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Answers to Questions in the Text
Chapter 9: Recruitment and Selection in an Internet Context
1. What recruiting objectives are being met through the use of online recruitment?
Students should be able to identify various recruiting objectives discussed in
2. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of using online recruitment?
It is recommended that this question be utilized to help facilitate class
discussion. Go through all of the recruiting objectives mentioned in
3. Should organizations rely solely on recruiting through the internet? Why, or why
not?
It is important that students understand that online recruiting should not be
the only method utilized by an organization to recruit new employees.
Organizations may suffer from lack of diversity and potential legal issues as
4. What are some of the technological issues that arise through the use of technology
in the function of selection?
Students should be able to discuss some of the technological issues related
to the use of technology in the function of selection.
Johnson, Human Resource Information Systems, 5e
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Measurement properties of paper-and-pencil assessment and the computer
version were discussed. There is clear evidence that the mode of
5. Describe how the use of technology in the selection process is adding value to
organizations.
It is suggested that students break up into small groups and discuss how the
use of technology in the selection process is adding value to organizations
for 15–20 min. After group discussion takes place, it is suggested that the
groups share their responses with the rest of the class.