Recruitment Quiz 1

Which of the following statements best describes the term recruitment?

• The number of people leaving an organisation in a specific time period

• The total amount of job vacancies in an organisation

• The number of people that are employed in an organisation

• The process of finding people to work for an organisation

Which of the following is a benefit to an organisation of using internal recruitment?

• No additional job vacancies are created

• There is always a large pool of candidates from which to appoint

• Less money is spent on induction training

• New skills and experience are brought into the organisation

Which of the following is an example of external recruitment?

• Advertising a job vacancy on the internet

• Advertising a job vacancy on a firm’s intranet

• Promoting current employees to more senior posts

• A manager recommending an existing member of staff for a new role

Which of the following is a benefit to a business of recruiting the most suitable person to fill a job vacancy?

• Labour productivity may increase quickly

• Staff retention rate will be low

• Labour turnover rate will be high

• More time and resource spent on future recruitment and selection

Which of the following best describes the term person specification? A document that:

• Details the duties and tasks involved in a specific job

• Is completed by a person applying for a job vacancy

• Details the skills and qualifications required in a specific job

• Is completed by a previous employer that comments on a candidate’s skills and abilities

Which of the following would be the most suitable place for a local plumbing firm to advertise for five new plumbers?

• Convenience store window

• Job centre

• Daily national newspaper

• Television

Which of the following is a reason why an organisation, with a job vacancy, would request an applicant to send in a CV rather than complete an application form?

• A smaller number of candidates will apply for the vacancy

• It is easier to directly compare one candidate to another

• It gives an applicant freedom in the style of presentation

• Specific questions can be tailored to the job role

Which of the following is a method of selection that uses a series of multiple-choice questions to show a candidate’s character and nature?

• Long listing

• Team building exercise

• Psychometric testing

• References

Which stage in the recruitment process would immediately follow the advertisement of a vacant post?

• Applicants apply for the position

• Short list

• Long list

• Interview

Which of the following is a benefit to an organisation of using a two-day assessment centre as part of the recruitment and selection process?

• Applicants will always perform to the best of their ability

• Applicants will always tell the truth about themselves

• They are inexpensive to administer

• Applicants strengths and weaknesses will be highlighted