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1. Thehchapterhopeningharticle,h“SignshThathYouhMadehahBadhHire”hsuggestshthaththehcostshofhbadhhireshcanhbehreducedhifht
hehemployerhdoeshwhat?
a. dischargeshthehnewhhirehwithhahpenalty
b. trainshthehnewhhirehtohadapthtohthehcompany’shformalhandhinformalhrequirements
c. transfershthehnewhhirehtohanotherhpositionhforhwhichhhehorhshehishbetterhsuited
d. recruitshahbetterhqualifiedhcandidatehandhbuddyhthehnewhhireshuphduringhtheirhprobationaryhperiod
ANSWER:h c
2. WhichhofhthehfollowinghpracticeshwouldhNOThleadhtohanhimprovementhinhthehhiringhsystemhofhanhorganization?
a. communicatinghtohthehhiringhmanagershabouththeirhannoyinghinterviewhhabits
b. usinghscientifichmethodshandhefficienthselectionhmethods
c. determininghthehmotivationshofhjobhseekers
d. knowinghthehgoinghrateshofhpayhandhofferinghslightlyhmore
ANSWER:h d
3. Whathishthehdefinitionhofhrecruitment?
a. generatinghanhapplicanthpool
b. choosinghjobhcandidates
c. findinghandhhiringhthehbesthpersonhforhthehjob
d. findinghandhscreeninghjobhapplicants
ANSWER:h a
4. Whathishthehdefinitionhofhselection?
a. generatinghanhapplicanthpool
b. findinghandhscreeninghjobhapplicants
c. choosinghjobhcandidates
d. matchinghanhapplicant’shcompetencieshwithhahjobhposition
ANSWER:h c
5. InhthehHumanhResourceshSystemhmodelhoutlinedhinhthehtextbook,hwhichhofhthehfollowinghaspectshdoeshNOThrelatehtoh
workhenvironment?
a. complainthresolution
b. leadership
c. healthhandhsafety
d. visionhandhmission
ANSWER:h d
6. InhthehHumanhResourceshSystemhmodelhoutlinedhinhthehtextbook,hwhichhofhthehfollowinghishNOThparthofhthehs
ocioeconomichenvironment?
a. competition
b. globalization
c. marketplace
d. demographics
ANSWER:h a
7. InhthehHumanhResourceshSystemhmodelhoutlinedhinhthehtextbook,hwithinhwhichhenvironmenthdoeshhumanhrightshbelong
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a. social
b. economic
c. political
d. legislative
ANSWER:h d
8. Whathcanheffectivehrecruitmenthandhselectionhpracticeshdohforhanhorganization?
a. improvehthehknowledge,hskills,handhabilitieshofhitshemployees
b. offerhahlimitedhimpacthonhemployeehmotivation
c. encouragehexpensivehhighhperformershtohleavehthehorganization
d. discouragehpoorhperformershfromhleavinghanhorganization
ANSWER:h a
9. Whathtwohimportanthprincipleshensurehahhumanhresourceshsystemhfunctionshproperly?
a. Enhancehcommunicationhbetweenhhumanhresourcehfunctionshandhensurehethicalhcompliance.
b. Assesshthehimpacthofhlegislativehrequirementshandhscanhthehsocioeconomichenvironmenthforhtrends.
c. Emphasizehthehroleshofhrecruitmenthandhselectionhandhapplyhthemhtohorganizationalhstrategy.
d. Thinkhinhsystemshtermshandhcoordinatehhumanhresourcehactivitieshwithhallhorganizationalhunitshandhpeople.
ANSWER:h d
10. Whichhofhthehfollowinghelementsharehparthofhthehsocioeconomichexternalhenvironmenththathaffectshrecruitmenthandh
selection?
a. nationalhandhinternationalhorganizationhpolicies
b. humanhresourceshinformationhsystemshandhmanagement
c. globalizationhandhdemographics
d. costhcontainmenthandhmarketplace
ANSWER:h c
11. WhyhmusthCanadianhorganizationshbehcognizanthofhthehinfluenceshofhglobalizationhwhenhconsideringhrecruitmenthand
selection?
a. Globalizationhaffectshthehpricinghstrategieshforhgoodshandhservices.
b. Globalizationhcreateshhigherhtradehbarriershforhentry.
c. Globalizationhdemonstrateshthathbesthpracticeshforhstaffingharehnecessary.
d. Globalizationhthreatenshthehsurvivalhofhdomestichretailers.
ANSWER:h c
12. WhichhofhthehfollowinghishNOThahbenefithofhe-recruiting,haccordinghtohthehGovernmenthofhCanada?
a. higherhtrackinghcosts
b. lowerhrecruitinghcosts
c. lowerhprintinghcosts
d. largerhpoolhofhcandidates
ANSWER:h a
13. Givenhthehfacththathtechnologyhreduceshthehneedhforhlabour,hwhathishonehstrategyhbeinghappliedhbyhHRhmanagershtohco
withhlargehnumbershofhemployeeshapproachinghretirement?
a. Employershhavehreducedhtheirhneedhtohadvertisehwithhtraditionalhmediahsourceshlikehnewspapers.
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b. Employershhavehfocusedhtheirhsearchhonhyoungerhandhtech-savvyhapplicants.
c. Employershhavehlimitedhtheirhearly-retirementhincentiveshtohmanagershonly.
d. Employershhavehimplementedhlayoffshthatharehnothagehrelated.
ANSWER:h d
14. Givenhthathbesthpracticeshinhrecruitmenthandhselectionharehappliedhtohanhorganization,hwhichhofhthehfollowinghresultshh
NOThbeenhsupportedhwithhempiricalhstudies?
a. establishinghemployeehtrust
b. increasinghthehfirm’shmarkethprice
c. reducinghemployeehturnover
d. encouraginghpoorhperformershtohleave
ANSWER:h b
15. Givenhthehapplicationhofhprogressivehhumanhresourceshpractices,hwhathmighthanhorganizationhexpecthfromhitsh
employees?
a. higherhcompensationhcosts
b. lowerhdysfunctionalhbehaviours
c. higherhoperatinghcosts
d. lowerhunionization
ANSWER:h b
16. AccordinghtohthehWorkhFoundationhandhInstitutehforhEmploymenthStudieshinhthehUnitedhKingdom,hwhathpercentageho
nvestmenthinhhumanhresourceshwillhproducehanhapproximatehincreasehofh$2800hofhprofithperhemployee?
a. 1hpercent
b. 5hpercent
c. 10hpercent
d. 50hpercent
ANSWER:h c
17. WhichhofhthehfollowinghorganizationshestablisheshnationalhcorehstandardshforhthehHRhprofessionhinhCanada?
a. CSIOP
b. CPHR
c. CPA
d. CHRP
ANSWER:h b
18. Whyhdohgrowinghnumbershofhemployershrequirehtheirhhumanhresourceshprofessionalshtohhavehprofessionalh
designations?
a. Certifiedhhumanhresourceshprofessionalshmusthadherehtohahcodehofhethicshthathdictateshstandardshofhperformance.
b. Certifiedhhumanhresourceshprofessionalshclearlyhunderstandhallhlegislation.
c. Certifiedhhumanhresourceshprofessionalshcanhenforcehorganizationalhconflict-of-
interesthpolicieshandhethicalhcodeshofhconduct.
d. CertifiedhhumanhresourceshprofessionalsharehcertifiedhinhtheirhHRhfieldhofhexpertise,hwhichhrequireshlesshpost-
hsecondaryheducation.
ANSWER:h a
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1. Thehchapterhopeningharticle,h“SignshThathYouhMadehahBadhHire”hsuggestshthaththehcostshofhbadhhireshcanhbehreducedhifht
hehemployerhdoeshwhat?
a. dischargeshthehnewhhirehwithhahpenalty
b. trainshthehnewhhirehtohadapthtohthehcompany’shformalhandhinformalhrequirements
c. transfershthehnewhhirehtohanotherhpositionhforhwhichhhehorhshehishbetterhsuited
d. recruitshahbetterhqualifiedhcandidatehandhbuddyhthehnewhhireshuphduringhtheirhprobationaryhperiod
ANSWER:h c
2. WhichhofhthehfollowinghpracticeshwouldhNOThleadhtohanhimprovementhinhthehhiringhsystemhofhanhorganization?
a. communicatinghtohthehhiringhmanagershabouththeirhannoyinghinterviewhhabits
b. usinghscientifichmethodshandhefficienthselectionhmethods
c. determininghthehmotivationshofhjobhseekers
d. knowinghthehgoinghrateshofhpayhandhofferinghslightlyhmore
ANSWER:h d
3. Whathishthehdefinitionhofhrecruitment?
a. generatinghanhapplicanthpool
b. choosinghjobhcandidates
c. findinghandhhiringhthehbesthpersonhforhthehjob
d. findinghandhscreeninghjobhapplicants
ANSWER:h a
4. Whathishthehdefinitionhofhselection?
a. generatinghanhapplicanthpool
b. findinghandhscreeninghjobhapplicants
c. choosinghjobhcandidates
d. matchinghanhapplicant’shcompetencieshwithhahjobhposition
ANSWER:h c
5. InhthehHumanhResourceshSystemhmodelhoutlinedhinhthehtextbook,hwhichhofhthehfollowinghaspectshdoeshNOThrelatehtoh
workhenvironment?
a. complainthresolution
b. leadership
c. healthhandhsafety
d. visionhandhmission
ANSWER:h d
6. InhthehHumanhResourceshSystemhmodelhoutlinedhinhthehtextbook,hwhichhofhthehfollowinghishNOThparthofhthehs
ocioeconomichenvironment?
a. competition
b. globalization
c. marketplace
d. demographics
ANSWER:h a
7. InhthehHumanhResourceshSystemhmodelhoutlinedhinhthehtextbook,hwithinhwhichhenvironmenthdoeshhumanhrightshbelong
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a. social
b. economic
c. political
d. legislative
ANSWER:h d
8. Whathcanheffectivehrecruitmenthandhselectionhpracticeshdohforhanhorganization?
a. improvehthehknowledge,hskills,handhabilitieshofhitshemployees
b. offerhahlimitedhimpacthonhemployeehmotivation
c. encouragehexpensivehhighhperformershtohleavehthehorganization
d. discouragehpoorhperformershfromhleavinghanhorganization
ANSWER:h a
9. Whathtwohimportanthprincipleshensurehahhumanhresourceshsystemhfunctionshproperly?
a. Enhancehcommunicationhbetweenhhumanhresourcehfunctionshandhensurehethicalhcompliance.
b. Assesshthehimpacthofhlegislativehrequirementshandhscanhthehsocioeconomichenvironmenthforhtrends.
c. Emphasizehthehroleshofhrecruitmenthandhselectionhandhapplyhthemhtohorganizationalhstrategy.
d. Thinkhinhsystemshtermshandhcoordinatehhumanhresourcehactivitieshwithhallhorganizationalhunitshandhpeople.
ANSWER:h d
10. Whichhofhthehfollowinghelementsharehparthofhthehsocioeconomichexternalhenvironmenththathaffectshrecruitmenthandh
selection?
a. nationalhandhinternationalhorganizationhpolicies
b. humanhresourceshinformationhsystemshandhmanagement
c. globalizationhandhdemographics
d. costhcontainmenthandhmarketplace
ANSWER:h c
11. WhyhmusthCanadianhorganizationshbehcognizanthofhthehinfluenceshofhglobalizationhwhenhconsideringhrecruitmenthand
selection?
a. Globalizationhaffectshthehpricinghstrategieshforhgoodshandhservices.
b. Globalizationhcreateshhigherhtradehbarriershforhentry.
c. Globalizationhdemonstrateshthathbesthpracticeshforhstaffingharehnecessary.
d. Globalizationhthreatenshthehsurvivalhofhdomestichretailers.
ANSWER:h c
12. WhichhofhthehfollowinghishNOThahbenefithofhe-recruiting,haccordinghtohthehGovernmenthofhCanada?
a. higherhtrackinghcosts
b. lowerhrecruitinghcosts
c. lowerhprintinghcosts
d. largerhpoolhofhcandidates
ANSWER:h a
13. Givenhthehfacththathtechnologyhreduceshthehneedhforhlabour,hwhathishonehstrategyhbeinghappliedhbyhHRhmanagershtohco
withhlargehnumbershofhemployeeshapproachinghretirement?
a. Employershhavehreducedhtheirhneedhtohadvertisehwithhtraditionalhmediahsourceshlikehnewspapers.
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b. Employershhavehfocusedhtheirhsearchhonhyoungerhandhtech-savvyhapplicants.
c. Employershhavehlimitedhtheirhearly-retirementhincentiveshtohmanagershonly.
d. Employershhavehimplementedhlayoffshthatharehnothagehrelated.
ANSWER:h d
14. Givenhthathbesthpracticeshinhrecruitmenthandhselectionharehappliedhtohanhorganization,hwhichhofhthehfollowinghresultshh
NOThbeenhsupportedhwithhempiricalhstudies?
a. establishinghemployeehtrust
b. increasinghthehfirm’shmarkethprice
c. reducinghemployeehturnover
d. encouraginghpoorhperformershtohleave
ANSWER:h b
15. Givenhthehapplicationhofhprogressivehhumanhresourceshpractices,hwhathmighthanhorganizationhexpecthfromhitsh
employees?
a. higherhcompensationhcosts
b. lowerhdysfunctionalhbehaviours
c. higherhoperatinghcosts
d. lowerhunionization
ANSWER:h b
16. AccordinghtohthehWorkhFoundationhandhInstitutehforhEmploymenthStudieshinhthehUnitedhKingdom,hwhathpercentageho
nvestmenthinhhumanhresourceshwillhproducehanhapproximatehincreasehofh$2800hofhprofithperhemployee?
a. 1hpercent
b. 5hpercent
c. 10hpercent
d. 50hpercent
ANSWER:h c
17. WhichhofhthehfollowinghorganizationshestablisheshnationalhcorehstandardshforhthehHRhprofessionhinhCanada?
a. CSIOP
b. CPHR
c. CPA
d. CHRP
ANSWER:h b
18. Whyhdohgrowinghnumbershofhemployershrequirehtheirhhumanhresourceshprofessionalshtohhavehprofessionalh
designations?
a. Certifiedhhumanhresourceshprofessionalshmusthadherehtohahcodehofhethicshthathdictateshstandardshofhperformance.
b. Certifiedhhumanhresourceshprofessionalshclearlyhunderstandhallhlegislation.
c. Certifiedhhumanhresourceshprofessionalshcanhenforcehorganizationalhconflict-of-
interesthpolicieshandhethicalhcodeshofhconduct.
d. CertifiedhhumanhresourceshprofessionalsharehcertifiedhinhtheirhHRhfieldhofhexpertise,hwhichhrequireshlesshpost-
hsecondaryheducation.
ANSWER:h a
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