MAN 3301-F13 75 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS FOR SECOND EXAM
1) Pro-Cleaning Corporation needs additional employees, but the firm lacks the finances
involved in recruiting and selection. All of the following are alternatives to recruiting that would
help Pro-Cleaning EXCEPT ________.
A) outsourcing
B) hiring contingent workers
C) implementing e-learning processes
D) using a professional employer organization
2) Ultra Cosmetics is in the process of hiring an external provider to handle all of the firm's
administrative tasks, which were once handled internally. Ultra Cosmetics is most likely
participating in ________.
A) broad banding
B) outsourcing
C) employee leasing
D) recruiting
3) Soundgear Electronics recently shifted all of its customer support services to a vendor in
India. Soundgear is most likely involved in the activity of ________.
A) telecommuting
B) offshoring
C) recruiting
D) staffing
4) What is perhaps the most common approach to meeting short-term fluctuations in work
volume?
A) paying overtime
B) re-hiring retirees
C) leasing employees
D) hiring temporary employees
5) All of the following are disadvantages associated with overtime EXCEPT ________.
A) employees become too accustomed to the added income
B) employees become too tired to work at a normal rate
C) employees pace themselves to ensure overtime
D) employees require additional training
6) The EEOC and OFCCP require firms to keep their staffing records in order to ________.
A) ensure that qualified individuals are filling positions
B) gather statistical information for federal tax purposes
C) assess whether a firm's hiring practices are discriminatory
D) create publication materials about firms in various industries
7) According to OFCCP guidelines, which of the following does NOT describe an Internet
applicant?
, A) A job seeker applies for a position through a firm's Web site.
B) A job seeker sends an e-mail to the Webmaster of an organization.
C) A job seeker has not indicated that he or she is no longer interested in a position.
D) A job seeker indicates that he or she meets the position's basic qualifications.
8) What would be the most likely external recruitment source for a firm that needs 30 entry-level
machine operators?
A) vocational schools
B) community colleges
C) state universities
D) former military soldiers
9) U.S. Manufacturing needs to hire 30 entry-level machine operators, which the firm will train.
Which recruitment method would most likely be appropriate for the firm?
A) public employment agencies
B) professional associations
C) private employment agencies
D) executive search firms
10) Google uses competitive games as a means to ________.
A) earn advertising revenue
B) attract the general public to its search engine
C) market its Android operating system
D) identify top talent for potential employment
11) What is the primary reason that employers use sign-on bonuses?
A) eliminate the need to offer costly stock-options
B) attract talented workers in high-demand fields
C) recruit young, energetic workers into sales jobs
D) encourage workers to apply for technical jobs
12) Which of the following is LEAST likely to be offered by a professional association?
A) job referral services
B) recruitment services
C) reduced headhunter fees
D) Web site job advertisements
13) The student placement director at a university helps corporate recruiters in all of the
following ways EXCEPT ________.
A) negotiating salaries and benefits
B) identifying qualified candidates
C) providing interview rooms
D) scheduling interviews
14) Jack, an HR manager at an electronics firm, has been informed that he needs to hire twenty
technicians immediately. Which of the following would most likely be the best method for
1) Pro-Cleaning Corporation needs additional employees, but the firm lacks the finances
involved in recruiting and selection. All of the following are alternatives to recruiting that would
help Pro-Cleaning EXCEPT ________.
A) outsourcing
B) hiring contingent workers
C) implementing e-learning processes
D) using a professional employer organization
2) Ultra Cosmetics is in the process of hiring an external provider to handle all of the firm's
administrative tasks, which were once handled internally. Ultra Cosmetics is most likely
participating in ________.
A) broad banding
B) outsourcing
C) employee leasing
D) recruiting
3) Soundgear Electronics recently shifted all of its customer support services to a vendor in
India. Soundgear is most likely involved in the activity of ________.
A) telecommuting
B) offshoring
C) recruiting
D) staffing
4) What is perhaps the most common approach to meeting short-term fluctuations in work
volume?
A) paying overtime
B) re-hiring retirees
C) leasing employees
D) hiring temporary employees
5) All of the following are disadvantages associated with overtime EXCEPT ________.
A) employees become too accustomed to the added income
B) employees become too tired to work at a normal rate
C) employees pace themselves to ensure overtime
D) employees require additional training
6) The EEOC and OFCCP require firms to keep their staffing records in order to ________.
A) ensure that qualified individuals are filling positions
B) gather statistical information for federal tax purposes
C) assess whether a firm's hiring practices are discriminatory
D) create publication materials about firms in various industries
7) According to OFCCP guidelines, which of the following does NOT describe an Internet
applicant?
, A) A job seeker applies for a position through a firm's Web site.
B) A job seeker sends an e-mail to the Webmaster of an organization.
C) A job seeker has not indicated that he or she is no longer interested in a position.
D) A job seeker indicates that he or she meets the position's basic qualifications.
8) What would be the most likely external recruitment source for a firm that needs 30 entry-level
machine operators?
A) vocational schools
B) community colleges
C) state universities
D) former military soldiers
9) U.S. Manufacturing needs to hire 30 entry-level machine operators, which the firm will train.
Which recruitment method would most likely be appropriate for the firm?
A) public employment agencies
B) professional associations
C) private employment agencies
D) executive search firms
10) Google uses competitive games as a means to ________.
A) earn advertising revenue
B) attract the general public to its search engine
C) market its Android operating system
D) identify top talent for potential employment
11) What is the primary reason that employers use sign-on bonuses?
A) eliminate the need to offer costly stock-options
B) attract talented workers in high-demand fields
C) recruit young, energetic workers into sales jobs
D) encourage workers to apply for technical jobs
12) Which of the following is LEAST likely to be offered by a professional association?
A) job referral services
B) recruitment services
C) reduced headhunter fees
D) Web site job advertisements
13) The student placement director at a university helps corporate recruiters in all of the
following ways EXCEPT ________.
A) negotiating salaries and benefits
B) identifying qualified candidates
C) providing interview rooms
D) scheduling interviews
14) Jack, an HR manager at an electronics firm, has been informed that he needs to hire twenty
technicians immediately. Which of the following would most likely be the best method for
