RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION CHAPTER QUIZZES
CHAPTER 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION
1. A new human resources intern has been asked to
generate a pool of potential candidates for a new
position within the organization. What is the correct
term for this task?
2. Which statement best exemplifies the concept of best
practices in effective recruitment and selection
strategies?
Recruitment and selection…
3. Almost all recruiting by the Government of Canada is
now done through the Internet. Which of the
following is a potential negative of e-recruiting?
4. Which of the following terms best defines this
statement? “It describes an organization’s
commitment to aligning all of its processes and
systems to retaining and developing a superior work
force.”
5. Which element in a human resources system takes
into consideration training and development?
6. Which element in a human resources system takes
into consideration compensation and benefits?
7. If an organization has complied with all local
employment standards and human rights codes in its
hiring practices, the HR professional will not need to
be concerned about violating any professional ethical
standards.
8. Which is the best way to improve the recruitment
practices in a unionized environment?
9. Suppose J. Orange, the recruitment director of AMCE
Inc. who has a professional HR designation, was
given box seats to a major sporting event by a
potential hire. What has J. Orange potentially
violated?
10. “Best practices” is defined as practices that are
supported by empirical evidence that has been
accumulated through accepted scientific procedures.
11. Talent management stops at selection then the
supervisor takes over responsibility for talent
management.
12. In the textbook, Ployhart, Van Iddekinge, and
MacKenzie showed how cognitive and personality
testing as a section tool can ______________.
a) Recruitment
b) Selection
c) Recruitment and Selection
d) Promotion
a) should first flow from an organization’s strategic direction.
b) should be managed only by HR professionals
c) will lower the organization’s hire yield ration
d) is all about turnover rates
a) increased print media cost
b) identity thieves
c) job ad deadlines
d) lack of exposure to ad
a) Succession planning
b) Career management
c) Talent management
d) employment best practice
a) Performance management
b) Work environment
c) Personnel requirements
d) Retention
a) Work environment
b) Personnel
c) Retention
d) Performance management
a) True
b) False
a) Ensure you have a CHRP as the hiring manager
b) Follow the best practices in hiring in the industry
c) Ensure the union is involved in the negotiating process
d) Ensure that HR is involved in the negotiating process
a) the CCHRA code of ethics and rules of professional
conduct
b) the provincial human rights code and regulations
c) the provincial employment standards act and regulations
d) the Canadian Conflict of Interest act
a) True
b) False
a) True
b) False
a) decrease turnover
b) increase human capital
c) decrease diversity in the organization
d) reorganize your HR management system
RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION CHAPTER QUIZZES
13. Which of the following sentences best describes the
concept of organizational values?
14. From the research stated in the textbook, bad hires can
cost the organization as much as _______ percent of a
new hire’s earnings.
15. What is corporate strategy?
16. Which of the following principles can be used to rank
the global competitiveness of a country?
17. The abolishment of mandatory retirement has had
little impact on the Canadian workforce.
18. In the public sector, why does recruiting and selection
follow a more formal procedure?
19. What type of organizations follow more formalized
professional standards with respect to recruitment and
selection?
20. The main problem(s) with informal hiring methods is
that they may lead to ______________.
21. In order to be effective, the concept of “Best
Practices” means perfect practices.
22. According to your textbook, how much can a bad hire
cost the organization?
23. What is the generation of an applicant pool for a
position or job in order to provide the required
number of candidates for a subsequent selection or
promotion program?
24. What should an organization do to improve its talent
management?
25. As organizations evolve from a pyramid shape to a
flatter organization what external factors must HR
consider?
a) They present or describe an organization’s future state
b) They are the principles and the core purpose of the
organization
c) They are the principles that drive the organization and the
strategic objectives that flow from the principles
d) They explain why the organization exists
a) 10
b) 20
c) 30
d) 60
a) It presents an organization’s future aspirations
b) It is the formulation of organizational objectives,
competitive scopes, and action plans for gaining advantage
c) It should be created after the HR recruitment and selection
plan have been developed.
d) It presents why an organization exists
a) the current unemployment rate
b) the GDP
c) the Dow index
d) the KOF index
a) True
b) False
a) because of seniority
b) because of employee bumping
c) because of the collective agreement
d) because of greater due diligence
a) public sector only
b) private sector only
c) family-run organizations
d) larger organizations either in the public or private sector
a) slower hiring decisions
b) faster hiring decisions
c) great employment diversity
d) legal problems and under performance
a) True
b) False
a) the same amount as one year of the person’s salary
b) three times the person’s salary
c) five times the persons salary
d) 10 times the person’s salary
a) Recruitment
b) Selection
c) Strategic hiring
d) Talent management
a) It should have a seniority recognition system
b) It should have a succession strategy
c) It should have a comprehensive HRIS
d) It should use behavioural interviewing techniques
a) baby boomers retiring and technology redesigning jobs
b) baby boomers retiring and the elimination of mandatory
retirement
c) baby boomers and Generation X
d) unionization and Millennials
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