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1. Thevchaptervopeningvarticle,v“SignsvThatvYouvMadevavBadvHire”vsuggestsvthatvthevcostsvofvbadvhiresvcanvbevreducedvifv
hevemployervdoesvwhat?
a. dischargesvthevnewvhirevwithvavpenalty
b. trainsvthevnewvhirevtovadaptvtovthevcompany’svformalvandvinformalvrequirements
c. transfersvthevnewvhirevtovanothervpositionvforvwhichvhevorvshevisvbettervsuited
d. recruitsvavbettervqualifiedvcandidatevandvbuddyvthevnewvhiresvupvduringvtheirvprobationaryvperiod
ANSWER:v c
2. WhichvofvthevfollowingvpracticesvwouldvNOTvleadvtovanvimprovementvinvthevhiringvsystemvofvanvorganization?
a. communicatingvtovthevhiringvmanagersvaboutvtheirvannoyingvinterviewvhabits
b. usingvscientificvmethodsvandvefficientvselectionvmethods
c. determiningvthevmotivationsvofvjobvseekers
d. knowingvthevgoingvratesvofvpayvandvofferingvslightlyvmore
ANSWER:v d
3. Whatvisvthevdefinitionvofvrecruitment?
a. generatingvanvapplicantvpool
b. choosingvjobvcandidates
c. findingvandvhiringvthevbestvpersonvforvthevjob
d. findingvandvscreeningvjobvapplicants
ANSWER:v a
4. Whatvisvthevdefinitionvofvselection?
a. generatingvanvapplicantvpool
b. findingvandvscreeningvjobvapplicants
c. choosingvjobvcandidates
d. matchingvanvapplicant’svcompetenciesvwithvavjobvposition
ANSWER:v c
5. InvthevHumanvResourcesvSystemvmodelvoutlinedvinvthevtextbook,vwhichvofvthevfollowingvaspectsvdoesvNOTvrelatevtov
workvenvironment?
a. complaintvresolution
b. leadership
c. healthvandvsafety
d. visionvandvmission
ANSWER:v d
6. InvthevHumanvResourcesvSystemvmodelvoutlinedvinvthevtextbook,vwhichvofvthevfollowingvisvNOTvpartvofvthev
socioeconomicvenvironment?
a. competition
b. globalization
c. marketplace
d. demographics
ANSWER:v a
7. InvthevHumanvResourcesvSystemvmodelvoutlinedvinvthevtextbook,vwithinvwhichvenvironmentvdoesvhumanvrightsvbelong?
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a. social
b. economic
c. political
d. legislative
ANSWER:v d
8. Whatvcanveffectivevrecruitmentvandvselectionvpracticesvdovforvanvorganization?
a. improvevthevknowledge,vskills,vandvabilitiesvofvitsvemployees
b. offervavlimitedvimpactvonvemployeevmotivation
c. encouragevexpensivevhighvperformersvtovleavevthevorganization
d. discouragevpoorvperformersvfromvleavingvanvorganization
ANSWER:v a
9. Whatvtwovimportantvprinciplesvensurevavhumanvresourcesvsystemvfunctionsvproperly?
a. Enhancevcommunicationvbetweenvhumanvresourcevfunctionsvandvensurevethicalvcompliance.
b. Assessvthevimpactvofvlegislativevrequirementsvandvscanvthevsocioeconomicvenvironmentvforvtrends.
c. Emphasizevthevrolesvofvrecruitmentvandvselectionvandvapplyvthemvtovorganizationalvstrategy.
d. Thinkvinvsystemsvtermsvandvcoordinatevhumanvresourcevactivitiesvwithvallvorganizationalvunitsvandvpeople.
ANSWER:v d
10. Whichvofvthevfollowingvelementsvarevpartvofvthevsocioeconomicvexternalvenvironmentvthatvaffectsvrecruitmentvandv
selection?
a. nationalvandvinternationalvorganizationvpolicies
b. humanvresourcesvinformationvsystemsvandvmanagement
c. globalizationvandvdemographics
d. costvcontainmentvandvmarketplace
ANSWER:v c
11. WhyvmustvCanadianvorganizationsvbevcognizantvofvthevinfluencesvofvglobalizationvwhenvconsideringvrecruitmentvandv
selection?
a. Globalizationvaffectsvthevpricingvstrategiesvforvgoodsvandvservices.
b. Globalizationvcreatesvhighervtradevbarriersvforventry.
c. Globalizationvdemonstratesvthatvbestvpracticesvforvstaffingvarevnecessary.
d. Globalizationvthreatensvthevsurvivalvofvdomesticvretailers.
ANSWER:v c
12. WhichvofvthevfollowingvisvNOTvavbenefitvofve-recruiting,vaccordingvtovthevGovernmentvofvCanada?
a. highervtrackingvcosts
b. lowervrecruitingvcosts
c. lowervprintingvcosts
d. largervpoolvofvcandidates
ANSWER:v a
13. Givenvthevfactvthatvtechnologyvreducesvthevneedvforvlabour,vwhatvisvonevstrategyvbeingvappliedvbyvHRvmanagersvtovcop
withvlargevnumbersvofvemployeesvapproachingvretirement?
a. Employersvhavevreducedvtheirvneedvtovadvertisevwithvtraditionalvmediavsourcesvlikevnewspapers.
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b. Employersvhavevfocusedvtheirvsearchvonvyoungervandvtech-savvyvapplicants.
c. Employersvhavevlimitedvtheirvearly-retirementvincentivesvtovmanagersvonly.
d. Employersvhavevimplementedvlayoffsvthatvarevnotvagevrelated.
ANSWER:v d
14. Givenvthatvbestvpracticesvinvrecruitmentvandvselectionvarevappliedvtovanvorganization,vwhichvofvthevfollowingvresultsvha
NOTvbeenvsupportedvwithvempiricalvstudies?
a. establishingvemployeevtrust
b. increasingvthevfirm’svmarketvprice
c. reducingvemployeevturnover
d. encouragingvpoorvperformersvtovleave
ANSWER:v b
15. Givenvthevapplicationvofvprogressivevhumanvresourcesvpractices,vwhatvmightvanvorganizationvexpectvfromvitsv
employees?
a. highervcompensationvcosts
b. lowervdysfunctionalvbehaviours
c. highervoperatingvcosts
d. lowervunionization
ANSWER:v b
16. AccordingvtovthevWorkvFoundationvandvInstitutevforvEmploymentvStudiesvinvthevUnitedvKingdom,vwhatvpercentagevof
nvestmentvinvhumanvresourcesvwillvproducevanvapproximatevincreasevofv$2800vofvprofitvpervemployee?
a. 1vpercent
b. 5vpercent
c. 10vpercent
d. 50vpercent
ANSWER:v c
17. WhichvofvthevfollowingvorganizationsvestablishesvnationalvcorevstandardsvforvthevHRvprofessionvinvCanada?
a. CSIOP
b. CPHR
c. CPA
d. CHRP
ANSWER:v b
18. Whyvdovgrowingvnumbersvofvemployersvrequirevtheirvhumanvresourcesvprofessionalsvtovhavevprofessionalv
designations?
a. Certifiedvhumanvresourcesvprofessionalsvmustvadherevtovavcodevofvethicsvthatvdictatesvstandardsvofvperformance.
b. Certifiedvhumanvresourcesvprofessionalsvclearlyvunderstandvallvlegislation.
c. Certifiedvhumanvresourcesvprofessionalsvcanvenforcevorganizationalvconflict-of-
interestvpoliciesvandvethicalvcodesvofvconduct.
d. CertifiedvhumanvresourcesvprofessionalsvarevcertifiedvinvtheirvHRvfieldvofvexpertise,vwhichvrequiresvlessvpost-
vsecondaryveducation.
ANSWER:v a
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