SHRM Ch5 (Recruitment)

Successful recruitment makes the manager’s job easier because she has ______ employees in place to do what is required to achieve and sustain a competitive advantage.

• enough

• competent

• enthusiastic

• backup

The process of identifying potential employees, communicating job and organizational attributes to them, and convincing them to apply for available jobs is called ______.

• job posting

• retention

• career fairs

• recruitment

If managers cannot ______ employees, they have to find alternative ways of getting work done, or they have to change the nature of the work that is done.

• attract

• train

• motivate

• promote

When a company and its managers recruit well, the rest of the firm’s employee management activities will require less _____.

• capital investment

• innovation

• time and effort

• data

Before you can really look for ways to generate interest in job vacancies and identify high-potential individuals, you have to know what specific ______ are needed to succeed in the job.

• experiences and aptitudes

• attitudes and personality

• salary expectations

• knowledge, skills, and/or abilities

______ is the process of seeking job applicants from within the company to fill open positions.

• External recruiting

• Internal recruiting

• Recruiting within

• Job posting

Which of the following is not an element of successful internal recruiting?

• Engage a reputable recruiting agency

• Develop and communicate job pathways for promotions and lateral moves within the company.

• Develop a process for job posting that is accessible to all employees.

• Use employee records to identify potential candidates for open positions and invite them to apply.

A(n) ______ is the most frequently used technique for notifying current employees about job openings within the company.

• newsletter

• job posting

• email

• blog

A(n) ______ is a searchable database that can be used to identify employees who meet certain job requirements.

• employee roster

• candidate inventory

• candidate roster

• employee inventory

A benefit of internal recruiting is that the hiring manager can review recent performance appraisals and talk to supervisors rather than having to solely rely on references for ______ information.

• performance-related

• salary

• education

• criminal background