Exam 6: Recruiting and Retaining Qualified Employees

A) its early adoption of automated online recruiting
B) its attractiveness as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For"
C) an HRIS system that make it easy to keep track of individual candidates
D) its use of "networkers" to help match current employees with projects
E) All of these are valid reasons

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A) They work at wage levels that are 50 to 75 percent less than those of their U.S. counterparts.
B) Due to current demand for their skills, they work at wage levels that are now equivalent to those of their U.S. counterparts.
C) They are located closer to markets that are expanding more rapidly than the domestic U.S. market.
D) They are subject to the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000 if they are employed in the United States.
E) None of the above are true

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A) company web site
B) direct sourcing
C) walk-ins
D) job boards
E) referrals

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One explanation for this success is that...

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A) job posting
B) employment offer
C) position announcement
D) transfer opportunity
E) work notice

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A) reliance on employee referrals
B) use of executive search firms that are unaware of affirmative action obligations
C) job postings for only lower-level positions
D) reliance on word-of-mouth referrals
E) all of the above

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A) Rehiring former or laid-off employees as contingent workers is an effective method of recruiting.
B) The growing reliance on contingent employment is often considered a positive trend for employees.
C) The commitment of rehired employees to do the best job possible tends to be very high.
D) Conflict between permanent and temporary workers is seldom a problem.
E) All of the above statements about contingency employment are true.

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A) in a 20-mile radius from the work
B) within the same state
C) within the same region
D) national
E) international

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A) One goal of supply chain management is keeping costs as low as possible.
B) One goal of supply chain management is maximizing productivity.
C) Supply chain management refers to procedures for coordinating all aspects of the production process in manufacturing firms.
D) The concept of a supply chain can be applied to the process for acquiring talent.
E) All of the above statements are true.

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A) told her bluntly but honestly she does not have the skills for the position
B) sent a form letter of rejection
C) told her that your company needed to hire a minority candidate
D) included a statement about the size and quality of the applicant pool
E) told her to lower her career goals

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A) Brazil
B) China
C) Germany
D) India
E) United States

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A) Since half of the student body majors in business at Kenyon University, employers looking for medical technicians would be more unlikely to attend the school's job fair than an employer looking for a salesperson.
B) For firms seeking production, service, office, and clerical employees., community job fairs are likely to be more effective.
C) Trade and professional journals provide an excellent forum for help wanted ads.
D) Job fairs are often informal, and the public is invited to gather information and ask questions.
E) All of the above statements are true.

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A) Compared with other internal recruiting methods, employee referrals result in the highest one-year survival rate.
B) The employee referral approach benefits only the employer and not the employee.
C) The informal employee referral approach is a very low-cost recruitment method.
D) The employee referral process is a useful method of increasing diversity.
E) An organization that relies heavily on employee referral will have no difficulty in complying with equal employment opportunity goals.

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A) It is most important to fully staff the clinic for its opening in four weeks, even if the staff are only acceptable quality.
B) It is most important to hire trainable staff who can learn the skills on the job. This will save labor costs.
C) It is most important to hire quality staff, even if it means the new clinic will not be fully utilized for months.
D) Suggest that all current staff work double shifts until the expansion is fully staffed.
E) Since the clinic's competitive strategy is unclear, you cannot make any recommendations.

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A) Many people oppose affirmative action efforts.
B) Affirmative action hires are perceived as being less competent that equally qualified employees not hired under an AAP.
C) Minority applicants tend not to be attracted to firms that advertise the importance of diversity.
D) Affirmative action efforts are more acceptable when merit is emphasized as being central to the employment decision
E) All of the above are true.

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A) company web site
B) direct sourcing
C) rehires
D) job boards
E) referrals

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Events that occur during recruitment can...

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