101) Google uses competitive games as a means to ________.
A) earn advertising revenue
B) attract the general public to its search engine
C) market its Android operating system
D) identify top talent for potential employment
102) What would be the most likely external recruitment source for a firm that has an immediate
need for an experienced IT manager?
A) universities
B) competitors
C) vocational schools
D) self–employed individuals
103) HealthCorp has an immediate need for an experienced IT manager. The firm‘s HR manager
has decided that the best external source for the position is the firm’s competitors in the labor
market. Which of the following methods would most likely be LEAST effective for HealthCorp?
A) media advertising
B) competitive games
C) executive search firm
D) professional association
104) What would be the most likely external recruitment source for a firm that needs 30 entry-
level machine operators?
A) vocational schools
B) community colleges
C) state universities
D) former military soldiers
105) U.S. Manufacturing needs to hire 30 entry-level machine operators, which the firm will
train. Which recruitment method would most likely be appropriate for the firm?
A) public employment agencies
B) professional associations
C) private employment agencies
D) executive search firms
106) Which one of the following is NOT typical of passive job seekers?
A) They are looking for a new challenge.
B) They are employed.
C) They are happy with their employer.
D) They are content in their current role.
107) A firm’s recruitment process would most likely be easier if the unemployment rate in an
organization’s labor market was ________.
A) low
B) high
C) average
D) fluctuating
108) Michael is presently employed as a loan officer at a local bank, but dislikes his job. Michael
has posted his résumé on Monster.com in hopes of landing a job at another organization. Which
of the following best describes Michael?
A) contingent worker
B) active job seeker
C) contract employee
D) passive candidate
109) Erin is presently employed as a public relations specialist at a news organization. Erin
enjoys her job and the company. Recently, Erin learned of an available position at an advertising
agency that sounds interesting. Erin is gathering information about the position, although she is
unsure whether leaving her current job would be wise. Which of the following best describes
Erin?
A) contingent worker
B) active job seeker
C) contract employee
D) passive candidate
110) The number of mobile apps for conducting job searches is on the rise.
111) Online communities are not created by recruiters’ use of mobile apps.
112) High tech firms have the greatest need for Internet recruiters.
113) A virtual fair usually last about 24 hours.
114) Active job seekers are always unemployed, while passive candidates are generally satisfied
with their current jobs.
115) LinkedIn has more than 450 million subscribers from approximately 200 countries.
116) Contingent workers have a nontraditional relationship with worksite employers and work as
part-timers, temporaries, or independent contractors.
117) Contingent workers offer employers flexibility, which is important in an unstable economy.
118) Mobile recruiting involves holding job fairs, offering internships, hosting open houses, and
visiting community colleges and vocational schools.
119) The cyber recruiter uses the Internet to monitor and coordinate a firm‘s recruitment
activities.
120) Virtual job fairs are accessible from a company homepage that lists the company positions
available and provides a way for applicants to apply for specific jobs.
121) Recently, corporate career Web sites are becoming more accessible to job seekers through
handheld mobile devices.
122) Employers and employment agencies use blogging to conduct background checks on job
applicants.
123) The NACElink Network is a general purpose job board.
124) Freelance.com and guru.com are Web sites for contract workers to advertise their skills.
125) Certain media attract audiences that are more homogeneous in terms of employment skills,
education, and orientation.
126) Sign-on bonuses are NOT used as a recruiting tool.
127) Public employment agencies are operated by the federal government and given policy
direction through the EEOC.
128) An internship allows students to contribute to a firm and to observe business practices
firsthand.
129) As a form of recruitment, internships involve placing a student in a permanent job to help
pay for his or her college tuition.
130) What is the contingent workforce? What is the outlook for the contingent workforce going
forward?
131) What are the advantages and disadvantages of using employee referrals for recruiting?
132) Pro-Cleaning Corporation needs additional employees, but the firm lacks the finances
involved in recruiting and selection. All of the following are alternatives to recruiting that would
help Pro-Cleaning EXCEPT ________.
A) onshoring
B) overtime pay
C) implementing e–learning processes
D) promotion from within
133) What is perhaps the most common approach to meeting short-term fluctuations in work
volume?
A) paying overtime
B) rehiring retirees
C) leasing employees
D) hiring temporary employees
134) All of the following are disadvantages associated with overtime EXCEPT ________.
A) employees become too accustomed to the added income
B) employees become too tired to work at a normal rate
C) employees pace themselves to ensure overtime
D) employees require additional training
135) The policy of filling vacancies above the entry-level positions with present employees is
referred to as ________.
A) promotion from within
B) promotion by merit
C) performance promotion
D) seniority promotion
136) Firms are most likely using promotion from within more frequently because the policy
________.
A) meets EEOC requirements
B) eases the repatriation process
C) improves employee motivation
D) lessens the need for employee development
137) A strictly applied promotion from within policy eventually leads to ________.
A) morale deterioration
B) inbreeding
C) increased risk taking
D) gainsharing
138) Ultra Cosmetics is in the process of hiring an external provider to handle all of the firm’s
administrative tasks, which were once handled internally. Ultra Cosmetics is most likely
participating in ________.
A) broadbanding
B) outsourcing
C) employee leasing
D) recruiting
139) Soundgear Electronics recently shifted all of its customer support services to a vendor in
India. Soundgear is most likely involved in the activity of ________.
A) telecommuting
B) offshoring
C) recruiting
D) staffing
140) The trend in bringing offshored jobs back to the United States is known as ________.
A) recapturing
B) reshoring
C) regaining
D) reestablishing
141) Which of the following is not contributing to reshoring—bringing offshored work back to
the United States?
A) the decline in value of the U.S. dollar
B) decreasing labor costs in overseas countries
C) higher costs for packaging and inventory
D) rising costs for currency exchange
142) Onshoring is the process of hiring an external provider to do the work that was previously
done internally.
143) IT service work represents more that 15 percent of onshoring.
144) Employees may consciously pace themselves to ensure they get overtime work.
145) Onshoring involves moving jobs not to another country but to lower–cost American cities.
146) By using overtime, an employer avoids the costs and time associated with recruiting,
selecting, and training employees.
147) Most modern firms strive for a rigid promotion from within policy to develop a strong
organizational culture and foster creativity.
148) What are some alternatives to recruitment? What are the possible benefits of using such
alternatives?
149) What is a promotion from within policy? What are the advantages and disadvantages of
such a policy?
150) What is promotion from within and the advantages for companies to consider doing it?