Human Resource Management, 15e (Martocchio)
Chapter 5 Recruitment
1) The process of attracting individuals on a timely basis, in sufficient numbers, and with
appropriate qualifications to apply for jobs with an organization is known as ________.
A) development
B) selection
C) recruitment
D) planning
2) What does recruitment involve?
A) encouraging qualified people to apply for employment with a firm
B) selecting qualified people for employment at a firm
C) attracting and selecting employees for the firm
D) determining sources of employees
3) The recruitment process most likely begins when a manager ________.
A) initiates an employee requisition
B) administers employment tests
C) interviews candidates
D) trains a recruiter
4) Which term refers to a document that specifies various details, including job title, department,
and the date the employee is needed for work?
A) job description
B) job specification
C) recruitment source
D) employee requisition
5) Jeremy, an HR manager, has received an employee requisition for a data analyst job at his
firm. Which of the following would most likely help Jeremy determine the qualifications the
recruited person needs for the data analyst job?
A) job posting
B) job identifier
C) job description
D) job–knowledge test
6) Which term refers to where qualified individuals are located?
A) job posts
B) job boards
C) recruitment sources
D) employee requisitions
7) Which term refers to specific means through which potential employees are attracted to the
firm?
A) employment descriptions
B) recruitment methods
C) recruitment sources
D) job postings
8) The recruitment process entails several activities EXCEPT ________.
A) making a job offer
B) determining whether it will be necessary to search outside the company for potential talent
C) selecting the appropriate recruitment methods
D) tapping productive sources of applicants
9) Recruitment usually begins when a manager initiates an employee requisition, a document that
specifies job title, department, the date the employee is needed for work, and other details.
10) Colleges, universities, vocational schools, and competing firms are types of recruitment
sources.
11) Recruitment is the process of attracting qualified individuals and encouraging them to apply
for jobs with an organization.
12) Recruiting programs have little impact on a firm’s financial status.
13) Discuss why the recruitment process can promote or detract from a company’s success?
14) What are the steps involved in the recruitment process?
15) What is recruitment? How do labor market conditions affect recruitment?
16) Job postings and job bidding procedures enable current employees of an organization to
________.
A) request promotions and salary raises
B) locate skilled subordinate workers
C) receive training for new positions
D) learn about current job openings
17) Which of the following is NOT an internal recruitment method?
A) employment agency
B) employee referral
C) job bidding
D) job posting
18) The procedure for communicating to employees the fact that job openings exist is known as
________.
A) job bidding
B) skills inventory
C) job posting
D) job analysis
19) Which of the following is a procedure that permits employees who believe that they possess
the required qualifications to apply for a posted position?
A) skills inventory
B) employee requisition
C) job enlargement
D) job bidding
20) The complaint that employees never hear of a position until it is filled can best be handled
through a system of ________.
A) networking and onboarding
B) job analysis and staffing
C) job posting and bidding
D) recruiting and testing
21) According to your text, what continues to be the way that top performers are primarily
identified?
A) employee referrals
B) headhunters
C) internships
D) job fairs
22) Every employee at Raymond Consulting has been asked to include an email footer that states
“Raymond Consulting is looking for amazing employees.” Which recruitment method is the firm
using?
A) employee enlistment
B) job bidding
C) employee referrals
D) job posting
23) Universal Engineering provides employees with cards that state “We are always looking for
great engineers. For additional information, log on to our Web site.” Which recruiting method is
Universal Engineering using?
A) job posting
B) job bidding
C) employee enlistment
D) online job board notifications
24) By having companies maintain detailed staffing and recruitment records, the EEOC can
determine whether a firm‘s hiring practices are legal.
25) Management should be able to use employee databases to identify current employees who
are capable of filling available positions.
26) Job posting is a procedure that permits employees who believe that they possess the required
qualifications to apply for a posted job.
27) Organizations need to be sure to treat internal candidates properly so they will not be
prompted to leave if they do not get the job.
28) Online job boards are the most effective method used by employers such as Microsoft and
Southwest Airlines to identify top performers.
29) The EEOC Compliance Manual warns that relying on word-of-mouth recruiting may
generate applicant pools that do not reflect diversity in the labor market.
30) Job bidding is a unique form of employee referral where every employee becomes a
company recruiter.
31) At least 23 percent of companies pay employee referral bonus pay after the new employee
completes at least 45 days
32) Human resources databases can be valuable in the concept of promotion from within.
33) Which of the following is NOT an external recruitment source?
A) universities
B) employee databases
C) military personnel
D) self–employed workers
34) O‘Neal Engine Repair is a local business that services large and small engines and also does
auto body work. The business is growing, and the owner needs to hire three more mechanics.
Which of the following would most likely provide O’Neal’s with the best source of entry-level
mechanics?
A) vocational school
B) state university
C) online job board
D) job bidding
35) What recruitment source has two-year programs designed for both a terminal education and
preparation for a four-year university degree program?
A) high schools
B) community colleges
C) private universities
D) virtual career fairs
36) Entry-level professional and management employees are typically recruited from what
source?
A) competitors
B) universities
C) vocational schools
D) local high schools
37) Milton Marketing needs to hire two account managers, and the firm wants job candidates
who have recent experience in that position. Which of the following would be the best
recruitment source for Milton Marketing?
A) competitors in the labor market
B) colleges and universities
C) community colleges
D) unemployed people
38) What is the process of actively recruiting employees from competitors called?
A) stealing
B) plundering
C) poaching
D) rustling
39) The most highly qualified experienced applicants often come from what source?
A) the unemployed
B) colleges and universities
C) community colleges
D) industry competitors
40) Many well–qualified employees at Advanced Control were laid off when the firm struggled
financially. The firm has actively stayed in touch with these former employees in hopes of
rehiring them when the economy improves. Which of the following best supports the argument
that Advanced Control should rehire these former employees?
A) Advanced Control knows the strengths and weaknesses of the employees.
B) Advanced Control will avoid being sued for discriminatory hiring practices.
C) Advanced Control will prevent competitors from learning trade secrets.
D) Advanced Control has already established employee database information.
41) The unemployment rate has dropped steadily from more than ________ percent since the
Great Recession ended in 2009.
A) 20
B) 5
C) 33
D) 10
42) If discouraged workers who gave up looking for jobs are counted, the total unemployment
rate in the United States for 2017 was about ________.
A) 16 percent
B) 3 percent
C) 5 percent
D) 11 percent
43) According to a recent analysis by the National Employment Law Project, ________ has an
arrest or conviction that would appear in a routine criminal background check.
A) two out of three U.S. adults
B) more than one in four U.S. adults
C) nearly fifteen percent of U.S. adults
D) less than one in ten U.S. adults
44) Which of the following best explains why GE and Walmart hire former service members?
A) technologically skilled
B) proven work history
C) physically healthy
D) unique creativity
45) Kevin recently resigned from the army and is searching for a civilian job. Which of the
following Web sites would most likely benefit Kevin?
A) servicejobs.com
B) armyjobs.com
C) hirepatriots.com
D) militaryjobs.com
46) Rehiring former employees is associated with ________.
A) experienced managers
B) the boomerang effect
C) technical specialists
D) active candidates
47) Ban the box refers to laws or policies that prevent the employment of individuals with
criminal records.
48) Organizations who need to recruit clerical and other entry-level operative employees often
depend on high schools and vocational schools.
49) Firms typically find potential management employees in colleges and universities.
50) When recent experience is required, former employees or unemployed workers are the most
important source of recruits.
51) Tracking and recruiting former employees is more common now than it was in the past.
52) Former service members are recruited by many employers because many of these individuals
typically have a proven work history and are flexible, motivated, and drug free.
53) Ex-offenders are a viable source of employees for restaurants and farms.
54) What are the main reasons that firms use external recruitment sources? What are the benefits
of recruiting at vocational schools, community colleges, and universities?
55) Why would a firm look to competitors for recruits? What role do general purpose job boards
play in recruitment?
56) The contingency recruiter goes to work ________.
A) when an opening for a difficult position exists
B) when there is an urgent need to fill a position
C) to identify top-notch talent
D) all of the above