Recruitment and Selection in Canada, 8th Edition by Victor Catano, Rick D. Hackett, Willi H. Wiesner, Nicolas Roulin, and Monica Belcourt-Test Bank

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Chapter 1 An Introduction to Recruitment and
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Selection
1. The chapter opening article, “Signs That You Made a Bad Hire” suggests that the costs of bad hires
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can be
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a. discharges the new hire with a penalty bn bn bn bn bn bn



b. trains the new hire to adapt to the company’s formal and informal requirements
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c. transfers the new hire to another position for which he or she is better suited
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d. recruits a better qualified candidate and buddy the new hires up during their probationary period
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ANSWER: c b n bn




2. Which of the following practices would NOT lead to an improvement in the hiring system of an
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organization?
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a. communicating to the hiring managers about their annoying interview habits bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn



b. using scientific methods and efficient selection methods
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c. determining the motivations of job seekers bn bn bn bn bn



d. knowing the going rates of pay and offering slightly morebn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn


ANSWER: d b n bn




3. What is the definition of recruitment?
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a. generating an applicant pool bn bn bn



b. choosing job candidates bn bn



c. finding and hiring the best person for the job bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn


d. finding and screening job applicants bn bn bn bn



ANSWER: a b n bn




4. What is the definition of selection?
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d. matching an applicant’s competencies with a job position bn bn bn bn bn bn bn



ANSWER: c b n bn




5. In the Human Resources System model outlined in the textbook, which of the following aspects does
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NOT relate towork environment?
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a. complaint resolution bn



b. leadership
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6. In the Human Resources System model outlined in the textbook, which of the following is NOT
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part of thesocioeconomic environment?
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a. competition
b. globalization
c. marketplace
d. demographics
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