C234 HRM 3200
Workforce Planning: Recruitment &
Selection
Final Assessment (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which of the following best describes the concept of
"workforce planning"?
- A) The process of hiring new employees
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, - B) The process of forecasting an organization's future
workforce needs and developing strategies to meet those needs
- C) The process of training existing employees
- D) The process of evaluating employee performance
- ANS: B
- Rationale: Workforce planning involves forecasting future
workforce needs and developing strategies to ensure the
organization has the right number of employees with the right
skills.
2. What is the primary focus of a job analysis?
- A) Determining employee compensation
- B) Identifying the tasks, responsibilities, and skills required for
a specific job
- C) Evaluating employee performance
- D) Developing training programs
- ANS: B
- Rationale: Job analysis focuses on identifying the tasks,
responsibilities, and skills required for a specific job, which is
essential for effective recruitment and selection.
3. Which of the following is NOT a common method of external
recruitment?
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, - A) Job fairs
- B) Employee referrals
- C) Internal job postings
- D) Online job boards
- ANS: C
- Rationale: Internal job postings are a method of internal
recruitment, while job fairs, employee referrals, and online job
boards are common methods of external recruitment.
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
4. The process of evaluating and selecting candidates based on
their qualifications and fit for a specific job is known as
__________.
- ANS: Selection
- Rationale: Selection involves evaluating and choosing
candidates based on their qualifications and fit for the job.
5. __________ is a systematic approach to identifying and
addressing the gaps between the current workforce and future
workforce needs.
- ANS: Workforce planning
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, - Rationale: Workforce planning is a systematic approach to
identifying and addressing gaps between the current workforce
and future workforce needs.
True/False Questions
6. True or False: Behavioral interviews focus on assessing a
candidate's past behavior and experiences to predict future
performance.
- ANS: True
- Rationale: Behavioral interviews assess a candidate's past
behavior and experiences to predict how they will perform in
similar situations in the future.
7. True or False: The primary goal of recruitment is to fill job
vacancies as quickly as possible.
- ANS: False
- Rationale: The primary goal of recruitment is to attract and
identify qualified candidates who are a good fit for the
organization, not just to fill vacancies quickly.
Multiple Response Questions
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Workforce Planning: Recruitment &
Selection
Final Assessment (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which of the following best describes the concept of
"workforce planning"?
- A) The process of hiring new employees
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, - B) The process of forecasting an organization's future
workforce needs and developing strategies to meet those needs
- C) The process of training existing employees
- D) The process of evaluating employee performance
- ANS: B
- Rationale: Workforce planning involves forecasting future
workforce needs and developing strategies to ensure the
organization has the right number of employees with the right
skills.
2. What is the primary focus of a job analysis?
- A) Determining employee compensation
- B) Identifying the tasks, responsibilities, and skills required for
a specific job
- C) Evaluating employee performance
- D) Developing training programs
- ANS: B
- Rationale: Job analysis focuses on identifying the tasks,
responsibilities, and skills required for a specific job, which is
essential for effective recruitment and selection.
3. Which of the following is NOT a common method of external
recruitment?
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, - A) Job fairs
- B) Employee referrals
- C) Internal job postings
- D) Online job boards
- ANS: C
- Rationale: Internal job postings are a method of internal
recruitment, while job fairs, employee referrals, and online job
boards are common methods of external recruitment.
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
4. The process of evaluating and selecting candidates based on
their qualifications and fit for a specific job is known as
__________.
- ANS: Selection
- Rationale: Selection involves evaluating and choosing
candidates based on their qualifications and fit for the job.
5. __________ is a systematic approach to identifying and
addressing the gaps between the current workforce and future
workforce needs.
- ANS: Workforce planning
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, - Rationale: Workforce planning is a systematic approach to
identifying and addressing gaps between the current workforce
and future workforce needs.
True/False Questions
6. True or False: Behavioral interviews focus on assessing a
candidate's past behavior and experiences to predict future
performance.
- ANS: True
- Rationale: Behavioral interviews assess a candidate's past
behavior and experiences to predict how they will perform in
similar situations in the future.
7. True or False: The primary goal of recruitment is to fill job
vacancies as quickly as possible.
- ANS: False
- Rationale: The primary goal of recruitment is to attract and
identify qualified candidates who are a good fit for the
organization, not just to fill vacancies quickly.
Multiple Response Questions
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