WorksheetsMIDTERM TEST - Human Resource Planning
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 34mins
Which of the following is an external influence on human resource planning?
Internal promotion policies
Economic conditions
Employee skills inventory
Job analysis
Forecasting human resource requirements involves:
Determining current employee satisfaction
Estimating the number and type of employees needed in the future
Planning training programs
Designing compensation packages
A desirable characteristic of recruiters includes:
Knowledge about company, jobs, and career-related issues
Focusing only on external candidates
Avoiding technology usage
Lack of enthusiasm
A closed internal recruitment system:
Uses external recruitment agencies exclusively
Encourages promotion from within the organization
Relies only on cooperative alliances with other companies
Requires candidates to submit resumes online
Which type of recruitment involves arrangements to share recruitment resources between organizations?
Individual recruitment
Cooperative recruitment alliances
Decentralized recruitment
Internal recruitment only
Which of the following is typically a source of recruiters?
Customers
Line managers
Competitors’ employees
Government officials
Centralized recruitment is most suitable for:
Large companies that want uniformity in hiring
Small companies with only a few employees
Companies that rely entirely on external agencies
Freelance recruitment agencies
Reconciliation and gaps in HR planning refer to:
Comparing HR requirements with HR availabilities
Training employees to improve performance
Establishing labor unions
Negotiating salaries
An HR professional with strong interpersonal skills is expected to:
Avoid interacting with line managers
Build positive relationships with candidates and managers
Focus only on technical recruitment systems
Ignore career-related advice for employees
Which is a recommended approach for small companies when recruiting?
Using only in-house HR staff
Using external recruitment agencies
Relying exclusively on centralized recruitment
Avoiding recruitment alliances
Economic conditions have no impact on HR planning.
TRUE
FALSE
Labor unions are an external influence on staffing.
TRUE
FALSE
Forecasting HR availabilities involves analyzing the current workforce and expected changes.
TRUE
FALSE
Enthusiasm is not an important characteristic for recruiters.
TRUE
FALSE
In-house recruitment is only suitable for small companies.
TRUE
FALSE
Decentralized recruitment allows different departments to manage their own hiring.
TRUE
FALSE
A cooperative recruitment alliance reduces recruitment costs by sharing resources.
TRUE
FALSE
Technology skills are irrelevant for modern recruiters.
TRUE
FALSE
Closed internal recruitment encourages hiring from outside the organization.
TRUE
FALSE
Reconciliation and gaps refer to comparing the forecasted HR needs with HR availability.
TRUE
FALSE
List and explain FIVE (5) steps involved in implementing a closed internal recruitment system.
Malaysia Airlines is planning to hire new employees for its cabin crew and ground staff positions.
Task:
List FIVE (5) recruitment sources that Malaysia Airlines can use to attract suitable candidates. For each source, provide a brief explanation of how it helps the company in finding the right talent.
List FIVE (5) reasons why HR needs to collect biographical information/biodata before hiring.
Situation:
Maybank is hiring new employees for its customer service and administrative roles. The HR department is considering using personality tests as part of the selection process.
Task:
Explain the Big Five (5) personality factors and how each factor can demonstrate predictive validity in personality testing. Discuss the importance of using the Big Five in recruitment to select candidates likely to succeed in their roles.
