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73) Recruitment efforts should be an integral part of a firm’s strategic planning
process.
Objective: Chapter objective 5
74) Some job descriptions have a “standards of performance” section.
Objective: Chapter objective 2
75) Personnel planning rarely utilizes techniques like ratio analysis or trend
analysis to estimate staffing needs.
Objective: Chapter objective 4
76) A job description shows the reporting relationship of a job.
Objective: Chapter objective 2
77) When it refers to filling jobs like that of a maintenance clerk, personnel
planning is called succession planning.
Objective: Chapter objective 3
78) A job analysis is a result of job specifications.
Objective: Chapter objective 2
79) “What are the major duties of your position?” is not a question used in a job
analysis interview.
Objective: Chapter objective 2
80) Observing work is a valid means of analyzing a job that has a lot of mental
activity.
Objective: Chapter objective 2
81) One step in gathering job analysis could be to briefly explain the job analysis
process and reason, and the participants’ roles in the process.
Objective: Chapter objective 2
82) Interviews are not a method of collecting job analysis information,
Objective: Chapter objective 2
83) Trend analysis assumes the productivity increases over time.
Skill: AACSB: Analytical Skills
Objective: Chapter objective 4
84) The assumption shared by both trend analysis and ratio analysis is that
productivity remains about the same from year to year.
Skill: AACSB: Analytical Skills
Objective: Chapter objective 4
85) Effective recruiting results in a large number of applicants.
Objective: Chapter objective 4
86) Local newspapers or the Web are the best source for blue-collar help and
clerical employees.
Objective: Chapter objective 5
87) Every state has a public, state-run employment service agency.
Objective: Chapter objective 5
88) Contingent workers are primarily clerical positions filled with temps.
Objective: Chapter objective 5
89) Employers have to formulate plans for attracting minorities and women,
including reevaluating personnel policies and developing flexible work options.
Objective: Chapter objective 5
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90) A question on an employment application form that requests the dates of
attendance and graduation from various schools may be illegal as it could reflect
an applicant’s age.
Objective: Chapter objective 5
91) The EEOC is generally opposed to the use of mandatory alternative dispute
resolution agreements, which are required by many employers.
Objective: Chapter objective 5
92) The O*NET system provides valuable job specification information for
untrained personnel only.
Objective: Chapter objective 2
93) Explain why generating large applicant pools is not always desirable for a
firm. What implications exist for recruitment methods?
Skill: AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Objective: Chapter objective 5
94) Why are current employees often the best source of candidates for vacant
positions?
Skill: AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Objective: Chapter objective 5
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95) Why do employers turn to private employment agencies for assistance in
recruiting? Provide at least four reasons for the use of such employment agencies.
Skill: AACSB: Communication
Objective: Chapter objective 5
96) Give examples of items that can be found in the working conditions and
physical environment section of a job description.
Skill: AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Objective: Chapter objective 2
97) What are the advantages and disadvantages of using an employee referral
campaign for recruitment purposes?
Skill: AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Objective: Chapter objective 4
98) What four types of information can be learned about a job candidate from the
application form?
Objective: Chapter objective 5
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99) Explain how job analysis provides information useful in recruitment and
selection, compensation, and performance appraisal.
Skill: AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Objective: Chapter objective 2
100) What are the advantages and disadvantages of using interviews to collect job
analysis data?
Skill: AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Objective: Chapter objective 2
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