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WorksheetsM02 TA Post-exam
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 38mins
Which term refers to employing an individual with a history of violent or illegal behavior without conducting a background check or taking proper precautions?
Negligent hiring
Employee-at-will
Abatement
Sabotage
Which of the following terms refers to a systematic comparison done in order to determine the worth of one job relative to another?
job analysis
job evaluation
job description
job classification
Which Web site is increasingly serving as a recruitment source for passive job candidates?
Career Builder
YouTube
Monster
Which of the following is the final step in the strategic human resource management process?
The manager asks, "What employee skills and behaviors will we need to achieve these plans
and goals?"
The manager formulates strategic plans and goals.
The manager asks, "Specifically what recruitment, selection, training, and other HR policies and practices should we put in place so as to produce the required employee skills and behaviors?"
The manager asks, "How much profit can we make on this?"
Job enlargement occurs when:
an assembler works one day in assembly and one day in shipping.
an electrician is given the authority to supervise new apprentices.
a bank teller handles deposits and disbursements and also sells certificates of deposit.
a bank teller handles deposits and disbursements and also sells certificates of deposit.
What is meant by building a candidate pipeline?
Using alternative recruiting sources and workers who are not regular employees
Developing a pool of applicants that will be available when a job opening needs to be filled
Establishing a specific plan of action for meeting your recruitment objectives
Encouraging the best potential candidates to apply
Which of the following is an effective guideline for using social networking sites for recruiting?
Use social networking sites to complement your existing recruitment channels.
Avoid connections between the networking site and the organization’s website.
Assess candidates based on their ability to navigate the social networking site.
Use social networking sites to communicate all the contents of your organization’s website.
When should an organization begin engaging employees?
Recruitment
Job interview
Orientation
Performance review
(a) is the process of identifying and fostering (encouraging) the development of high-potential employees
The HR metric that provides a snapshot of full-time equivalency is
head count
compa-ratio
yield ratios
cost per hire, internal (CPHI).
What is the primary HR challenge of outsourcing?
It raises labor costs because of overtime requirements
A firm is still accountable for the actions of its subcontractors, but it exercises less control
over them
Subcontractors tend to take on less work than they can handle, which means that the firm needs to hire additional workers
Customers tend to be more satisfied with subcontractors than with regular employees, which creates conflict in the workplace.
How do situational interviews differ from behavioral interviews?
Situational interviews are based on an applicant's responses to actual past situations
Situational interviews are based on how an applicant might behave in a hypothetical situation
Situational interviews ask applicants job-related questions to assess their knowledge and
skills
Behavioral interviews ask applicants to describe their emotions in different hypothetical situations
What is the type of interview which lists the questions ahead of time?
structured interview
unstructured interview
competency-based interview
behavioral interview
Which question would most likely be answered by a job analysis?
What machines are required for the job?
What job design method is best for the position?
What recruiting methods are used for filling the job?
What performance appraisal system is used to evaluate the job?
Which of the following terms refers to the background investigations, tests, and physical exams that firms use to identify viable candidates for a job?
selection tools
personnel techniques
job analysis methods
forecasting tools
Which of the following is a question used in a behavioral interview?
Describe a time when you used your fact-finding skills to solve a problem.
Do you possess good management skills?
Describe your current job responsibilities.
Have you ever dealt with stress in your current position?
Job analysis is the review of job tasks and requirements.
It's a study of the major tasks and responsibilities of jobs to determine their __________ & __________
importance
relation to other jobs in a company
sourcing channels
talent acquisition strategies
average days to Fill
(a) is the average time to hire people for job vacancies
_____________ is the sum of persons employed and the unemployed. Together these two groups of the working-age population represent the supply of labor for the production of goods and services
labor force population
candidate pool
applicant population
labor market
Interview process to predict future performance based on how the candidate acted in past work situations
Behavioral interview
Structured interview
Stress interview
Panel interview
_____________ is a part-time or temporary employee.
A person who is hired part-time to work under a contract or for a fixed period of time
Contingent worker
Residency worker
Returnee worker
Assignee worker
The process by which work is organized into the separate tasks required to perform a specific job is called:
job analysis.
job design.
task significance.
job description
Although it is very difficult to establish good measures of validity, it is possible to make a case for validity if the interview process has certain characteristics. Which of these processes/attributes contributes the least to enhancing the validity of an interview process?
The same interviewer conducts every interview for a particular job opening.
The interview is based on job analysis.
The interviewer asks questions that provide evidence about important job-related skills.
The information shared, discussed, and collected during an interview relates to a specific job.
When conducting panel interviews, it is generally advisable to do all of the following except ___________
Let the candidate know ahead of time that he or she will be participating in a panel interview.
Plan in advance who will ask which questions and in which order, and arrange for “hand offs” from one interviewer to another.
Interview in a room that has a round table, if possible.
Place all the interviewers on one side of the table and the candidate on the other.
Number of terminations during a specified period of time /
The average number of employees in the workforce during that same period of time
Calculates which of the following?
Time to hire
Turnover
ROI
Cost per hire
In the acronym KSAs, A refers to
An attitudinal predilection toward the type of work performed in the position
Specific information that the incumbent either needs to know or with which he or she needs to be familiar
The ability to perform a particular task
Specific traits required to successfully perform a position
The process by and through which organizations deliberately and intentionally decide on the marketing strategy that will be used to promote the employer’s brand within the labor market.
(a)
Dixon Industries wants to engage in predictive workforce monitoring.
As the HR manager at Dixon, you should most likely __________
continuously monitor workforce planning issues
primarily use recruiters for top executive jobs
frequently assess the online HR scorecard
regularly implement the Markov analysis
The MOST critical stage in the process of outsourcing to a third-party contractor is:
analyzing needs.
defining objectives.
preparing a request for proposal.
implementing the proposed system.
What tool might be best used to assess recruitment effectiveness?
computerized applicant tracking systems
benchmarking
data mines
strategy map
Applicant tracking systems are mostly used by employers to ________.
develop work samples
screen and rank candidates based on skills
develop specific job descriptions
verify a candidate's U.S. citizenship
The offer-to-acceptance ratio at Central Manufacturing is 6:1. How many offers will the firm need to make in order to fill 5 positions?
(a)
Which term is used for a written description of the minimum qualifications required to perform a specific job?
Job enrichment
Job competencies
Job specifications
Job analysis
In comparing internal and external recruiting sources, a potential advantage of recruiting externally is ____________
improved workforce morale.
shorter onboarding and orientation.
better retention of high performers.
enriched diversity and inclusion.
For a data entry job that requires no previous experience, which of the following is a subjective yet valid job assessment tool?
letting the applicant do a job sample
giving the applicant opportunity to express his job related experiences
conducting a group discussion, where applicants can demonstrate their interpersonal abilities
conducting a psychometric assessment
If 200 jobs are posted and 50 hires were made, the hire rate is (a) %.
A company received 400 applications for an open position. After screening, 80 applicants were considered qualified. Of those, 8 were hired.
What is the percentage of applicants hired out of the total qualified applicants?
2.5%
20%
5%
10%
Which pre-employment test measures verbal and mathematical abilities?
Situational
Skill-based
Work sample
Cognitive
A company needs to quickly fill many entry level positions. What is the best recruitment method?
Post jobs internally
Contact former applicants
Send out emails
Organize a job fair
Which TWO of the following practices are most effective for improving employee retention? (Choose two)
Offering competitive compensation and benefits
Delaying internal promotions for high performers
Avoiding discussions around work-life balance
Implementing regular performance feedback and career development
Enforcing strict micromanagement to maintain control
