Question 1

When recruiting, human resource managers must attract people who not only have the right skills, but also fit in with the corporate culture, and work well under the company's leadership style.

Accepted Answer

Human resource managers do need to consider a candidate's fit with corporate culture and leadership style in addition to their skills during the recruitment process.

Question 2

Union rules and company policies can make the recruitment process more difficult.

Accepted Answer

Union rules and company policies can place restrictions on the recruitment process, giving rise to certain limitations and challenges for employers.

Question 3

Antonia is interested in transferring to a new position recently opened in her company. But first, she wants to find out more about the type of work and responsibilities involved in the job. A document that would have the information she wants is the job specification.

Accepted Answer

A job specification is concerned with the person who fills the job rather than the nature of the job itself. The information Antonia wants is more likely to be in a job description than in a job specification.

Question 4

Harmon, a human resource manager with the Bookman's Publishing, just finished creating a document that describes what editors do at their jobs. The study Harmon has completed is known as a human resource inventory.

Accepted Answer

A document that describes what editors do at their jobs would be a job description.

Question 5

The Administrative Assistant II position at Game Guys, Inc., performs word processing and spreadsheet development for two vice presidents, and other clerical duties as needed. Other job responsibilities include maintaining the office operations budget, receiving guests, and supervising two Administrative Assistant I positions. These tasks are part of the job description for this position.

Accepted Answer

A job description outlines the specific tasks and responsibilities of each job title. It describes the objectives of the position and how it relates to other functions at the business.

Question 6

Temporary help services, job fairs, and social media are external sources for recruitment.

Accepted Answer

These are all examples of external sources for recruitment.

Question 7

According to the Need a Job? box in the text, one way to recruit employees is through social media.

Accepted Answer

Social media plays a crucial role in today's hiring process. Over 94% of recruiters say they use LinkedIn to find new candidates.

Question 8

Recruitment is a set of activities undertaken for attracting qualified people, at the right time.

Accepted Answer

Recruitment is a process of identifying and attracting potential candidates for employment. The aim is to fill the job vacancies with suitable candidates at the right time. It involves various activities such as job analysis, sourcing candidates, screening applications, interviewing candidates, and selecting the best fit for the job.

Question 9

Elisa, an HR manager for a medium-sized company, is assigned to update all job descriptions and job specifications for her company. Elisa will begin by collecting information about each job title, as well as about the kinds of activities and responsibilities that go with each job. After she thoroughly analyzes a job, she will write the job description and job specifications for that job.

Accepted Answer

The results of job analysis are two written statements: job descriptions and job specifications.

Question 10

Public and private employment agencies and college placement offices are internal sources used by human resource managers when they are recruiting employees.

Accepted Answer

Public and private employment agencies and college placement offices are considered external sources of recruitment, as they are outside the organization. Internal sources would include promotions and transfers from within the organization.

Question 11

Small businesses usually find recruitment easier than large firms.

Accepted Answer

Small businesses usually have limited resources and brand recognition, making it harder to attract qualified candidates compared to large firms who have established employer brands and better compensation and benefit packages.

Question 12

CareerBuilder.com has posted a variety of sales management positions. Some require the manager to have five to ten years of experience and preferably a master's degree in a field of science. These requirements are part of the job specification.

Accepted Answer

The job specification provides details on the minimum educational requirements and years of experience required for the position.

Question 13

An advantage of hiring from within is that it improves employee morale.

Accepted Answer

Hiring from within sends a message to current employees that there are opportunities for growth and advancement within the company. This can increase employee morale and satisfaction.

Question 14

Lorelai wants to know how many workers in her company have certain specialized skills and have received training to update their qualifications within the past year. She could use a human resource inventory to help her find this type of information.

Accepted Answer

A human resource inventory includes the names, ages, education, training, specialized skills and other capabilities and relevant characteristics of a firm's employees.

Question 15

Anna is an HR manager for a firm that is planning to switch to a more sophisticated production method. One of Anna's duties will be to forecast the demand for the type of labor needed to implement the new method.

Accepted Answer

Assessing the future demand for various types of labor is one of the functions of a human resource manager. A proactive human resource manager anticipates the future needs of the organization and takes action to make sure that qualified workers are available when they are needed.

Question 16

Advertisements in trade journals, private and public employment agencies, college placement offices, and trade associations are internal sources for recruitment.

Accepted Answer

These are examples of external sources for recruitment, as they involve reaching out beyond the organization's current workforce to attract candidates.

Question 17

When recruiting employees, human resource managers focus primarily on the skills and training of the people they are recruiting, and work on determining "fit" after the hiring process has occurred.

Accepted Answer

With the current emphasis on teamwork, empowerment, and participative management, it is important to find workers who not only have the desired skills, but who also fit in with the culture and leadership style of the organization.

Question 18

Because of the continuous flow of potential employees into the labor market, recruiting usually is the easiest task for a human resource manager to accomplish.

Accepted Answer

The statement is false. While there may be a continuous flow of potential employees into the labor market, it is not necessarily easy to recruit the best candidates for a particular position due to various factors such as competition, job requirements, and compensation packages.

Question 19

Transfers and promotions are internal sources used by human resource managers to fill recruiting needs.

Accepted Answer

Transfers and promotions involve hiring from within the organization rather than seeking candidates externally, making them internal sources of hiring.

Question 20

External recruitment sources are usually cheaper to use than internal sources.

Accepted Answer

External recruitment sources often involve advertising, recruiting agencies or job fairs and can be more expensive than the simple announcement of a job opening to existing employees or an internal job board.

Quiz 11: Human Resource Management: Finding and Keeping the Best Employees