, Name: Class:
b bDate:
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Recruitment and Selection
b b b b b b b
1. The bchapter bopening barticle, b“Signs bThat bYou bMade ba bBad bHire‖ bsuggests bthat bthe bcosts bof bbad bhires bcan bbe
breduced bif bthe bemployer bdoes bwhat?
a. discharges bthe bnew bhire bwith ba bpenalty
b. trains bthe bnew bhire bto badapt bto bthe bcompany’s bformal band binformal brequirements
c. transfers bthe bnew bhire bto banother bposition bfor bwhich bhe bor bshe bis bbetter bsuited
d. recruits ba bbetter bqualified bcandidate band bbuddy bthe bnew bhires bup bduring btheir bprobationary bperiod
ANSWER: b c
2. Which bof bthe bfollowing bpractices bwould bNOT blead bto ban bimprovement bin bthe bhiring bsystem bof ban borganization?
a. communicating bto bthe bhiring bmanagers babout btheir bannoying binterview bhabits
b. using bscientific bmethods band befficient bselection bmethods
c. determining bthe bmotivations bof bjob bseekers
d. knowing bthe bgoing brates bof bpay band boffering bslightly bmore
ANSWER: b d
3. What bis bthe bdefinition bof brecruitment?
a. generating ban bapplicant bpool
b. choosing bjob bcandidates
c. finding band bhiring bthe bbest bperson bfor bthe bjob
d. finding band bscreening bjob bapplicants
ANSWER: b a
4. What bis bthe bdefinition bof bselection?
a. generating ban bapplicant bpool
b. finding band bscreening bjob bapplicants
c. choosing bjob bcandidates
d. matching ban bapplicant’s bcompetencies bwith ba bjob bposition
ANSWER: b c
5. In bthe bHuman bResources bSystem bmodel boutlined bin bthe btextbook, bwhich bof bthe bfollowing baspects bdoes bNOT
brelate bto bwork benvironment?
a. complaint bresolution
b. leadership
c. health band bsafety
d. vision band bmission
ANSWER: b d
6. In bthe bHuman bResources bSystem bmodel boutlined bin bthe btextbook, bwhich bof bthe bfollowing bis bNOT bpart bof
bthe bsocioeconomic benvironment?
a. competition
b. globalization
c. marketplace
d. demographics
ANSWER: b a
7. In bthe bHuman bResources bSystem bmodel boutlined bin bthe btextbook, bwithin bwhich benvironment bdoes bhuman brights
Copyright bCengage bLearning. bPowered bby Pag
Cognero.
, Name: Class:
b Date:
b
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Recruitment and Selection
b b b b b b b
belong?
b
Copyright bCengage bLearning. bPowered bby Pag
Cognero.
, Name: bClass: Date:
b
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Recruitment and Selection
b b b b b b b
a. social
b. economic
c. political
d. legislative
ANSWER: b d
8. What bcan beffective brecruitment band bselection bpractices bdo bfor ban borganization?
a. improve bthe bknowledge, bskills, band babilities bof bits bemployees
b. offer ba blimited bimpact bon bemployee bmotivation
c. encourage bexpensive bhigh bperformers bto bleave bthe borganization
d. discourage bpoor bperformers bfrom bleaving ban borganization
ANSWER: b a
9. What btwo bimportant bprinciples bensure ba bhuman bresources bsystem bfunctions bproperly?
a. Enhance bcommunication bbetween bhuman bresource bfunctions band bensure bethical bcompliance.
b. Assess bthe bimpact bof blegislative brequirements band bscan bthe bsocioeconomic benvironment bfor btrends.
c. Emphasize bthe broles bof brecruitment band bselection band bapply bthem bto borganizational bstrategy.
d. Think bin bsystems bterms band bcoordinate bhuman bresource bactivities bwith ball borganizational bunits band bpeople.
ANSWER: b d
10. Which bof bthe bfollowing belements bare bpart bof bthe bsocioeconomic bexternal benvironment bthat baffects brecruitment
band bselection?
a. national band binternational borganization bpolicies
b. human bresources binformation bsystems band bmanagement
c. globalization band bdemographics
d. cost bcontainment band bmarketplace
ANSWER: b c
11. Why bmust bCanadian borganizations bbe bcognizant bof bthe binfluences bof bglobalization bwhen bconsidering brecruitment
band bselection?
a. Globalization baffects bthe bpricing bstrategies bfor bgoods band bservices.
b. Globalization bcreates bhigher btrade bbarriers bfor bentry.
c. Globalization bdemonstrates bthat bbest bpractices bfor bstaffing bare bnecessary.
d. Globalization bthreatens bthe bsurvival bof bdomestic bretailers.
ANSWER: b c
12. Which bof bthe bfollowing bis bNOT ba bbenefit bof be-recruiting, baccording bto bthe bGovernment bof bCanada?
a. higher btracking bcosts
b. lower brecruiting bcosts
c. lower bprinting bcosts
d. larger bpool bof bcandidates
ANSWER: b a
13. Given bthe bfact bthat btechnology breduces bthe bneed bfor blabour, bwhat bis bone bstrategy bbeing bapplied bby bHR bmanagers bt
bcope bwith blarge bnumbers bof bemployees bapproaching bretirement?
a. Employers bhave breduced btheir bneed bto badvertise bwith btraditional bmedia bsources blike bnewspapers.
Copyright bCengage bLearning. bPowered bby Pag
Cognero.
b bDate:
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Recruitment and Selection
b b b b b b b
1. The bchapter bopening barticle, b“Signs bThat bYou bMade ba bBad bHire‖ bsuggests bthat bthe bcosts bof bbad bhires bcan bbe
breduced bif bthe bemployer bdoes bwhat?
a. discharges bthe bnew bhire bwith ba bpenalty
b. trains bthe bnew bhire bto badapt bto bthe bcompany’s bformal band binformal brequirements
c. transfers bthe bnew bhire bto banother bposition bfor bwhich bhe bor bshe bis bbetter bsuited
d. recruits ba bbetter bqualified bcandidate band bbuddy bthe bnew bhires bup bduring btheir bprobationary bperiod
ANSWER: b c
2. Which bof bthe bfollowing bpractices bwould bNOT blead bto ban bimprovement bin bthe bhiring bsystem bof ban borganization?
a. communicating bto bthe bhiring bmanagers babout btheir bannoying binterview bhabits
b. using bscientific bmethods band befficient bselection bmethods
c. determining bthe bmotivations bof bjob bseekers
d. knowing bthe bgoing brates bof bpay band boffering bslightly bmore
ANSWER: b d
3. What bis bthe bdefinition bof brecruitment?
a. generating ban bapplicant bpool
b. choosing bjob bcandidates
c. finding band bhiring bthe bbest bperson bfor bthe bjob
d. finding band bscreening bjob bapplicants
ANSWER: b a
4. What bis bthe bdefinition bof bselection?
a. generating ban bapplicant bpool
b. finding band bscreening bjob bapplicants
c. choosing bjob bcandidates
d. matching ban bapplicant’s bcompetencies bwith ba bjob bposition
ANSWER: b c
5. In bthe bHuman bResources bSystem bmodel boutlined bin bthe btextbook, bwhich bof bthe bfollowing baspects bdoes bNOT
brelate bto bwork benvironment?
a. complaint bresolution
b. leadership
c. health band bsafety
d. vision band bmission
ANSWER: b d
6. In bthe bHuman bResources bSystem bmodel boutlined bin bthe btextbook, bwhich bof bthe bfollowing bis bNOT bpart bof
bthe bsocioeconomic benvironment?
a. competition
b. globalization
c. marketplace
d. demographics
ANSWER: b a
7. In bthe bHuman bResources bSystem bmodel boutlined bin bthe btextbook, bwithin bwhich benvironment bdoes bhuman brights
Copyright bCengage bLearning. bPowered bby Pag
Cognero.
, Name: Class:
b Date:
b
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Recruitment and Selection
b b b b b b b
belong?
b
Copyright bCengage bLearning. bPowered bby Pag
Cognero.
, Name: bClass: Date:
b
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Recruitment and Selection
b b b b b b b
a. social
b. economic
c. political
d. legislative
ANSWER: b d
8. What bcan beffective brecruitment band bselection bpractices bdo bfor ban borganization?
a. improve bthe bknowledge, bskills, band babilities bof bits bemployees
b. offer ba blimited bimpact bon bemployee bmotivation
c. encourage bexpensive bhigh bperformers bto bleave bthe borganization
d. discourage bpoor bperformers bfrom bleaving ban borganization
ANSWER: b a
9. What btwo bimportant bprinciples bensure ba bhuman bresources bsystem bfunctions bproperly?
a. Enhance bcommunication bbetween bhuman bresource bfunctions band bensure bethical bcompliance.
b. Assess bthe bimpact bof blegislative brequirements band bscan bthe bsocioeconomic benvironment bfor btrends.
c. Emphasize bthe broles bof brecruitment band bselection band bapply bthem bto borganizational bstrategy.
d. Think bin bsystems bterms band bcoordinate bhuman bresource bactivities bwith ball borganizational bunits band bpeople.
ANSWER: b d
10. Which bof bthe bfollowing belements bare bpart bof bthe bsocioeconomic bexternal benvironment bthat baffects brecruitment
band bselection?
a. national band binternational borganization bpolicies
b. human bresources binformation bsystems band bmanagement
c. globalization band bdemographics
d. cost bcontainment band bmarketplace
ANSWER: b c
11. Why bmust bCanadian borganizations bbe bcognizant bof bthe binfluences bof bglobalization bwhen bconsidering brecruitment
band bselection?
a. Globalization baffects bthe bpricing bstrategies bfor bgoods band bservices.
b. Globalization bcreates bhigher btrade bbarriers bfor bentry.
c. Globalization bdemonstrates bthat bbest bpractices bfor bstaffing bare bnecessary.
d. Globalization bthreatens bthe bsurvival bof bdomestic bretailers.
ANSWER: b c
12. Which bof bthe bfollowing bis bNOT ba bbenefit bof be-recruiting, baccording bto bthe bGovernment bof bCanada?
a. higher btracking bcosts
b. lower brecruiting bcosts
c. lower bprinting bcosts
d. larger bpool bof bcandidates
ANSWER: b a
13. Given bthe bfact bthat btechnology breduces bthe bneed bfor blabour, bwhat bis bone bstrategy bbeing bapplied bby bHR bmanagers bt
bcope bwith blarge bnumbers bof bemployees bapproaching bretirement?
a. Employers bhave breduced btheir bneed bto badvertise bwith btraditional bmedia bsources blike bnewspapers.
Copyright bCengage bLearning. bPowered bby Pag
Cognero.
