RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED APLUS

RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED APLUS

●● Which term defines a set of potential candidates who may be
interested in, and who are likely to apply for, a
specific job?
Answer: an applicant pool


●● What concept refers to the generation of an applicant pool for a
position in order to provide the required number of
qualified candidates for selection or promotion?
Answer: recruitment


●● According to the opening vignette, Employers Brew up New Ways to
Recruit Talent, what percentage of
positions is never advertised?
Answer: 70%


●● According to the textbook, which of the following is NOT an
external factor affecting recruitment?
Answer: sustainability

, ●● Which of the following terms refers to contracting with an outside
agent to take over specified human resource
functions?
Answer: outsourcing


●● Which factor defines the intentional or unintentional exclusion of
designated groups through recruitment and
selection?
Answer: systemic discrimination


●● According to the textbook, which of the following internal factors
affects recruitment?
Answer: supply of labour


●● What is the initial step in developing a recruitment action plan?
Answer: Develop a recruitment strategy.


●● Which of the following is NOT an internal method of recruitment?
Answer: job advertisements


●● Which of the following external methods is associated with the
highest retention rates?
Answer: referrals