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1. Thejchapterjopeningjarticle,j“SignsjThatjYoujMadejajBadjHire”jsuggestsjthatjthejcostsjofjbadjhiresjcanjbejreducedjifjthej
employerjdoesjwhat?
a. dischargesjthejnewjhirejwithjajpenalty
b. trainsjthejnewjhirejtojadaptjtojthejcompany’sjformaljandjinformaljrequirements
c. transfersjthejnewjhirejtojanotherjpositionjforjwhichjhejorjshejisjbetterjsuited
d. recruitsjajbetterjqualifiedjcandidatejandjbuddyjthejnewjhiresjupjduringjtheirjprobationaryjperiod
ANSWER:j c
2. WhichjofjthejfollowingjpracticesjwouldjNOTjleadjtojanjimprovementjinjthejhiringjsystemjofjanjorganization?
a. communicatingjtojthejhiringjmanagersjaboutjtheirjannoyingjinterviewjhabits
b. usingjscientificjmethodsjandjefficientjselectionjmethods
c. determiningjthejmotivationsjofjjobjseekers
d. knowingjthejgoingjratesjofjpayjandjofferingjslightlyjmore
ANSWER:j d
3. Whatjisjthejdefinitionjofjrecruitment?
a. generatingjanjapplicantjpool
b. choosingjjobjcandidates
c. findingjandjhiringjthejbestjpersonjforjthejjob
d. findingjandjscreeningjjobjapplicants
ANSWER:j a
4. Whatjisjthejdefinitionjofjselection?
a. generatingjanjapplicantjpool
b. findingjandjscreeningjjobjapplicants
c. choosingjjobjcandidates
d. matchingjanjapplicant’sjcompetenciesjwithjajjobjposition
ANSWER:j c
5. InjthejHumanjResourcesjSystemjmodeljoutlinedjinjthejtextbook,jwhichjofjthejfollowingjaspectsjdoesjNOTjrelatejtojwo
rkjenvironment?
a. complaintjresolution
b. leadership
c. healthjandjsafety
d. visionjandjmission
ANSWER:j d
6. InjthejHumanjResourcesjSystemjmodeljoutlinedjinjthejtextbook,jwhichjofjthejfollowingjisjNOTjpartjofjthejso
cioeconomicjenvironment?
a. competition
b. globalization
c. marketplace
d. demographics
ANSWER:j a
7. InjthejHumanjResourcesjSystemjmodeljoutlinedjinjthejtextbook,jwithinjwhichjenvironmentjdoesjhumanjrightsjbelong?
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a. social
b. economic
c. political
d. legislative
ANSWER:j d
8. Whatjcanjeffectivejrecruitmentjandjselectionjpracticesjdojforjanjorganization?
a. improvejthejknowledge,jskills,jandjabilitiesjofjitsjemployees
b. offerjajlimitedjimpactjonjemployeejmotivation
c. encouragejexpensivejhighjperformersjtojleavejthejorganization
d. discouragejpoorjperformersjfromjleavingjanjorganization
ANSWER:j a
9. Whatjtwojimportantjprinciplesjensurejajhumanjresourcesjsystemjfunctionsjproperly?
a. Enhancejcommunicationjbetweenjhumanjresourcejfunctionsjandjensurejethicaljcompliance.
b. Assessjthejimpactjofjlegislativejrequirementsjandjscanjthejsocioeconomicjenvironmentjforjtrends.
c. Emphasizejthejrolesjofjrecruitmentjandjselectionjandjapplyjthemjtojorganizationaljstrategy.
d. Thinkjinjsystemsjtermsjandjcoordinatejhumanjresourcejactivitiesjwithjalljorganizationaljunitsjandjpeople.
ANSWER:j d
10. Whichjofjthejfollowingjelementsjarejpartjofjthejsocioeconomicjexternaljenvironmentjthatjaffectsjrecruitmentjandjsel
ection?
a. nationaljandjinternationaljorganizationjpolicies
b. humanjresourcesjinformationjsystemsjandjmanagement
c. globalizationjandjdemographics
d. costjcontainmentjandjmarketplace
ANSWER:j c
11. WhyjmustjCanadianjorganizationsjbejcognizantjofjthejinfluencesjofjglobalizationjwhenjconsideringjrecruitmentjandjse
lection?
a. Globalizationjaffectsjthejpricingjstrategiesjforjgoodsjandjservices.
b. Globalizationjcreatesjhigherjtradejbarriersjforjentry.
c. Globalizationjdemonstratesjthatjbestjpracticesjforjstaffingjarejnecessary.
d. Globalizationjthreatensjthejsurvivaljofjdomesticjretailers.
ANSWER:j c
12. WhichjofjthejfollowingjisjNOTjajbenefitjofje-recruiting,jaccordingjtojthejGovernmentjofjCanada?
a. higherjtrackingjcosts
b. lowerjrecruitingjcosts
c. lowerjprintingjcosts
d. largerjpooljofjcandidates
ANSWER:j a
13. Givenjthejfactjthatjtechnologyjreducesjthejneedjforjlabour,jwhatjisjonejstrategyjbeingjappliedjbyjHRjmanagersjtojcopejwit
hjlargejnumbersjofjemployeesjapproachingjretirement?
a. Employersjhavejreducedjtheirjneedjtojadvertisejwithjtraditionaljmediajsourcesjlikejnewspapers.
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b. Employersjhavejfocusedjtheirjsearchjonjyoungerjandjtech-savvyjapplicants.
c. Employersjhavejlimitedjtheirjearly-retirementjincentivesjtojmanagersjonly.
d. Employersjhavejimplementedjlayoffsjthatjarejnotjagejrelated.
ANSWER:j d
14. Givenjthatjbestjpracticesjinjrecruitmentjandjselectionjarejappliedjtojanjorganization,jwhichjofjthejfollowingjresultsjhasjN
OTjbeenjsupportedjwithjempiricaljstudies?
a. establishingjemployeejtrust
b. increasingjthejfirm’sjmarketjprice
c. reducingjemployeejturnover
d. encouragingjpoorjperformersjtojleave
ANSWER:j b
15. Givenjthejapplicationjofjprogressivejhumanjresourcesjpractices,jwhatjmightjanjorganizationjexpectjfromjitsje
mployees?
a. higherjcompensationjcosts
b. lowerjdysfunctionaljbehaviours
c. higherjoperatingjcosts
d. lowerjunionization
ANSWER:j b
16. AccordingjtojthejWorkjFoundationjandjInstitutejforjEmploymentjStudiesjinjthejUnitedjKingdom,jwhatjpercentagejofjin
vestmentjinjhumanjresourcesjwilljproducejanjapproximatejincreasejofj$2800jofjprofitjperjemployee?
a. 1jpercent
b. 5jpercent
c. 10jpercent
d. 50jpercent
ANSWER:j c
17. WhichjofjthejfollowingjorganizationsjestablishesjnationaljcorejstandardsjforjthejHRjprofessionjinjCanada?
a. CSIOP
b. CPHR
c. CPA
d. CHRP
ANSWER:j b
18. Whyjdojgrowingjnumbersjofjemployersjrequirejtheirjhumanjresourcesjprofessionalsjtojhavejprofessionaljde
signations?
a. Certifiedjhumanjresourcesjprofessionalsjmustjadherejtojajcodejofjethicsjthatjdictatesjstandardsjofjperformance.
b. Certifiedjhumanjresourcesjprofessionalsjclearlyjunderstandjalljlegislation.
c. Certifiedjhumanjresourcesjprofessionalsjcanjenforcejorganizationaljconflict-of-
interestjpoliciesjandjethicaljcodesjofjconduct.
d. CertifiedjhumanjresourcesjprofessionalsjarejcertifiedjinjtheirjHRjfieldjofjexpertise,jwhichjrequiresjlessjpost-
jsecondaryjeducation.
ANSWER:j a
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Chapterj1jAnjIntroductionjtojRecruitmentjandjSelection
1. Thejchapterjopeningjarticle,j“SignsjThatjYoujMadejajBadjHire”jsuggestsjthatjthejcostsjofjbadjhiresjcanjbejreducedjifjthej
employerjdoesjwhat?
a. dischargesjthejnewjhirejwithjajpenalty
b. trainsjthejnewjhirejtojadaptjtojthejcompany’sjformaljandjinformaljrequirements
c. transfersjthejnewjhirejtojanotherjpositionjforjwhichjhejorjshejisjbetterjsuited
d. recruitsjajbetterjqualifiedjcandidatejandjbuddyjthejnewjhiresjupjduringjtheirjprobationaryjperiod
ANSWER:j c
2. WhichjofjthejfollowingjpracticesjwouldjNOTjleadjtojanjimprovementjinjthejhiringjsystemjofjanjorganization?
a. communicatingjtojthejhiringjmanagersjaboutjtheirjannoyingjinterviewjhabits
b. usingjscientificjmethodsjandjefficientjselectionjmethods
c. determiningjthejmotivationsjofjjobjseekers
d. knowingjthejgoingjratesjofjpayjandjofferingjslightlyjmore
ANSWER:j d
3. Whatjisjthejdefinitionjofjrecruitment?
a. generatingjanjapplicantjpool
b. choosingjjobjcandidates
c. findingjandjhiringjthejbestjpersonjforjthejjob
d. findingjandjscreeningjjobjapplicants
ANSWER:j a
4. Whatjisjthejdefinitionjofjselection?
a. generatingjanjapplicantjpool
b. findingjandjscreeningjjobjapplicants
c. choosingjjobjcandidates
d. matchingjanjapplicant’sjcompetenciesjwithjajjobjposition
ANSWER:j c
5. InjthejHumanjResourcesjSystemjmodeljoutlinedjinjthejtextbook,jwhichjofjthejfollowingjaspectsjdoesjNOTjrelatejtojwo
rkjenvironment?
a. complaintjresolution
b. leadership
c. healthjandjsafety
d. visionjandjmission
ANSWER:j d
6. InjthejHumanjResourcesjSystemjmodeljoutlinedjinjthejtextbook,jwhichjofjthejfollowingjisjNOTjpartjofjthejso
cioeconomicjenvironment?
a. competition
b. globalization
c. marketplace
d. demographics
ANSWER:j a
7. InjthejHumanjResourcesjSystemjmodeljoutlinedjinjthejtextbook,jwithinjwhichjenvironmentjdoesjhumanjrightsjbelong?
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a. social
b. economic
c. political
d. legislative
ANSWER:j d
8. Whatjcanjeffectivejrecruitmentjandjselectionjpracticesjdojforjanjorganization?
a. improvejthejknowledge,jskills,jandjabilitiesjofjitsjemployees
b. offerjajlimitedjimpactjonjemployeejmotivation
c. encouragejexpensivejhighjperformersjtojleavejthejorganization
d. discouragejpoorjperformersjfromjleavingjanjorganization
ANSWER:j a
9. Whatjtwojimportantjprinciplesjensurejajhumanjresourcesjsystemjfunctionsjproperly?
a. Enhancejcommunicationjbetweenjhumanjresourcejfunctionsjandjensurejethicaljcompliance.
b. Assessjthejimpactjofjlegislativejrequirementsjandjscanjthejsocioeconomicjenvironmentjforjtrends.
c. Emphasizejthejrolesjofjrecruitmentjandjselectionjandjapplyjthemjtojorganizationaljstrategy.
d. Thinkjinjsystemsjtermsjandjcoordinatejhumanjresourcejactivitiesjwithjalljorganizationaljunitsjandjpeople.
ANSWER:j d
10. Whichjofjthejfollowingjelementsjarejpartjofjthejsocioeconomicjexternaljenvironmentjthatjaffectsjrecruitmentjandjsel
ection?
a. nationaljandjinternationaljorganizationjpolicies
b. humanjresourcesjinformationjsystemsjandjmanagement
c. globalizationjandjdemographics
d. costjcontainmentjandjmarketplace
ANSWER:j c
11. WhyjmustjCanadianjorganizationsjbejcognizantjofjthejinfluencesjofjglobalizationjwhenjconsideringjrecruitmentjandjse
lection?
a. Globalizationjaffectsjthejpricingjstrategiesjforjgoodsjandjservices.
b. Globalizationjcreatesjhigherjtradejbarriersjforjentry.
c. Globalizationjdemonstratesjthatjbestjpracticesjforjstaffingjarejnecessary.
d. Globalizationjthreatensjthejsurvivaljofjdomesticjretailers.
ANSWER:j c
12. WhichjofjthejfollowingjisjNOTjajbenefitjofje-recruiting,jaccordingjtojthejGovernmentjofjCanada?
a. higherjtrackingjcosts
b. lowerjrecruitingjcosts
c. lowerjprintingjcosts
d. largerjpooljofjcandidates
ANSWER:j a
13. Givenjthejfactjthatjtechnologyjreducesjthejneedjforjlabour,jwhatjisjonejstrategyjbeingjappliedjbyjHRjmanagersjtojcopejwit
hjlargejnumbersjofjemployeesjapproachingjretirement?
a. Employersjhavejreducedjtheirjneedjtojadvertisejwithjtraditionaljmediajsourcesjlikejnewspapers.
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b. Employersjhavejfocusedjtheirjsearchjonjyoungerjandjtech-savvyjapplicants.
c. Employersjhavejlimitedjtheirjearly-retirementjincentivesjtojmanagersjonly.
d. Employersjhavejimplementedjlayoffsjthatjarejnotjagejrelated.
ANSWER:j d
14. Givenjthatjbestjpracticesjinjrecruitmentjandjselectionjarejappliedjtojanjorganization,jwhichjofjthejfollowingjresultsjhasjN
OTjbeenjsupportedjwithjempiricaljstudies?
a. establishingjemployeejtrust
b. increasingjthejfirm’sjmarketjprice
c. reducingjemployeejturnover
d. encouragingjpoorjperformersjtojleave
ANSWER:j b
15. Givenjthejapplicationjofjprogressivejhumanjresourcesjpractices,jwhatjmightjanjorganizationjexpectjfromjitsje
mployees?
a. higherjcompensationjcosts
b. lowerjdysfunctionaljbehaviours
c. higherjoperatingjcosts
d. lowerjunionization
ANSWER:j b
16. AccordingjtojthejWorkjFoundationjandjInstitutejforjEmploymentjStudiesjinjthejUnitedjKingdom,jwhatjpercentagejofjin
vestmentjinjhumanjresourcesjwilljproducejanjapproximatejincreasejofj$2800jofjprofitjperjemployee?
a. 1jpercent
b. 5jpercent
c. 10jpercent
d. 50jpercent
ANSWER:j c
17. WhichjofjthejfollowingjorganizationsjestablishesjnationaljcorejstandardsjforjthejHRjprofessionjinjCanada?
a. CSIOP
b. CPHR
c. CPA
d. CHRP
ANSWER:j b
18. Whyjdojgrowingjnumbersjofjemployersjrequirejtheirjhumanjresourcesjprofessionalsjtojhavejprofessionaljde
signations?
a. Certifiedjhumanjresourcesjprofessionalsjmustjadherejtojajcodejofjethicsjthatjdictatesjstandardsjofjperformance.
b. Certifiedjhumanjresourcesjprofessionalsjclearlyjunderstandjalljlegislation.
c. Certifiedjhumanjresourcesjprofessionalsjcanjenforcejorganizationaljconflict-of-
interestjpoliciesjandjethicaljcodesjofjconduct.
d. CertifiedjhumanjresourcesjprofessionalsjarejcertifiedjinjtheirjHRjfieldjofjexpertise,jwhichjrequiresjlessjpost-
jsecondaryjeducation.
ANSWER:j a
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