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1 Introduction
This 2025 HRM exam bank provides 30 exam-style multiple-choice questions with verified answers and concise explana-
tions, covering recruitment, training, performance, compensation, and employee relations for business students. Verified
June 9, 2025, 01:45 PM EAT.
2 Exam Questions and Answers
2.1 Recruitment and Selection
2.1.1 Question 1.1 (3 marks)
What is the primary goal of talent pipeline analytics?
a. Reduce training costs
b. Forecast hiring needs
c. Standardize job roles
d. Limit candidate sourcing
Answer: b
Explanation: 1. **Purpose**: Analytics predicts future
talent demands. 2. **Focus**: Forecast hiring needs, key
in 803. **Options**: Costs (a), roles (c), and sourcing (d)
are unrelated. 4. **Conclusion**: Hiring needs.
Difficulty: Remembering
Helper: Mnemonic: “Pipeline = Future Hire.”
Objective: Recruitment Strategy
2.1.2 Question 1.2 (4 marks)
A recruiter fails to verify references. What is the risk?
a. Enhanced candidate fit
b. Hiring unqualified candidates
c. Reduced hiring time
d. Improved team morale
Answer: b
Explanation: 1. **Issue**: Unverified references hide
candidate flaws. 2. **Risk**: Hiring unqualified candi-
dates, seen in 703. **Options**: Fit (a), time (c), and morale
(d) are secondary or incorrect. 4. **Conclusion**: Unqual-
ified hires.
Difficulty: Analyzing
Helper: Tip: No checks = Bad hires.
Objective: Recruitment Risks
2.1.3 Question 1.3 (3 marks)
Which tool improves candidate sourcing?
a. Exit interview
b. Job board analytics
c. Training plan
d. Performance review
Answer: b
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, Explanation: 1. **Tool**: Tracks sourcing effectiveness.
2. **Method**: Job board analytics, used in 803. **Op-
tions**: Interview (a), plan (c), and review (d) are unre-
lated. 4. **Conclusion**: Job board analytics.
Difficulty: Remembering
Helper: Table: Sourcing = Analytics.
Objective: Recruitment Tools
2.1.4 Question 1.4 (4 marks)
Why is talent pool diversification important?
a. Reduces compliance risks
b. Expands candidate options
c. Simplifies onboarding
d. Limits recruitment costs
Answer: b
Explanation: 1. **Need**: Broaden hiring reach. 2. **Ben-
efit**: Expands candidate options, vital in 753. **Options**:
Risks (a), onboarding (c), and costs (d) are unrelated. 4.
**Conclusion**: Candidate options.
Difficulty: Applying
Helper: Tip: Diversify = More options.
Objective: Recruitment Strategy
2.1.5 Question 1.5 (3 marks)
What is a key feature of panel interviews?
a. Individual focus
b. Multiple assessor perspectives
c. Technical skill tests
d. Hypothetical scenarios
Answer: b
Explanation: 1. **Feature**: Involves diverse evaluators.
2. **Focus**: Multiple assessor perspectives, core to 803.
**Options**: Focus (a), tests (c), and scenarios (d) are dif-
ferent. 4. **Conclusion**: Assessor perspectives.
Difficulty: Remembering
Helper: Mnemonic: “Panel = Multi Views.”
Objective: Interview Types
2.1.6 Question 1.6 (4 marks)
A candidate is rejected due to gender. Which U.S. law is
violated?
a. Equal Pay Act
b. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
c. Fair Labor Standards Act
d. Americans with Disabilities Act
Answer: b
Explanation: 1. **Issue**: Gender-based discrimination.
2. **Law**: Title VII, relevant in 703. **Options**: Pay
(a), labor (c), and ADA (d) are unrelated. 4. **Conclu-
sion**: Title VII.
Difficulty: Analyzing
Helper: Tip: Gender bias = Title VII.
Objective: Employment Law
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