CH12 HRM-Selection and keeping

Lani wants to know how many workers in her company have a certain specialized skill and have received training to update their qualifications within the past year. She could use a human resource inventory to help her find this type of information. 

• FALSE

• TRUE

Westler's Fresh Produce finds it needs more workers during harvest times than at other times of the year. Hiring contingent workers could be an efficient way for Westler to meet its temporary employment needs. 

• TRUE

• FALSE

After preparing a human resources inventory, what is next step in the human resource planning process? 

• A. Prepare a human resource replacement chart

• B. Assess future human resource demand

• C. Prepare a job analysis

• D. Establish a strategic plan

Sally is a human resource manager with ABC Cooking Supplies who needs to recruit people to fill several positions within her company. Sally is most likely to rely on external recruiting sources if she: 

• A. wants to eliminate the need to meet affirmative action regulations.

• B. believes that ABC's current employees do not have the qualifications necessary to successfully fill the positions.

• C. places a great deal of importance on maintaining high morale for current workers.

• D. needs to keep the cost of her recruiting efforts to a minimum.

Betty is a human resource manager with ABC Industries. Her current assignment is to revise and update ABC's employment testing procedures. Betty should: 

• A. design tests that are directly related to an applicant's ability to perform the job.

• B. write tests that are so difficult that only a small fraction of qualified workers can pass them.

• C. design tests that measure general aptitudes rather than ability to do the job.

• D. inform her superiors that such tests are now illegal.

ABC Department Store typically sells over a third of all its merchandise in the last two months of the year. Management has found that it must hire __________ workers during this period of increased business to supplement its permanent employees. 

• A. nontenured

• B. codependent

• C. contingent

• D. journeymen

The first step in the performance appraisal process is to: 

• A. perform a human resource inventory.

• B. establish performance standards.

• C. analyze the jobs to see what tasks must be performed.

• D. meet with employees and discuss the overall objectives of the firm.

At Friendly Financial Consulting, Wayne is allowed to choose what time he starts his workday, and can come to work any time from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. He must be on the job from 10:00 a.m. to noon and from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. He also must work a total of 8 hours a day, so the earlier he arrives, the earlier he can leave. Wayne works under a system of: 

• A. job sharing.

• B. job enlargement.

• C. flex-time.

• D. compressed work weeks.