Chapter 8: Managing Human Resources

Personnel is a common name for

• human resources

• job applicants

• newly hired workers

• temporary employees

The holistic, integrated and results and goal-oriented process of planning, recruiting, selecting, developing, managing, and compensating employees

• Talent management

• Human resource management

• Human capital management

• Resume

Together pay and benefits are called

• compensation

• profit sharing

• salary

• wages

Life insurance, sick leave, and holiday pay are examples of

• benefits

• employee contributions

• pension plans

• profit sharing

Actively looking for qualified candidates to fill a job is called

• development

• employment

• procurement

• recruitment

The process of verifying certain information provided by a job applicant is called a _____ check

• background

• credibility

• personnel

• reference

Comments about a job applicant's character and qualifications for a job are called a

• recognition

• reference

• referral

• resume

A meeting in which a recruiter asks a job applicant questions to see if the applicant is right for a particular job is called a(n)

• appointment

• conference

• interview

• screening

A(n) _____ is an evaluation of how well an employee is doing a job

• exit interview

• orientation

• job description

• performance appraisal

The meaning of the acronym HRM is ________

• Human Resourceful Management

• Human Relation Management

• Humanistic Resource Management

• Human Resource Management