Question 1

How does staffing influence an organization's training activities,and how is staffing influenced by an organization's training activities?

Accepted Answer

Training is often expensive,so one of th...

Question 2

Putting together an attractive job offer and negotiating with the candidate the company wants to hire is part of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   onboarding
B)   attracting
C)   recruiting
D)   acquiringE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Which of the following people determine whether an applicant will be extended a job offer?

Accepted Answer

A)   HR manager
B)   staffing personnel
C)   hiring manager
D)   department supervisorE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Under which of the following circumstances does a company prefer to "churn" rather than keep existing employees?

Accepted Answer

A)   when technology is developing very rapidly
B)   when the existing employees are overqualified
C)   when the training period provided is short
D)   when competition in the market has increasedE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

What is the difference between process goals and outcome goals in staffing? Explain how the level of compensation offered affects process and outcome goals.

Accepted Answer

Creating hiring goals that are clearly l...

Question 6

Locating qualified individuals and labor markets from which to recruit is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   recruiting
B)   staffing
C)   deployment
D)   sourcingE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

An organization's competitive advantage is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   not something that can be influenced by staffing
B)   the number of employees it hires in a year
C)   the annual employee turnover rate
D)   what it can do differently from its competitorsE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following is a hiring process goal?

Accepted Answer

A)   meeting stakeholder needs
B)   enhancing organizational flexibility
C)   improving business strategy execution
D)   attracting diverse applicantsE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 9

If a company's employees have talents that would be useful to the organization and the company is not taking advantage of these talents,it is not being efficient in the activity of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   acquiring
B)   deploying
C)   sourcing
D)   recruitingE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Staffing can be considered a cornerstone of human resource management because it ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   takes the largest part of the human resource budget
B)   determines the workforce representing the company
C)   takes the most time of any human resource management function
D)   is the only function performed by human resourcesE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Creating a favorable image in desired applicants' minds about the organization being a good place for them to work is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   creating a talent profile
B)   deployment
C)   employer branding
D)   socializationE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

What staffing practices must a firm adopt to ensure that it has able leadership while also providing career development to its employees?

Accepted Answer

Staffing practices can influence and be ...

Question 13

Samuel joined an accounting firm as a clerk.Each Monday,he is assigned a new project which is due by Friday.It has been over 5 months since he joined the firm but Samuel is yet to receive any feedback about his work performance from his supervisor.This is an example of poor ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   career development
B)   succession management
C)   performance management
D)   work trainingE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Leo Ink is a company that produces stationery items.In order to remedy the current low-profit situation,the company plans to hire personnel and form a brand new marketing team.The labor market proves to have a shortage of qualified marketing personnel.In this situation,which of the following strategies could Leo Ink follow to make profits?

Accepted Answer

A)   increase offered salary to hire marketing personnel
B)   increase its scale of production instead of hiring people
C)   branch into production of other items
D)   continue in the present stateE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Assigning a high-performing sales associate to work with the company's most important client is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   deployment
B)   selection
C)   strategic staffing
D)   matchmakingE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

The final hiring decision is usually made by the hiring manager.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Firms should select only those candidates who already possess the skills that are necessary to be quickly and cheaply trained by the firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A service-based organization has adopted an expansionist strategy.It has taken on a number of big contracts from clients and is on a tight schedule to supply services by the deadlines promised.Which of the following statements,if true,will result in the staffing goals being best aligned to the organizational strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)   Time taken to fill a position should be tracked for each recruiting source and the fastest possible source should be utilized.
B)   Staffing should be done keeping in mind the costly training necessary for the job and only the best qualified applicants should be hand-picked.
C)   Aggressive staffing should be done indiscriminately as a long training period guarantees that the applicants know how to do the job.
D)   Compensation offered should be kept higher than the average market rate so that the maximum number of applicants is attracted.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Which of the following does an employer have to do if hiring from the traditional labor pool?

Accepted Answer

A)   automate the job
B)   increase training
C)   reduce required qualifications
D)   provide competitive payE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Good strategic staffing systems are not necessarily aligned with the firm's business strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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Creating a favorable image in desired applicants' minds about the organization being a good place for them to work is ________.

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What staffing practices must a firm adopt to ensure that it has able leadership while also providing career development to its employees?

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What is the difference between process goals and outcome goals in staffing? Explain how the level of compensation offered affects process and outcome goals.

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Creating hiring goals that are clearly l...
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Which of the following does an employer have to do if hiring from the traditional labor pool?

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Firms should select only those candidates who already possess the skills that are necessary to be quickly and cheaply trained by the firm.

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Good strategic staffing systems are not necessarily aligned with the firm's business strategy.

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Which of the following is a hiring process goal?

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Assigning a high-performing sales associate to work with the company's most important client is an example of ________.

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Locating qualified individuals and labor markets from which to recruit is ________.

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Staffing can be considered a cornerstone of human resource management because it ________.

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Samuel joined an accounting firm as a clerk.Each Monday,he is assigned a new project which is due by Friday.It has been over 5 months since he joined the firm but Samuel is yet to receive any feedback about his work performance from his supervisor.This is an example of poor ________.

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Under which of the following circumstances does a company prefer to "churn" rather than keep existing employees?

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If a company's employees have talents that would be useful to the organization and the company is not taking advantage of these talents,it is not being efficient in the activity of ________.

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Which of the following people determine whether an applicant will be extended a job offer?

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How does staffing influence an organization's training activities,and how is staffing influenced by an organization's training activities?

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The final hiring decision is usually made by the hiring manager.

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An organization's competitive advantage is ________.

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Putting together an attractive job offer and negotiating with the candidate the company wants to hire is part of ________.

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Creating a favorable image in desired applicants' minds about the organization being a good place for them to work is ________.

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