Recruitment and Selection Exam Review
Course Introduction
This course offers a comprehensive overview of the principles and practices involved in the recruitment and selection process within organizations. Students will explore key topics such as job analysis, sourcing and attracting candidates, screening and shortlisting applicants, conducting interviews, using psychometric tests, and evaluating selection methods for reliability and validity. Emphasis is placed on legal and ethical considerations, diversity in hiring, and the strategic role of recruitment in achieving organizational goals. Through case studies and practical exercises, students will develop the skills necessary to design and implement effective recruitment and selection strategies in a variety of organizational contexts.
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Human Resource Management 14th Edition by Dean Mondy
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Chapter 1: Human Resource Management: An Overview
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Q1) A profession is characterized by the existence of a common body of knowledge and a ________.
A) procedure for certifying members
B) specified educational requirement
C) requirement for periodic re-accreditation
D) functional procedure for designated activities
Answer: A
Q2) Staffing is the process through which an organization ensures that it always has the proper number of employees with the appropriate skills in the right jobs,at the right time,to achieve the organization's objectives.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Recruitment is the process of attracting qualified individuals and encouraging them to apply for work with the organization.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
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Q1) Procter & Gamble has served as a leader in corporate social responsibility by developing and implementing environment-protection technology and encouraging employees to participate in civic activities.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Which law contains broad employee whistle-blower protections against firms and managers that retaliate or harass employees who report suspected corporate wrongdoing?
A) Sarbanes-Oxley Act
B) Procurement Integrity Act
C) Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations
D) Federal Contract Protection Act
Answer: A
Q3) Many organizations today refer to the "triple bottom line" suggesting that attention is now being paid to social and environmental concerns as well as economic issues.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative
Action, and Workforce Diversity
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Q1) All private employers who are subject to the ________ as amended with 100 employees or more must annually submit an EEO-1 report.
A) Civil Rights Act of 1964
B) Fair Labor Standards Act
C) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
D) Executive Order 1115
Answer: A
Q2) According to the Supreme Court's decision in TWA v Hardison,employers have an obligation to accommodate sincerely held religious practices.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) According to the Uniform Guidelines,test validation is essential only when selection devices produce ________.
A) adverse impact
B) systemic discrimination
C) racial discrimination
D) disparate treatment
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Strategic Planning, Human Resource Planning, and Job Analysis
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Q1) Job analysis information is used to prepare ________.
A) job requisitions
B) budget reports
C) job specifications
D) corporate assessments
Q2) The observation method is primarily used to gather information when mental skills play a dominant role in a job.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The current trend with succession planning is to focus exclusively on top executive positions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In a workgroup consisting of a supervisor,two analysts,and four clerks,how many jobs and positions are involved?
A) 3 jobs; 7 positions
B) 6 jobs; 1 position
C) 7 jobs; 3 positions
D) 1 job; 6 positions
Q5) What is talent management?
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Chapter 5: Recruitment
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Q1) An internship allows students to contribute to a firm and to observe business practices firsthand.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Firms typically find potential management employees in colleges and universities.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Soundgear Electronics recently shifted all of its customer support services to a vendor in India.Soundgear is most likely involved in the activity of ________.
A) telecommuting
B) offshoring
C) recruiting
D) staffing
Q4) EEOC guidelines suggest that companies with more than 100 employees keep staffing records for a minimum of four years.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the steps involved in the recruitment process?
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Q1) An assessment center is a selection approach that requires individuals to perform activities similar to those they might encounter in an actual job.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Many recruiters believe that ________ is the most important metric to use in the selection process.
A) quality of hire
B) acceptance rate
C) return on recruiting revenue
D) turnover yield
Q3) Marshall Consulting needs to hire a new CEO in the next two months.As an HR manager at Marshall Consulting,which of the following is your most important task when filling this position?
A) conducting extensive background checks
B) devising new selection tests
C) creating application forms
D) gathering biometric data
Q4) What is the general purpose of the selection process? What steps are involved in the selection process?
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Chapter 7: Performance Management and Appraisal
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Q1) A halo error occurs when a manager generalizes one negative performance feature to all aspects of employee performance.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Organizations that structure employees into self-directed teams are using peers to appraise performance less frequently because of time constraints.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In which performance appraisal method is the performance of each employee compared with every other employee in the group?
A) forced distribution
B) rating scales
C) paired comparison
D) weighted checklists
Q4) In Albemarle Paper v Moody and Mistretta v Sandia Corporation,the courts ruled that performance appraisal systems should not be discriminatory.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Training and Development
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Q1) Collecting data from an organization unit through the use of questionnaires and interviews is known as ________.
A) team building
B) quality circles
C) job enrichment
D) survey feedback
Q2) Orientation is the organization development method of basing change efforts on the systematic collection and measurement of subordinate's attitudes through anonymous questionnaires.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A T&D method which permits a person to learn by copying or replicating behaviors of others to show managers how to handle various situations is called ________.
A) sensitivity training
B) role playing
C) behavior modeling
D) computer assisted instruction
Q4) In a brief essay,contrast the goals of training and development with those of organization development.
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Chapter 9: Direct Financial Compensation Core Compensation:
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Q1) Competency-based pay plans are increasingly common as employees shift from traditional jobs to variable work assignments.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Factors that must be taken into account when building compensation systems include the labor market,labor unions,interindustry wage differentials,the economy,and legislation.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The fitting of plotted points to create a smooth progression between pay grades is known as a ________.
A) job cluster
B) wage curve
C) wage range
D) pay range
Q4) Seniority is the length of time an employee has been associated with the company,division,department,or job.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Indirect Financial Compensation Employee Benefits:
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Q1) Sabbaticals are temporary leaves of absence from an organization,usually at a reduced amount of pay.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which type of plan balances the risk an employee takes while saving for retirement?
A) defined benefit plan
B) cash balance plan
C) pension equity plan
D) defined contribution plan
Q3) Leroy has a formal retirement plan based on his final years' average salary and years of service at Royce Pharmaceuticals.Which type of plan does Leroy most likely have?
A) defined contribution
B) defined benefit
C) cash balance
D) 401(k)
Q4) Most discretionary benefits plans originated at the turn of the 20th century.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining
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Q1) Beachhead demands are ones that the union anticipates receiving from management during initial negotiations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is the political arm of the AFL-CIO?
A) ACTION
B) COPE
C) NLRB
D) PATCO
Q3) Joe and Pete have both been employed as electricians at Top Notch Manufacturing for two years.Joe belongs to a union and pays dues.Pete neither belongs to a union nor pays union dues.Which of the following most likely describes the union arrangement at Top Notch Manufacturing?
A) closed shop
B) agency shop
C) open shop
D) union shop
Q4) Why do workers join unions? What is the basic structure of a union?
Q5) What are right-to-work laws? How do these laws relate to union security?
Q6) What is a lockout? How is a lockout used in labor negotiations?
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Chapter 12: Internal Employee Relations
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Q1) Which of the following is sent to former employees several weeks after they leave the organization to determine the real resignation reason?
A) attitude survey
B) grievance form
C) work sample test
D) postexit questionnaire
Q2) What is the most severe penalty an organization can give to an employee?
A) suspension
B) transfer
C) termination
D) demotion
Q3) In which of the following does the manager ask a series of questions in sequence to determine the best disciplinary action?
A) hot stove approach
B) progressive disciplinary action
C) disciplinary questionnaire approach
D) disciplinary action without punishment approach
Q4) What is the difference between a demotion and a promotion? What factors should managers consider when demoting and promoting employees?
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Chapter 13: Employee Safety, Health, and Wellness
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Q1) What is the most commonly offered in-house corporate wellness program?
A) physical fitness program
B) healthy eating program
C) substance abuse program
D) stress management program
Q2) Approximately,how many inspectors does OSHA have?
A) 500
B) 2,200
C) 2,700
D) 22,000
Q3) Burnout can be dealt with in all of the following ways EXCEPT ________.
A) seeking additional on-the-job interests
B) setting realistic expectations
C) workload reduction
D) using relaxation techniques in the workplace
Q4) Stress is the body's nonspecific reaction to any demand made on it.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Define burnout and discuss its warning signs.How can burnout be prevented?
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Q6) Why do firms offer wellness programs and employee assistance programs?
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Chapter 14: Global Human Resource Management
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Q1) CIGNA corporation's use of an ________ helps employees cope with the challenges associated with international assignments.
A) exit safety program
B)employee assistance program (EAP)
C) alternative job assignment
D) all of the above
Q2) Which staffing strategy assumes that home-office perspectives and issues should take precedence over local perspectives and issues?
A) polycentric
B) ethnocentric
C) regiocentric
D) geocentric
Q3) Which of the following is NOT an approach to global staffing?
A) polycentric
B) biocentric
C) regiocentric
D) ethnocentric
Q4) Discuss two factors that influence the effectiveness of performance appraisal practices throughout the world.
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