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HR Management Quiz - Lesson 1-5

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 2028, which group in the labor force is expected to increase the most?

a)

Hispanic workers

b)

White workers

c)

Asian workers

d)

African American workers

2.

By 2028, which group will see a large increase in the workforce?

a)

Men

b)

Women

c)

Teenagers

d)

Retirees

3.

Women currently make up nearly what portion of the workforce?

a)

One-fourth

b)

One-third

c)

Nearly half

d)

Two-thirds

4.

An employee calling in sick on a scheduled workday is an example of what?

a)

Engagement

b)

Absenteeism

c)

Turnover

d)

Productivity

5.

High employee engagement at a company may lead to what?

a)

Lower morale

b)

Higher turnover

c)

Higher profitability

d)

Reduced teamwork

6.

Conducting ongoing recruiting, even with no openings, is an example of what?

a)

Operational HR

b)

Routine HR

c)

Strategic HR

d)

Emergency planning

7.

HR creates a sustainable competitive advantage by fostering what?

a)

High turnover

b)

Increased absenteeism

c)

Low turnover & engagement

d)

Employee complaints

8.

Social media has helped make what more efficient?

a)

Payroll processing

b)

Recruiting interviews

c)

Performance management

d)

Vacation requests

9.

Max puts himself in his coworker’s situation. What skill is this?

a)

Leadership

b)

Sympathy

c)

Empathy

d)

Assertiveness

10.

Empathy allows you to do what?

a)

Avoid problems

b)

See things from another person’s perspective

c)

Increase competition

d)

Make decisions faster

11.

HR leadership must create what type of leaders?

a)

Political leaders

b)

Financial leaders

c)

Strategic leaders

d)

Passive leaders

12.

Hiring creative employees responds to which factor?

a)

Government

b)

Customers

c)

Economy

d)

Society

13.

Apple making larger phones was influenced by which factor?

a)

Government

b)

Technology

c)

Competition

d)

Society

14.

Sustainable practices represent influence from what?

a)

Technology

b)

Customers

c)

Society

d)

Competition

15.

A new ordering app represents what?

a)

Government

b)

Technology

c)

Society

d)

Customers

16.

Plant delays from high interest rates are caused by what?

a)

Society

b)

Economy

c)

Technology

d)

Customers

17.

OSHA compliance reflects influence from what?

a)

Government

b)

Society

c)

Technology

d)

Economy

18.

An HR manager sets a goal to reduce absenteeism. This is an example of what?

a)

HR compliance

b)

Strategic advantage

c)

Routine task

d)

Legal requirement

19.

A vision is what type of idea?

a)

A quarterly goal

b)

A 2-year plan

c)

A fuzzy, general idea of the company’s future

d)

A job description

20.

A 6-year statement of direction is the company’s what?

a)

Mission

b)

Vision

c)

Strategy

d)

Policy

21.

Objectivity means decisions are based on what?

a)

Opinions

b)

Quantifiable evidence

c)

Peer pressure

d)

Popular vote

22.

Matt’s appraisals violated which rule?

a)

Equal pay

b)

Objective rule

c)

Four-Fifths rule

d)

Harassment policy

23.

Unequal suspensions violated what principle?

a)

Consistency in effect

b)

Uniform in application

c)

Reasonable accommodation

d)

Job analysis

24.

The Four-Fifths Rule applies to what?

a)

Harassment cases

b)

Compensation

c)

Consistent in effect

d)

Workplace safety

25.

Allowing breaks for diabetes is an example of what?

a)

Harassment

b)

Favoritism

c)

Reasonable accommodations

d)

Compensation policy

26.

Different sales goals by group is what?

a)

Illegal discrimination

b)

Strategic advantage

c)

Job analysis

d)

Training method

27.

EEOC complaint deadline is how many days?

a)

90 days

b)

180 days

c)

365 days

d)

30 days

28.

Pressure that forces an employee to resign is called what?

a)

Harassment

b)

Constructive discharge

c)

Uniform discipline

d)

Disparate impact

29.

Pedro asking Margie out is what?

a)

Sexual harassment

b)

Discrimination

c)

Not sexual harassment

d)

Constructive discharge

30.

Religious requests can only be denied if they cause what?

a)

Extra paperwork

b)

Undue hardship

c)

Manager frustration

d)

Reduced engagement

31.

Workflow analysis starts at what point?

a)

Beginning of process

b)

End of process

c)

Middle of process

d)

Hiring stage

32.

Identifying duties, skills, and outcomes is called what?

a)

Job design

b)

Job analysis

c)

Performance review

d)

Recruitment

33.

Matching a job with cultural fit is called what?

a)

Job analysis

b)

Job design

c)

Workflow analysis

d)

Orientation

34.

A disadvantage of the diary method is what?

a)

Lack of detail

b)

Cost & exaggeration

c)

Easy to maintain

d)

Always accurate

35.

Which job analysis method is the most expensive?

a)

Job interviews

b)

Incumbent surveys

c)

Subject matter expert panel

d)

O*NET research

36.

A current employee giving job info is called what?

a)

Supervisor

b)

Incumbent

c)

Recruit

d)

Applicant

37.

Asking a supervisor questions is what method?

a)

Observation

b)

Job analysis interview

c)

Diary method

d)

Competency review

38.

Using O*NET to find skills is what?

a)

Job design

b)

Competency analysis

c)

Orientation

d)

Workflow review

39.

Giving frequent appraisals increases what?

a)

Costs

b)

Complaints

c)

Feedback

d)

Absenteeism

40.

In motivational job design, teams that rotate tasks are called what?

a)

Cross-trained teams

b)

Self-managed teams

c)

Supervisory teams

d)

Specialized teams

41.

The main goal of recruiting is to create what?

a)

Higher turnover

b)

A reasonable pool of qualified candidates

c)

More interviews

d)

Competition

42.

In the 21st century, recruitment ability is driven by what?

a)

Salary

b)

Government

c)

Reputation

d)

Overtime

43.

A danger of using AI in recruiting is what?

a)

Higher engagement

b)

Disparate impact

c)

Fewer resumes

d)

Employee satisfaction

44.

Recruiting ties directly to what in an area?

a)

Cost of living

b)

Unemployment rate

c)

Workplace culture

d)

Education level

45.

Ahmad finds many skilled laborers looking for work. He is considering which external force?

a)

Competition

b)

Supply and demand

c)

Technology

d)

Government

46.

Kara finds another company hiring carpenters at higher wages. She is examining what?

a)

Economy

b)

Competition

c)

Society

d)

Customers

47.

Chatbots in recruiting are a form of what?

a)

Government regulation

b)

Social media

c)

Artificial intelligence

d)

Employee benefits

48.

A risk of using social media in recruitment is what?

a)

Faster recruiting

b)

Disparate treatment of protected classes

c)

More engagement

d)

Reduced training needs

49.

A difficulty of internal recruiting is what?

a)

Higher costs

b)

Employees may feel they cannot advance

c)

Longer time to hire

d)

Increased turnover

50.

The quickest and most cost-effective external recruiting method is what?

a)

Job fairs

b)

Recruiters

c)

Using the internet

d)

Print advertising