WorksheetsChapter 8: Recruitment & Training
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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1.
All of the following are tasks of the Human Resources Department (Personnel) except:
a)
allocating jobs on the production line
b)
induction training of new staff
c)
advise managers on the best pay and salary systems for staff
d)
disciplining staff who break company rules.
2.
In recruiting and selecting new staff, which is the correct order of tasks?
a)
interviews, job advert, selection, prepare job specification
b)
job specification, job adverts, interviews, selection
c)
selection, job specification, job advert, job specification
d)
job advert, selection, interviews, prepare job specification
3.
Which of the following will not appear on a job description?
a)
title of the job
b)
main duties of the job
c)
qualifications needed
d)
department the job is in
4.
Which of the following is a claimed disadvantage of internal recruitment for a management job?
a)
It saves time and money compared to external recruitment.
b)
No new ideas or experience is brought into the business.
c)
The recruit will already know how the firm operates.
d)
Workers are motivated by an opportunity for a promotion
5.
Each of the following is a method of external recruitment except:
a)
notice on staffroom noticeboard
b)
local newspaper advertisement
c)
recruitment agencies
d)
advert in a specialist magazine.
6.
When advertising a job vacancy, it is usual to include all of the following information except:
a)
the wage rate for the job
b)
duties to be carried out by the person appointed
c)
the name of the chief executive
d)
conditions of employment
7.
One of the advantages of using a recruitment agency is that:
a)
it is cheaper than if a business recruited staff directly
b)
they always select the right person for the job
c)
the agency train the newly appointed worker
d)
agencies only send suitable candidates for interview
8.
All of the following methods are likely to be used to help select a new worker except:
a)
asking them to write their own reference
b)
interviewing the applicants
c)
asking for a curriculum vitae (CV)
d)
asking all applicants to perform tests to check ability
9.
Which of the following is one reason for a business using induction training for new workers?
a)
to see who is staying and who is leaving the business
b)
to check the standard of work of all workers
c)
to help select the workers that to be employed by the firm
d)
to explain the firm’s procedures and methods of working
10.
Training for existing workers is often used for which of the following reasons?
a)
to keep skills up-to-date and to improve efficiency
b)
to check to see which workers should be made redundant
c)
to explain the firm’s procedures and methods of working
d)
to increase the level of supervision needed
11.
One of the most likely disadvantages of training workers is that:
a)
workers will become too efficient at their work
b)
the level of supervision of workers will have to increase
c)
workers will become less prepared to accept new machines
d)
more highly trained workers might get jobs with other firms
12.
Which of the following is a possible drawback of on-the-job training?
a)
There will be additional expenses from travel costs.
b)
Workers will not gain experience of people outside the firm
c)
The worker won't be able to do any work during the training.
d)
The business will not have to employ its own training staff.
13.
Which of the reasons is most likely to explain a business using off-the-job training?
a)
Workers need to be trained in operating new machinery
b)
The training staff in the firm have all the necessary skills
c)
The firm wants the cheapest training course possible.
d)
There is no benefit from meeting people outside of the firm
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