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1. The fchapter fopening farticle, f“Signs fThat fYou fMade fa fBad fHire‖ fsuggests fthat fthe fcosts fof fbad fhires fcan fbe freduced fi
fthe femployer fdoes fwhat?
a. discharges fthe fnew fhire fwith fa fpenalty
b. trains fthe fnew fhire fto fadapt fto fthe fcompany’s fformal fand finformal frequirements
c. transfers fthe fnew fhire fto fanother fposition ffor fwhich fhe for fshe fis fbetter fsuited
d. recruits fa fbetter fqualified fcandidate fand fbuddy fthe fnew fhires fup fduring ftheir fprobationary fperiod
ANSWER: f c
2. Which fof fthe ffollowing fpractices fwould fNOT flead fto fan fimprovement fin fthe fhiring fsystem fof fan forganization?
a. communicating fto fthe fhiring fmanagers fabout ftheir fannoying finterview fhabits
b. using fscientific fmethods fand fefficient fselection fmethods
c. determining fthe fmotivations fof fjob fseekers
d. knowing fthe fgoing frates fof fpay fand foffering fslightly fmore
ANSWER: f d
3. What fis fthe fdefinition fof frecruitment?
a. generating fan fapplicant fpool
b. choosing fjob fcandidates
c. finding fand fhiring fthe fbest fperson ffor fthe fjob
d. finding fand fscreening fjob fapplicants
ANSWER: f a
4. What fis fthe fdefinition fof fselection?
a. generating fan fapplicant fpool
b. finding fand fscreening fjob fapplicants
c. choosing fjob fcandidates
d. matching fan fapplicant’s fcompetencies fwith fa fjob fposition
ANSWER: f c
5. In fthe fHuman fResources fSystem fmodel foutlined fin fthe ftextbook, fwhich fof fthe ffollowing faspects fdoes fNOT frelate fto
fwork fenvironment?
a. complaint fresolution
b. leadership
c. health fand fsafety
d. vision fand fmission
ANSWER: f d
6. In fthe fHuman fResources fSystem fmodel foutlined fin fthe ftextbook, fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fis fNOT fpart fof fthe
fsocioeconomic fenvironment?
a. competition
b. globalization
c. marketplace
d. demographics
ANSWER: f a
7. In fthe fHuman fResources fSystem fmodel foutlined fin fthe ftextbook, fwithin fwhich fenvironment fdoes fhuman frights fbelong
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a. social
b. economic
c. political
d. legislative
ANSWER: f d
8. What fcan feffective frecruitment fand fselection fpractices fdo ffor fan forganization?
a. improve fthe fknowledge, fskills, fand fabilities fof fits femployees
b. offer fa flimited fimpact fon femployee fmotivation
c. encourage fexpensive fhigh fperformers fto fleave fthe forganization
d. discourage fpoor fperformers ffrom fleaving fan forganization
ANSWER: f a
9. What ftwo fimportant fprinciples fensure fa fhuman fresources fsystem ffunctions fproperly?
a. Enhance fcommunication fbetween fhuman fresource ffunctions fand fensure fethical fcompliance.
b. Assess fthe fimpact fof flegislative frequirements fand fscan fthe fsocioeconomic fenvironment ffor ftrends.
c. Emphasize fthe froles fof frecruitment fand fselection fand fapply fthem fto forganizational fstrategy.
d. Think fin fsystems fterms fand fcoordinate fhuman fresource factivities fwith fall forganizational funits fand fpeople.
ANSWER: f d
10. Which fof fthe ffollowing felements fare fpart fof fthe fsocioeconomic fexternal fenvironment fthat faffects frecruitment fand
fselection?
a. national fand finternational forganization fpolicies
b. human fresources finformation fsystems fand fmanagement
c. globalization fand fdemographics
d. cost fcontainment fand fmarketplace
ANSWER: f c
11. Why fmust fCanadian forganizations fbe fcognizant fof fthe finfluences fof fglobalization fwhen fconsidering frecruitment fand
fselection?
a. Globalization faffects fthe fpricing fstrategies ffor fgoods fand fservices.
b. Globalization fcreates fhigher ftrade fbarriers ffor fentry.
c. Globalization fdemonstrates fthat fbest fpractices ffor fstaffing fare fnecessary.
d. Globalization fthreatens fthe fsurvival fof fdomestic fretailers.
ANSWER: f c
12. Which fof fthe ffollowing fis fNOT fa fbenefit fof fe-recruiting, faccording fto fthe fGovernment fof fCanada?
a. higher ftracking fcosts
b. lower frecruiting fcosts
c. lower fprinting fcosts
d. larger fpool fof fcandidates
ANSWER: f a
13. Given fthe ffact fthat ftechnology freduces fthe fneed ffor flabour, fwhat fis fone fstrategy fbeing fapplied fby fHR fmanagers fto fc
fwith flarge fnumbers fof femployees fapproaching fretirement?
a. Employers fhave freduced ftheir fneed fto fadvertise fwith ftraditional fmedia fsources flike fnewspapers.
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b. Employers fhave ffocused ftheir fsearch fon fyounger fand ftech-savvy fapplicants.
c. Employers fhave flimited ftheir fearly-retirement fincentives fto fmanagers fonly.
d. Employers fhave fimplemented flayoffs fthat fare fnot fage frelated.
ANSWER: f d
14. Given fthat fbest fpractices fin frecruitment fand fselection fare fapplied fto fan forganization, fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fresults fh
fNOT fbeen fsupported fwith fempirical fstudies?
a. establishing femployee ftrust
b. increasing fthe ffirm’s fmarket fprice
c. reducing femployee fturnover
d. encouraging fpoor fperformers fto fleave
ANSWER: f b
15. Given fthe fapplication fof fprogressive fhuman fresources fpractices, fwhat fmight fan forganization fexpect ffrom fits
femployees?
a. higher fcompensation fcosts
b. lower fdysfunctional fbehaviours
c. higher foperating fcosts
d. lower funionization
ANSWER: f b
16. According fto fthe fWork fFoundation fand fInstitute ffor fEmployment fStudies fin fthe fUnited fKingdom, fwhat fpercentage fo
finvestment fin fhuman fresources fwill fproduce fan fapproximate fincrease fof f$2800 fof fprofit fper femployee?
a. 1 fpercent
b. 5 fpercent
c. 10 fpercent
d. 50 fpercent
ANSWER: f c
17. Which fof fthe ffollowing forganizations festablishes fnational fcore fstandards ffor fthe fHR fprofession fin fCanada?
a. CSIOP
b. CPHR
c. CPA
d. CHRP
ANSWER: f b
18. Why fdo fgrowing fnumbers fof femployers frequire ftheir fhuman fresources fprofessionals fto fhave fprofessional
fdesignations?
a. Certified fhuman fresources fprofessionals fmust fadhere fto fa fcode fof fethics fthat fdictates fstandards fof fperformance.
b. Certified fhuman fresources fprofessionals fclearly funderstand fall flegislation.
c. Certified fhuman fresources fprofessionals fcan fenforce forganizational fconflict-of-interest fpolicies fand fethical
fcodes fof fconduct.
d. Certified fhuman fresources fprofessionals fare fcertified fin ftheir fHR ffield fof fexpertise, fwhich frequires fless fpost-
fsecondary feducation.
ANSWER: f a
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1. The fchapter fopening farticle, f“Signs fThat fYou fMade fa fBad fHire‖ fsuggests fthat fthe fcosts fof fbad fhires fcan fbe freduced fi
fthe femployer fdoes fwhat?
a. discharges fthe fnew fhire fwith fa fpenalty
b. trains fthe fnew fhire fto fadapt fto fthe fcompany’s fformal fand finformal frequirements
c. transfers fthe fnew fhire fto fanother fposition ffor fwhich fhe for fshe fis fbetter fsuited
d. recruits fa fbetter fqualified fcandidate fand fbuddy fthe fnew fhires fup fduring ftheir fprobationary fperiod
ANSWER: f c
2. Which fof fthe ffollowing fpractices fwould fNOT flead fto fan fimprovement fin fthe fhiring fsystem fof fan forganization?
a. communicating fto fthe fhiring fmanagers fabout ftheir fannoying finterview fhabits
b. using fscientific fmethods fand fefficient fselection fmethods
c. determining fthe fmotivations fof fjob fseekers
d. knowing fthe fgoing frates fof fpay fand foffering fslightly fmore
ANSWER: f d
3. What fis fthe fdefinition fof frecruitment?
a. generating fan fapplicant fpool
b. choosing fjob fcandidates
c. finding fand fhiring fthe fbest fperson ffor fthe fjob
d. finding fand fscreening fjob fapplicants
ANSWER: f a
4. What fis fthe fdefinition fof fselection?
a. generating fan fapplicant fpool
b. finding fand fscreening fjob fapplicants
c. choosing fjob fcandidates
d. matching fan fapplicant’s fcompetencies fwith fa fjob fposition
ANSWER: f c
5. In fthe fHuman fResources fSystem fmodel foutlined fin fthe ftextbook, fwhich fof fthe ffollowing faspects fdoes fNOT frelate fto
fwork fenvironment?
a. complaint fresolution
b. leadership
c. health fand fsafety
d. vision fand fmission
ANSWER: f d
6. In fthe fHuman fResources fSystem fmodel foutlined fin fthe ftextbook, fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fis fNOT fpart fof fthe
fsocioeconomic fenvironment?
a. competition
b. globalization
c. marketplace
d. demographics
ANSWER: f a
7. In fthe fHuman fResources fSystem fmodel foutlined fin fthe ftextbook, fwithin fwhich fenvironment fdoes fhuman frights fbelong
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a. social
b. economic
c. political
d. legislative
ANSWER: f d
8. What fcan feffective frecruitment fand fselection fpractices fdo ffor fan forganization?
a. improve fthe fknowledge, fskills, fand fabilities fof fits femployees
b. offer fa flimited fimpact fon femployee fmotivation
c. encourage fexpensive fhigh fperformers fto fleave fthe forganization
d. discourage fpoor fperformers ffrom fleaving fan forganization
ANSWER: f a
9. What ftwo fimportant fprinciples fensure fa fhuman fresources fsystem ffunctions fproperly?
a. Enhance fcommunication fbetween fhuman fresource ffunctions fand fensure fethical fcompliance.
b. Assess fthe fimpact fof flegislative frequirements fand fscan fthe fsocioeconomic fenvironment ffor ftrends.
c. Emphasize fthe froles fof frecruitment fand fselection fand fapply fthem fto forganizational fstrategy.
d. Think fin fsystems fterms fand fcoordinate fhuman fresource factivities fwith fall forganizational funits fand fpeople.
ANSWER: f d
10. Which fof fthe ffollowing felements fare fpart fof fthe fsocioeconomic fexternal fenvironment fthat faffects frecruitment fand
fselection?
a. national fand finternational forganization fpolicies
b. human fresources finformation fsystems fand fmanagement
c. globalization fand fdemographics
d. cost fcontainment fand fmarketplace
ANSWER: f c
11. Why fmust fCanadian forganizations fbe fcognizant fof fthe finfluences fof fglobalization fwhen fconsidering frecruitment fand
fselection?
a. Globalization faffects fthe fpricing fstrategies ffor fgoods fand fservices.
b. Globalization fcreates fhigher ftrade fbarriers ffor fentry.
c. Globalization fdemonstrates fthat fbest fpractices ffor fstaffing fare fnecessary.
d. Globalization fthreatens fthe fsurvival fof fdomestic fretailers.
ANSWER: f c
12. Which fof fthe ffollowing fis fNOT fa fbenefit fof fe-recruiting, faccording fto fthe fGovernment fof fCanada?
a. higher ftracking fcosts
b. lower frecruiting fcosts
c. lower fprinting fcosts
d. larger fpool fof fcandidates
ANSWER: f a
13. Given fthe ffact fthat ftechnology freduces fthe fneed ffor flabour, fwhat fis fone fstrategy fbeing fapplied fby fHR fmanagers fto fc
fwith flarge fnumbers fof femployees fapproaching fretirement?
a. Employers fhave freduced ftheir fneed fto fadvertise fwith ftraditional fmedia fsources flike fnewspapers.
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b. Employers fhave ffocused ftheir fsearch fon fyounger fand ftech-savvy fapplicants.
c. Employers fhave flimited ftheir fearly-retirement fincentives fto fmanagers fonly.
d. Employers fhave fimplemented flayoffs fthat fare fnot fage frelated.
ANSWER: f d
14. Given fthat fbest fpractices fin frecruitment fand fselection fare fapplied fto fan forganization, fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fresults fh
fNOT fbeen fsupported fwith fempirical fstudies?
a. establishing femployee ftrust
b. increasing fthe ffirm’s fmarket fprice
c. reducing femployee fturnover
d. encouraging fpoor fperformers fto fleave
ANSWER: f b
15. Given fthe fapplication fof fprogressive fhuman fresources fpractices, fwhat fmight fan forganization fexpect ffrom fits
femployees?
a. higher fcompensation fcosts
b. lower fdysfunctional fbehaviours
c. higher foperating fcosts
d. lower funionization
ANSWER: f b
16. According fto fthe fWork fFoundation fand fInstitute ffor fEmployment fStudies fin fthe fUnited fKingdom, fwhat fpercentage fo
finvestment fin fhuman fresources fwill fproduce fan fapproximate fincrease fof f$2800 fof fprofit fper femployee?
a. 1 fpercent
b. 5 fpercent
c. 10 fpercent
d. 50 fpercent
ANSWER: f c
17. Which fof fthe ffollowing forganizations festablishes fnational fcore fstandards ffor fthe fHR fprofession fin fCanada?
a. CSIOP
b. CPHR
c. CPA
d. CHRP
ANSWER: f b
18. Why fdo fgrowing fnumbers fof femployers frequire ftheir fhuman fresources fprofessionals fto fhave fprofessional
fdesignations?
a. Certified fhuman fresources fprofessionals fmust fadhere fto fa fcode fof fethics fthat fdictates fstandards fof fperformance.
b. Certified fhuman fresources fprofessionals fclearly funderstand fall flegislation.
c. Certified fhuman fresources fprofessionals fcan fenforce forganizational fconflict-of-interest fpolicies fand fethical
fcodes fof fconduct.
d. Certified fhuman fresources fprofessionals fare fcertified fin ftheir fHR ffield fof fexpertise, fwhich frequires fless fpost-
fsecondary feducation.
ANSWER: f a
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