MHR 611 FINAL EXAM 2025 |QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
ACCURATE) |MHR 611 LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026 ALREADY GRADED A+.
MULTIPLE CHOICES
When a firm determines that it will need to hire 50 customer service representatives within
the next three months, it has engaged in ________.
Select one:
A. attracting
B. competency modeling
C. placement
D. workforce planning - CORRECT ✓✓ D. workforce planning
Which of the following does an employer have to do if it wants to hire successfully from the
traditional labor pool?
Select one:
A. provide competitive pay
B. reduce required qualifications
C. increase training
D. automate the job - CORRECT ✓✓ A. provide competitive pay
The primary goal of ________ is to get the right people interested in working for an
organization or in a specific job, then persuade them to apply and ultimately accept a job
offer if one is extended.
Select one:
A. employer branding
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,B. selecting
C. sourcing
D. recruiting - CORRECT ✓✓ D. recruiting
An organization's competitive advantage is ________.
Select one:
A. the annual employee turnover rate
B. what it can do differently from its competitors
C. the number of employees it hires in a year
D. not something that can be influenced by staffing - CORRECT ✓✓ B. what is can do
differently from its competitors
When we recognize a situation as presenting an ethical issue we have employed _______.
Select one:
A. a contract
B. our intuition
C. metacognition
D. a schema - CORRECT ✓✓ D. a schema
A call center has adopted an expansionist strategy. It has taken on a number of big contracts
from clients and is on a tight schedule to supply customer support services by the deadlines
promised. Which of the following statements, if true, will result in the staffing goals being
best aligned to the organizational strategy?
Select one:
A. The compensation offered should be higher than the average market rate to attract the
maximum number of applicants.
B. Only the best talent be selected even if it takes a lot of time to hire.
C. The time taken to fill a position should be tracked for each recruiting source and the fastest
possible source of at least minimally qualified talent should be utilized.
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,D. As many applicants should be hired as possible to get the needed number of employees
quickly. - CORRECT ✓✓ C. The time taken to fill a position should be tracked for each
recruiting source and the fastest possible source of at least minimally qualified talent should
be utilized
Putting together an attractive job offer and negotiating with the candidate the company wants
to hire is part of ________.
Select one:
A. attracting
B. acquiring
C. onboarding
D. recruiting - CORRECT ✓✓ B. acquiring
When a supervisor introduces a new hire to her new colleagues and other important people in
the organization he is engaging in ________.
Select one:
A. recruiting
B. socialization
C. deployment
D. career planning - CORRECT ✓✓ B. socialization
Succession management ensures that ________.
Select one:
A. a company attracts sufficient numbers of appropriately qualified applicants
B. high-potential new hires do not leave because they are overqualified and under challenged
C. an organization has people ready to assume leadership positions when they become
available
D. new employees will be motivated by the firm's compensation package - CORRECT ✓✓ C.
an organization has people ready to assume leadership positions when they become available
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, If a company wants to promote from within rather than hire higher level managers from
outside the company it should focus on _________.
Select one:
A. paying competitive wages
B. hiring as quickly as possible
C. offering a comprehensive benefit package and letting employees choose their benefits
D. hiring people who can perform the current job who also have leadership potential -
CORRECT ✓✓ D. hiring people who can perform the current job who also have leadership
potential
Which of the following is true about external hiring?
Select one:
A. External hires reinforce the organization's culture more than do internal hires.
B. It sends employees the message that good performance can be rewarded with a promotion.
C. Jobs can be filled faster than through internal hiring.
D. It can enhance organizational diversity. - CORRECT ✓✓ D. It can enhance organizational
diversity.
To maximize an employer's investment in staffing it should focus on the jobs that are critical
to _____________.
Select one:
A. obtaining its competitive advantage
B. reducing payroll costs
C. improving diversity in the company
D. lowering the company's turnover rate - CORRECT ✓✓ A. obtaining its competitive
advantage
__________ is/are most responsible for an organization's ability to gain and keep a
competitive advantage.
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AND DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
ACCURATE) |MHR 611 LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026 ALREADY GRADED A+.
MULTIPLE CHOICES
When a firm determines that it will need to hire 50 customer service representatives within
the next three months, it has engaged in ________.
Select one:
A. attracting
B. competency modeling
C. placement
D. workforce planning - CORRECT ✓✓ D. workforce planning
Which of the following does an employer have to do if it wants to hire successfully from the
traditional labor pool?
Select one:
A. provide competitive pay
B. reduce required qualifications
C. increase training
D. automate the job - CORRECT ✓✓ A. provide competitive pay
The primary goal of ________ is to get the right people interested in working for an
organization or in a specific job, then persuade them to apply and ultimately accept a job
offer if one is extended.
Select one:
A. employer branding
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,B. selecting
C. sourcing
D. recruiting - CORRECT ✓✓ D. recruiting
An organization's competitive advantage is ________.
Select one:
A. the annual employee turnover rate
B. what it can do differently from its competitors
C. the number of employees it hires in a year
D. not something that can be influenced by staffing - CORRECT ✓✓ B. what is can do
differently from its competitors
When we recognize a situation as presenting an ethical issue we have employed _______.
Select one:
A. a contract
B. our intuition
C. metacognition
D. a schema - CORRECT ✓✓ D. a schema
A call center has adopted an expansionist strategy. It has taken on a number of big contracts
from clients and is on a tight schedule to supply customer support services by the deadlines
promised. Which of the following statements, if true, will result in the staffing goals being
best aligned to the organizational strategy?
Select one:
A. The compensation offered should be higher than the average market rate to attract the
maximum number of applicants.
B. Only the best talent be selected even if it takes a lot of time to hire.
C. The time taken to fill a position should be tracked for each recruiting source and the fastest
possible source of at least minimally qualified talent should be utilized.
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,D. As many applicants should be hired as possible to get the needed number of employees
quickly. - CORRECT ✓✓ C. The time taken to fill a position should be tracked for each
recruiting source and the fastest possible source of at least minimally qualified talent should
be utilized
Putting together an attractive job offer and negotiating with the candidate the company wants
to hire is part of ________.
Select one:
A. attracting
B. acquiring
C. onboarding
D. recruiting - CORRECT ✓✓ B. acquiring
When a supervisor introduces a new hire to her new colleagues and other important people in
the organization he is engaging in ________.
Select one:
A. recruiting
B. socialization
C. deployment
D. career planning - CORRECT ✓✓ B. socialization
Succession management ensures that ________.
Select one:
A. a company attracts sufficient numbers of appropriately qualified applicants
B. high-potential new hires do not leave because they are overqualified and under challenged
C. an organization has people ready to assume leadership positions when they become
available
D. new employees will be motivated by the firm's compensation package - CORRECT ✓✓ C.
an organization has people ready to assume leadership positions when they become available
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, If a company wants to promote from within rather than hire higher level managers from
outside the company it should focus on _________.
Select one:
A. paying competitive wages
B. hiring as quickly as possible
C. offering a comprehensive benefit package and letting employees choose their benefits
D. hiring people who can perform the current job who also have leadership potential -
CORRECT ✓✓ D. hiring people who can perform the current job who also have leadership
potential
Which of the following is true about external hiring?
Select one:
A. External hires reinforce the organization's culture more than do internal hires.
B. It sends employees the message that good performance can be rewarded with a promotion.
C. Jobs can be filled faster than through internal hiring.
D. It can enhance organizational diversity. - CORRECT ✓✓ D. It can enhance organizational
diversity.
To maximize an employer's investment in staffing it should focus on the jobs that are critical
to _____________.
Select one:
A. obtaining its competitive advantage
B. reducing payroll costs
C. improving diversity in the company
D. lowering the company's turnover rate - CORRECT ✓✓ A. obtaining its competitive
advantage
__________ is/are most responsible for an organization's ability to gain and keep a
competitive advantage.
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