2016
TEST BANK: Personnel Planning and Recruiting
Chapter 5
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
1) What is the first step in the recruitment and selection process?
A) performing initial screening interviews
B) building a pool of candidates
C) performing candidate background checks
D) deciding what positions to fill
Answer: D
2) Which of the following terms refers to the background investigations, tests, and physical
exams that firms use to identify viable candidates for a job?
A) selection tools
B) job analysis methods
C) personnel techniques
D) forecasting tools
Answer: A
3) is the process of deciding what positions the firm will have to fill and how to fill
them.
A) Recruitment
B) Selection
C) Job analysis
D) Workforce planning
Answer: D
4) Marcus, an HR manager for Samsung, must decide what positions the firm should fill in the
next six months, which means Marcus is currently working on .
A) screening job candidates
B) personnel planning
C) interviewing job candidates
D) writing job descriptions
Answer: B
5) The process of deciding how to fill executive positions at a firm is known as .
A) internal recruiting
B) succession planning
C) long-term forecasting
D) advanced interviewing
Answer: B
6) A firm's should guide employment planning and determine the types of skills and
competencies the firm needs.
A) job analysis
B) organization chart
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C) marketing plan
D) strategic business plan
Answer: D
7) Succession planning requires making forecasts of three elements: , develop inside
candidates, assess and choose those who will fill the key position.
A) identify key needs
B) job specifications
C) global trends
D) labor relations
Answer: A
8) Which of the following terms refers to studying a firm's past employment needs over a period
of years to predict future needs?
A) ratio analysis
B) trend analysis
C) graphical analysis
D) computer analysis
Answer: B
9) A trend analysis is limited in its usefulness because it .
A) overlooks the passage of time in regards to staffing
B) addresses only the financial impact of employment changes
C) assumes constant increases in worker productivity
D) overlooks changes in workforce demographics
Answer: D
10) Which of the following determines future staff needs by using ratios between a causal factor
and the number of employees required?
A) ratio analysis
B) forecasting ratio
C) personnel ratio
D) ratio matrix
Answer: A
11) Newton Building Supplies hopes to generate an extra $4 million in sales next year. A
salesperson traditionally generates $800,000 in sales each year. Using ratio analysis, how many
new salespeople should Newton hire?
A) 2
B) 5
C) 10
D) 20
Answer: B
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12) When using either a trend analysis or a ratio analysis, it is assumed that will
remain the same.
A) staffing levels
B) currency rates
C) productivity levels
D) recruitment plans
Answer: C
13) A is a graphical method used to help identify the relationship between two
variables.
A) trend analysis
B) ratio analysis
C) scatter plot
D) productivity chart
Answer: C
14) Which of the following is most frequently used by retailers to estimate short-term personnel
needs?
A) recruiting yield pyramids
B) position replacement cards
C) personnel replacement charts
D) computerized forecasting programs
Answer: D
15) Which of the following contains data regarding employees' education, career development,
and special skills and is used by managers when selecting inside candidates for promotion?
A) computerized forecasting tools
B) qualifications inventories
C) trend records
D) scatter plots
Answer: B
16) When managers need to determine which employees are available for promotion or transfer,
they will most likely use .
A) scatter plots
B) skills inventories
C) estimated sales trends
D) personnel forecasts
Answer: B
17) Which of the following refers to company records showing present performance and
promotability of inside candidates for a firm's top positions?
A) yield pyramids
B) trend analysis charts
C) succession planning tools
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D) personnel replacement charts
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TEST BANK: Personnel Planning and Recruiting
Chapter 5
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
1) What is the first step in the recruitment and selection process?
A) performing initial screening interviews
B) building a pool of candidates
C) performing candidate background checks
D) deciding what positions to fill
Answer: D
2) Which of the following terms refers to the background investigations, tests, and physical
exams that firms use to identify viable candidates for a job?
A) selection tools
B) job analysis methods
C) personnel techniques
D) forecasting tools
Answer: A
3) is the process of deciding what positions the firm will have to fill and how to fill
them.
A) Recruitment
B) Selection
C) Job analysis
D) Workforce planning
Answer: D
4) Marcus, an HR manager for Samsung, must decide what positions the firm should fill in the
next six months, which means Marcus is currently working on .
A) screening job candidates
B) personnel planning
C) interviewing job candidates
D) writing job descriptions
Answer: B
5) The process of deciding how to fill executive positions at a firm is known as .
A) internal recruiting
B) succession planning
C) long-term forecasting
D) advanced interviewing
Answer: B
6) A firm's should guide employment planning and determine the types of skills and
competencies the firm needs.
A) job analysis
B) organization chart
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C) marketing plan
D) strategic business plan
Answer: D
7) Succession planning requires making forecasts of three elements: , develop inside
candidates, assess and choose those who will fill the key position.
A) identify key needs
B) job specifications
C) global trends
D) labor relations
Answer: A
8) Which of the following terms refers to studying a firm's past employment needs over a period
of years to predict future needs?
A) ratio analysis
B) trend analysis
C) graphical analysis
D) computer analysis
Answer: B
9) A trend analysis is limited in its usefulness because it .
A) overlooks the passage of time in regards to staffing
B) addresses only the financial impact of employment changes
C) assumes constant increases in worker productivity
D) overlooks changes in workforce demographics
Answer: D
10) Which of the following determines future staff needs by using ratios between a causal factor
and the number of employees required?
A) ratio analysis
B) forecasting ratio
C) personnel ratio
D) ratio matrix
Answer: A
11) Newton Building Supplies hopes to generate an extra $4 million in sales next year. A
salesperson traditionally generates $800,000 in sales each year. Using ratio analysis, how many
new salespeople should Newton hire?
A) 2
B) 5
C) 10
D) 20
Answer: B
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12) When using either a trend analysis or a ratio analysis, it is assumed that will
remain the same.
A) staffing levels
B) currency rates
C) productivity levels
D) recruitment plans
Answer: C
13) A is a graphical method used to help identify the relationship between two
variables.
A) trend analysis
B) ratio analysis
C) scatter plot
D) productivity chart
Answer: C
14) Which of the following is most frequently used by retailers to estimate short-term personnel
needs?
A) recruiting yield pyramids
B) position replacement cards
C) personnel replacement charts
D) computerized forecasting programs
Answer: D
15) Which of the following contains data regarding employees' education, career development,
and special skills and is used by managers when selecting inside candidates for promotion?
A) computerized forecasting tools
B) qualifications inventories
C) trend records
D) scatter plots
Answer: B
16) When managers need to determine which employees are available for promotion or transfer,
they will most likely use .
A) scatter plots
B) skills inventories
C) estimated sales trends
D) personnel forecasts
Answer: B
17) Which of the following refers to company records showing present performance and
promotability of inside candidates for a firm's top positions?
A) yield pyramids
B) trend analysis charts
C) succession planning tools
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D) personnel replacement charts
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