BMH2034 CH 5

What is the first step in the recruitment and selection process?

• performing initial screening interviews
• building a pool of candidates
• performing candidate background checks
• deciding what positions to fill

Which of the following terms refers to the background investigations, tests, and physical exams that firms use to identify viable candidates for a job?

• selection tools
• job analysis methods
• personnel techniques
• forecasting tools

________ is the process of deciding what positions the firm will have to fill and how to fill them.

• Recruitment
• Selection
• Job analysis
• Workforce planning

Adam, an HR manager for Maxis, must decide what positions the firm should fill in the next six months, which means Adam is currently working on ________.

• screening job candidates
• personnel planning
• interviewing job candidates
• writing job descriptions

The process of deciding how to fill executive positions at a firm is known as ________.

• internal recruiting
• succession planning
• long-term forecasting
• advanced interviewing

A firm's ________ should guide employment planning and determine the types of skills and competencies the firm needs.

• job analysis
• organization chart
• marketing plan
• strategic business plan

Succession planning requires making forecasts of three elements:________, develop inside candidates, assess and choose those who will fill the key position.

• identify key needs
• job specifications
• global trends
• labor relations

Which of the following terms refers to studying a firm's past employment needs over a period of years to predict future needs?

• ratio analysis
• trend analysis
• graphical analysis
• computer analysis

A trend analysis is limited in its usefulness because it ________.

• overlooks the passage of time in regards to staffing
• addresses only the financial impact of employment changes
• assumes constant increases in worker productivity
• overlooks changes in workforce demographics

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?

• computerized forecasting tools
• qualifications inventories
• trend records
• scatter plots