analysis, how many new salespeople should Newton hire?

• A. 2

• B. 5

• C. 10

• D. 20

6. Which one of the following contains data regarding employees' education, career development, and special skills and is used by managers when selecting inside candidates for promotion?

• A. Computerized forecasting tools

• B. Skills inventories

• C. Trend records

• D. Scatter plots

7. When managers need to determine which current employees are available for promotion or transfer, they will most likely use ________.

• A. Scatter plots

• B. Skills inventories

• C. Estimated sales trends

• D. Personnel forecasts

8. All of the following are methods used by firms to develop high-potential candidates for future positions EXCEPT________.

• A. Providing internal training

• B. Implementing job rotation

• C. Offering global assignments

• D. Developing skills inventories

9. Smith Industries is thinking of having another company take care of its benefits management. This is called ________.

• A. Outsourcing

• B. Recruiting

• C. Telecommuting

• D. Screening

10. Recruiting is necessary to ________.

• A. Determine whether to use inside or outside candidates

• B. Forecast the short-term supply of outside candidates

• C. Create positive word-of-mouth about a firm

• D. Develop an applicant pool