Recruitment and Selection Pre-Test Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the essential strategies and practices involved in the recruitment and selection process within organizations. Students will examine methods for identifying staffing needs, designing job descriptions, sourcing and attracting applicants, and employing effective selection techniques such as interviews, testing, and background checks. Emphasis is placed on legal and ethical considerations, diversity and inclusion, and the integration of technology in talent acquisition. Through case studies and practical exercises, learners will develop critical skills to make informed hiring decisions that align with organizational objectives and foster long-term employee success.
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Essentials of Managing Human Resources 5th Canadian Edition by Eileen Stewart
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Chapter 1: The Challenges of Hrm
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Q1) Please refer to Scenario 1.3.What might SunSystems experience using its approach?
A)its best employees will stay,feeling their jobs are more secure after under-performing staff were cut
B)it could take 6-18 months to realize any savings from the job cuts
C)it can easily rehire employees when the economy picks up
D)it can easily outsource at reduced staffing costs
Answer: B
Q2) Approximately 50 to 60 % of the Canadian economy is influenced by global competition.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) What part of an organization is formed by a focus on customer and active listening skills?
A)its human capital formation
B)its skills inventory
C)its core competencies
D)its leveraged talent
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Legal Framework of Hrm
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Q1) Please refer to Scenario 2.1.If Ms.Aslani decided to file a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal or Commission,what legally protected grounds might be in violation in this workplace situation?
A)gender
B)culture
C)sex
D)religion
Answer: C
Q2) Which organization is covered by The Canadian Human Rights Act?
A)Via Rail Canada
B)IBM
C)community colleges
D)Walmart
Answer: A
Q3) The optimization of an organization's multicultural workforce in order to reach business objectives is known as employment equity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Defining and Designing the Work
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Q1) Charges of unfair discrimination may be filed against employers whose performance appraisal systems utilize criteria which are related to job standards rather than job evaluation.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) For what section of the job description would information be provided by asking a job analysis question such as "Describe two or three difficult problems that you must solve to get your job done?"
A)essential duties and responsibilities
B)summary
C)job specifications
D)standards of performance
Answer: D
Q3) The "summary of job" section of the job description answers the question,"What are the key duties and responsibilities of this job?"
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Human Resource Planning, recruitment, and Selection
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Q1) The degree to which a source of information or a selection method yields comparable data over a period of time is known as reliability.
A)True
B)False
Q2) HR planning serves as the coordinating and integrating link to all of the other HRM functions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Since the overall outcome of HR planning is to have the right people with the right skills
at the right time in the right jobs,there is a need to forecast the supply and demand for employees.Identify and briefly describe one quantitative and one qualitative approach to forecasting demand.
Q4) Interview training programs increase the effectiveness of interviewers in assessing and evaluating candidates fairly and accurately.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the importance of Human Resource Planning for staffing needs.
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Chapter 5: Orientation, training, and Development
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Q1) Many organizations never make the connection between their strategic objectives and their training programs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) List the four questions that can be asked when conducting a needs assessment?
Q3) What is one of the methods for evaluating training?
A)input evaluations
B)outcome evaluations
C)learning evaluations
D)job evaluations
Q4) Which of the following is NOT part of an effective training program ?
A)active practice
B)goal setting
C)standardized delivery
D)modelling
Q5) The best method to use in the training of air pilots is simulation.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe how you would conduct a training needs assessment.
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Chapter 6: Managing Performance
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Q1) What is one advantage of peer reviews?
A)peers are often partially responsible for the performance of other co-workers
B)peers may work harder to help other employees improve performance
C)peers are less politically motivated than supervisors
D)peers may provide more accurate and valid information than supervisors
Q2) Internal customers can provide valuable performance information for both developmental and administrative purposes.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What is the primary purpose of performance reviews?
A)to make employees fully aware of their current performance
B)to clarify what is important to the organization
C)to link performance and compensation
D)to improve future performance
Q4) One of the potential drawbacks of a trait-oriented performance appraisal is that traits tend to be vague and subjective.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the main objectives of an employee performance appraisal program.
Q6) Explain why performance management systems fail.
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Chapter 7: Recognizing and Rewarding Employees
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Q1) Please refer to Scenario 7.1.Which method of determining the relative worth of jobs would be the most popular and most used method at All Season Fitness?
A)job ranking
B)job grading
C)factor comparison
D)point system
Q2) Which of the following are NOT usually included in child-care assistance programs?
A)family leave
B)on-site child care centres
C)alternative work schedules
D)private child care allowance
Q3) Using job evaluation and wage survey data jointly increases the likelihood of achieving both internal and external equity.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Briefly discuss the motivating value of pay equity for employees.
Q5) List the internal and external factors that affect the wage rates of employees.
Q6) Briefly describe the major government-sponsored employee benefits in Canada.
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Chapter 8: A Part 1creating a Safe and Healthy Work Environment
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Q1) What are two workplace strain reactions?
A)psychological and physical
B)cultural and behavioural
C)organizational and cultural
D)ergonomic and mental cognition
Q2) Please refer to Scenario 8.3.What type of stress management intervention would be focused on dealing with workplace stress?
A)primary (i.e.clear role expectations)
B)ergonomic (i.e.workplace accommodation)
C)tertiary (i.e.employee assistance and counselling)
D)secondary (i.e.yoga and fitness classes)
Q3) Please refer to Scenario 8.3.One of the doctors noticed that one of the nurses was not able to concentrate,or remember patient details and was moody.What type of strain was the nurse experiencing?
A)psychological
B)physical
C)cultural
D)organizational
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Chapter 8: B Part 2creating a Safe and Healthy Work Environment
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Q1) The most prevalent problems among employees are personal crises involving marriage,family,financial,and legal matters.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Workplace security is an issue that is of increasing concern to both employers and employees.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An occupational illness is any abnormal condition or disorder caused by exposure to environmental factors associated with employment.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Occupational health and safety is regulated by individual companies in the jurisdiction in which they operate.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Alcoholism is a problem that primarily affects blue-collar workers.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Management Rights, employee Rights, and Discipline
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Q1) Disciplinary action taken against an employee must be for justifiable reasons and backed up by effective policies and procedures.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The decision of a mediator is final and binding on the parties.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Constructive dismissal occurs when an employer unilaterally changes an employee's working conditions such that compensation,status or prestige is reduced.
A)True
B)False
Q4) How are many organizations now taking steps to protect employees from arbitrary and inequitable treatment from their supervisors?
A)providing legal counsel in matters pertaining to unjust discipline
B)utilizing alternative dispute resolution processes
C)including a grievance arbitration clause in their collective agreements
D)providing access to certified conciliation officers
Q5) Briefly describe the employment protection rights.
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Chapter 10: Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining
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Q1) Most of Canada's unionized workforce is under federal labour relations jurisdiction.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Trades Union Act allowed unions to pursue the goals of collective bargaining without persecution,and gave them the ability to strike.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Employees might consider organizing and joining a union an effective alternative to quitting a job in which they feel they are being treated unfairly.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the three categories of proposals one side makes during negotiation?
A)proposals that are mandatory/permissive/important
B)proposals that must be achieved/are just for trade/are designed to provoke
C)proposals that must be achieved/need to be achieved/should be achieved
D)proposals that must be achieved/are just to trade/they would like to achieve
Q5) Briefly describe the six steps in the organization process.
Q6) Explain two ways unions have an impact on managers.
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Chapter 11: International Human Resources Management
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Q1) While benefits can range dramatically from country to country,it is not a major concern for Canadian-based international countries as we have the highest percentage of benefits to payroll cost at 30 percent.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The selection process for international assignments should emphasize the same employment factors regardless of the nature of the assignment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Evidence suggests that upon returning home,many expatriates receive promotions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Our worst fears materialized when,as a result of NAFTA,unemployment rates increased sharply in all three countries.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Define each of the four types of international businesses.
Q6) List and describe the four steps in the selection process for expatriates.
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