44) Newton Manufacturing is using a private employment agency to recruit individuals for
management positions. As the HR manager at Newton, you need to ensure that applicants are
screened properly, so you should ________.
A) provide the agency with an accurate job description
B) post jobs on the firm’s intranet and bulletin boards
C) develop applicant screening software for internal hires
D) send HR experts to monitor the agency’s recruiting activities
45) Kate works as a nurse on temporary assignment for hospitals throughout the region on an as-
needed basis. Kate is most likely ________.
A) working as a contingent worker
B) participating in a job rotation
C) using job enlargement
D) benchmarking jobs
46) Which of the following best explains why firms are using temporary workers more
frequently?
A) low cost when hired through agencies
B) workers’ desires for flexible schedules
C) high cost of workers’ compensation insurance
D) weak economic confidence among employers
47) All of the following are common concerns that have been expressed to researchers by
temporary employees EXCEPT ________.
A) being in compliance with equal employment laws
B) feeling insecure about their employment situation
C) worrying about the lack of insurance benefits
D) being treated impersonally by employers
48) Jessica Garza is a manager at a large retail store. Currently, Jessica has four temporary
workers under her supervision that a local staffing agency has provided. In which of the
following tasks related to the temporary workers should Jessica become directly involved?
A) negotiating the pay rate
B) setting the time-off policies
C) answering task-related questions
D) providing online training and development
49) Which of the following terms refers to the use of nontraditional recruitment sources?
A) negligent hiring
B) personnel planning
C) human resource management
D) alternative staffing
50) ________ are special employment agencies retained by employers to seek out top
management talent for their clients.
A) State-run employment agencies
B) Private employment agencies
C) Temporary agencies
D) Executive recruiters
51) Which of the following has improved the ability of executive recruiters to find potential
candidates?
A) mobility premiums
B) Internet databases
C) corporate intranets
D) broad banding
52) Which of the following is a service that provides short-term specialized recruiting to support
specific projects without the expense of retaining traditional search firms?
A) top-executive searches
B) contingent-based searches
C) on-demand recruiting services
D) just-in-time recruiting services
53) What is the typical compensation structure for on-demand recruiting services?
A) hourly rate
B) commission
C) percentage fee
D) signing bonus
54) Pamlico River Productions is seeking a top-level manager to oversee its finance division.
Qualified candidates can be difficult to find, so the business would most likely benefit from
using a(n) ________ to recruit potential candidates.
A) executive recruiter
B) temporary agency
C) Internet-based job site
D) alternate staffing recruiter
55) A small software firm is seeking several permanent employees with experience in the
semiconductor industry and advanced degrees in computer science. The firm is a small one and
cannot afford to pay a traditional recruiting firm a fee of 30% per each hire’s salary. Instead, this
firm should consider using a(n) ________.
A) contingency-based recruiter
B) temporary staffing agency
C) outsourcing staffing service
D) on-demand recruiting service
56) What is the primary advantage of college recruiting?
A) minimal preparation required
B) flexible, short-term interview schedule
C) inexpensive method of screening applicants
D) access to a source of management trainees
57) Which of the following is a primary goal of college recruiters?
A) building relationships with college career centers
B) cutting future recruiting costs for the firm
C) developing a pool of temporary workers
D) attracting good candidates
58) In regards to on-campus recruiting, which of the following is most likely to help sell the
employer to the interviewee?
A) recruiter’s professional attire
B) sincerity of the recruiter
C) emphasis on the job location
D) well-written job descriptions
59) Which of the following would be the best option for a business that needs to attract local
applicants for hourly jobs?
A) employee referral campaigns
B) on-demand recruiting services
C) college recruiting
D) walk-ins
60) What is an advantage of using employee referral campaigns?
A) Local, hourly workers can be recruited quickly.
B) Applicants have received realistic job previews.
C) Rewards and incentives are eliminated.
D) Applicants have community ties.
61) An employer’s computerized recruitment system should include all of the following elements
EXCEPT ________.
A) hypertext transfer protocol to enable applicants to post their resumes in any format or font
B) requisition management systems to facilitate routing, approval, and posting of job openings
C) hiring management software to collect and manage candidate information
D) recruitment marketing to improve applicant pool quality
62) The fastest growing labor force segment in the United States over the next few years will be
those from ________ years old.
A) 23-29
B) 30-44
C) 45-64
D) 65+
63) Which of the following motivates most employees over 65 to work?
A) overtime payments
B) schedule flexibility
C) supportive work environments
D) additional sick days
64) Smith Industries has set a goal of recruiting minority applicants. Which of the following
methods is LEAST likely to be successful for Smith Industries?
A) offering flexible work schedules
B) providing flexible benefits plans
C) utilizing executive recruiters
D) collaborating with professional organizations
65) Which of the following is NOT information that should be requested on application forms?
A) experience
B) technical skills
C) marital status
D) training
66) Which of the following is most likely a true statement about mandatory alternative dispute
resolution agreements?
A) Most federal courts have found the documents unenforceable.
B) Judicial appeals and reconsideration are available if legal errors occur.
C) Employees absorb most of the costs associated with the arbitration process.
D) Job applicants are typically more interested in firms that require arbitration.
67) A Markov analysis is primarily used to ________.
A) predict the long-term employment needs in an industry
B) assess the productivity and tenure of a job applicant
C) forecast the availability of internal job candidates
D) analyze the effectiveness of recruitment sources
68) Which employment field is especially effective at workforce planning?
A) electrical utilities
B) automotive
C) higher education
D) banking
69) Dixon Industries adheres to a talent management philosophy. As the HR manager at Dixon,
you should most likely ________.
A) continuously monitor workforce planning issues
B) primarily use recruiters for top executive jobs
C) frequently assess the online HR Scorecard
D) regularly implement the Markov analysis
70) Which Web site is increasingly serving as a recruitment source for passive job candidates?
A) Career Builder
B) You Tube
C) LinkedIn
D) Monster
71) Employment planning should be an integral part of a firm’s strategic and HR planning
process.
72) Personnel planning requires an estimation of personnel needs, the supply of inside
candidates, and the likely supply of outside candidates.
73) When it refers to filling jobs like that of a maintenance clerk, personnel planning is called
succession planning.