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1. TheTchapterTopeningTarticle,T“SignsTThatTYouTMadeTaTBadTHire”TsuggestsTthatTtheTcostsTofTbadThiresTcanTbeTreducedT
ifTtheTemployerTdoesTwhat?
a. dischargesTtheTnewThireTwithTaTpenalty
b. trainsTtheTnewThireTtoTadaptTtoTtheTcompany’sTformalTandTinformalTrequirements
c. transfersTtheTnewThireTtoTanotherTpositionTforTwhichTheTorTsheTisTbetterTsuited
d. recruitsTaTbetterTqualifiedTcandidateTandTbuddyTtheTnewThiresTupTduringTtheirTprobationaryTperiod
ANSWER:T c

2. WhichTofTtheTfollowingTpracticesTwouldTNOTTleadTtoTanTimprovementTinTtheThiringTsystemTofTanTorganization?
a. communicatingTtoTtheThiringTmanagersTaboutTtheirTannoyingTinterviewThabits
b. usingTscientificTmethodsTandTefficientTselectionTmethods
c. determiningTtheTmotivationsTofTjobTseekers
d. knowingTtheTgoingTratesTofTpayTandTofferingTslightlyTmore
ANSWER:T d

3. WhatTisTtheTdefinitionTofTrecruitment?
a. generatingTanTapplicantTpool
b. choosingTjobTcandidates
c. findingTandThiringTtheTbestTpersonTforTtheTjob
d. findingTandTscreeningTjobTapplicants
ANSWER:T a

4. WhatTisTtheTdefinitionTofTselection?
a. generatingTanTapplicantTpool
b. findingTandTscreeningTjobTapplicants
c. choosingTjobTcandidates
d. matchingTanTapplicant’sTcompetenciesTwithTaTjobTposition
ANSWER:T c

5. InTtheTHumanTResourcesTSystemTmodelToutlinedTinTtheTtextbook,TwhichTofTtheTfollowingTaspectsTdoesTNOTTrelateTt
oTworkTenvironment?
a. complaintTresolution
b. leadership
c. healthTandTsafety
d. visionTandTmission
ANSWER:T d

6. InTtheTHumanTResourcesTSystemTmodelToutlinedTinTtheTtextbook,TwhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTNOTTpartTofTth
eTsocioeconomicTenvironment?
a. competition
b. globalization
c. marketplace
d. demographics
ANSWER:T a

7. InTtheTHumanTResourcesTSystemTmodelToutlinedTinTtheTtextbook,TwithinTwhichTenvironmentTdoesThumanTrightsTbelon
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a. social
b. economic
c. political
d. legislative
ANSWER:T d

8. WhatTcanTeffectiveTrecruitmentTandTselectionTpracticesTdoTforTanTorganization?
a. improveTtheTknowledge,Tskills,TandTabilitiesTofTitsTemployees
b. offerTaTlimitedTimpactTonTemployeeTmotivation
c. encourageTexpensiveThighTperformersTtoTleaveTtheTorganization
d. discourageTpoorTperformersTfromTleavingTanTorganization
ANSWER:T a

9. WhatTtwoTimportantTprinciplesTensureTaThumanTresourcesTsystemTfunctionsTproperly?
a. EnhanceTcommunicationTbetweenThumanTresourceTfunctionsTandTensureTethicalTcompliance.
b. AssessTtheTimpactTofTlegislativeTrequirementsTandTscanTtheTsocioeconomicTenvironmentTforTtrends.
c. EmphasizeTtheTrolesTofTrecruitmentTandTselectionTandTapplyTthemTtoTorganizationalTstrategy.
d. ThinkTinTsystemsTtermsTandTcoordinateThumanTresourceTactivitiesTwithTallTorganizationalTunitsTandTpeople.
ANSWER:T d

10. WhichTofTtheTfollowingTelementsTareTpartTofTtheTsocioeconomicTexternalTenvironmentTthatTaffectsTrecruitmentTan
dTselection?
a. nationalTandTinternationalTorganizationTpolicies
b. humanTresourcesTinformationTsystemsTandTmanagement
c. globalizationTandTdemographics
d. costTcontainmentTandTmarketplace
ANSWER:T c

11. WhyTmustTCanadianTorganizationsTbeTcognizantTofTtheTinfluencesTofTglobalizationTwhenTconsideringTrecruitmentTan
dTselection?
a. GlobalizationTaffectsTtheTpricingTstrategiesTforTgoodsTandTservices.
b. GlobalizationTcreatesThigherTtradeTbarriersTforTentry.
c. GlobalizationTdemonstratesTthatTbestTpracticesTforTstaffingTareTnecessary.
d. GlobalizationTthreatensTtheTsurvivalTofTdomesticTretailers.
ANSWER:T c

12. WhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTNOTTaTbenefitTofTe-recruiting,TaccordingTtoTtheTGovernmentTofTCanada?
a. higherTtrackingTcosts
b. lowerTrecruitingTcosts
c. lowerTprintingTcosts
d. largerTpoolTofTcandidates
ANSWER:T a

13. GivenTtheTfactTthatTtechnologyTreducesTtheTneedTforTlabour,TwhatTisToneTstrategyTbeingTappliedTbyTHRTmanagersTtoT
eTwithTlargeTnumbersTofTemployeesTapproachingTretirement?
a. EmployersThaveTreducedTtheirTneedTtoTadvertiseTwithTtraditionalTmediaTsourcesTlikeTnewspapers.
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b. EmployersThaveTfocusedTtheirTsearchTonTyoungerTandTtech-savvyTapplicants.
c. EmployersThaveTlimitedTtheirTearly-retirementTincentivesTtoTmanagersTonly.
d. EmployersThaveTimplementedTlayoffsTthatTareTnotTageTrelated.
ANSWER:T d

14. GivenTthatTbestTpracticesTinTrecruitmentTandTselectionTareTappliedTtoTanTorganization,TwhichTofTtheTfollowingTresults
sTNOTTbeenTsupportedTwithTempiricalTstudies?
a. establishingTemployeeTtrust
b. increasingTtheTfirm’sTmarketTprice
c. reducingTemployeeTturnover
d. encouragingTpoorTperformersTtoTleave
ANSWER:T b

15. GivenTtheTapplicationTofTprogressiveThumanTresourcesTpractices,TwhatTmightTanTorganizationTexpectTfromTit
sTemployees?
a. higherTcompensationTcosts
b. lowerTdysfunctionalTbehaviours
c. higherToperatingTcosts
d. lowerTunionization
ANSWER:T b

16. AccordingTtoTtheTWorkTFoundationTandTInstituteTforTEmploymentTStudiesTinTtheTUnitedTKingdom,TwhatTpercentage
fTinvestmentTinThumanTresourcesTwillTproduceTanTapproximateTincreaseTofT$2800TofTprofitTperTemployee?
a. 1Tpercent
b. 5Tpercent
c. 10Tpercent
d. 50Tpercent
ANSWER:T c

17. WhichTofTtheTfollowingTorganizationsTestablishesTnationalTcoreTstandardsTforTtheTHRTprofessionTinTCanada?
a. CSIOP
b. CPHR
c. CPA
d. CHRP
ANSWER:T b

18. WhyTdoTgrowingTnumbersTofTemployersTrequireTtheirThumanTresourcesTprofessionalsTtoThaveTprofessiona
lTdesignations?
a. CertifiedThumanTresourcesTprofessionalsTmustTadhereTtoTaTcodeTofTethicsTthatTdictatesTstandardsTofTperformance.
b. CertifiedThumanTresourcesTprofessionalsTclearlyTunderstandTallTlegislation.
c. CertifiedThumanTresourcesTprofessionalsTcanTenforceTorganizationalTconflict-of-
interestTpoliciesTandTethicalTcodesTofTconduct.
d. CertifiedThumanTresourcesTprofessionalsTareTcertifiedTinTtheirTHRTfieldTofTexpertise,TwhichTrequiresTlessTpost
-TsecondaryTeducation.
ANSWER:T a

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