UNIT 4: RECRUITING FOR HR

Recruiting is an activity carried on by the organization with the aim of identifying and attracting potential employees.

• True

• False

They influence the kinds of job applicants an organization reaches...

• Recruitment sources

• Personnel policies

• Nature and behaviour of the recruiter

• All the answers are correct

Due-process policies lay out the steps an employee may take to appeal the employer’s decision to terminate that employee

• False

• True

External recruiting generally makes job vacancies more attractive because candidates see opportunities for growth

• True

• False

In relation to internal sources

• They are more expensive

• Applicants are not knowledgeable about position

• They take more time

• None is correct

Referrals are people who apply because someone in the organization prompted them to do so

• True

• False

Direct applicants contribute to hiring practices that appear unfair (nepotism, or the hiring of relatives)

• True

• False

Internal sources may expose the organization to new ideas or new ways of doing business

• True

• False

The goal of choosing advertising media is to place messages where qualified job seekers are most likely to see them

• True

• False

In relation to public employment agencies:

• They refer candidates to the employer at no charge

• They can be a useful resource for meeting certain diversity objectives

• They primarily serve the blue-collar labor market

• All the anwers are correct