Personnel Planning and Recruiting

Supply and demand gaps are analyzed and planned for regarding open positions and available candidates

• True

• False

Forecasting Personnel Needs use

• Trends Analysis

• Ration Analysis

• Scatter Plot

• All are correct

Trend analysis is the study of a firm’s past employment needs over a period of years to predict future needs. Trend analysis provides an initial rough estimate of future staffing needs.

• True

• False

Internal sources of candidates is what many companies will first utilize.

• True

• False

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

• Employee selection

• Talent management

• Personnel planning

• Trend analysis

What is the purpose of recruiting?

• forecasting the supply of candidates

• developing an applicant pool

• establishing a strategic plan

• developing qualifications inventories

Job postings are the most typical way to source internal candidates.

• True

• False

David, an HR manager for IBM, must decide what positions the firm should fill in the next 6 months, which means David is currently working on ________.

• candidate screening

• employee contracting

• workforce planning

• department training

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

• organizational chart

• recruitment process

• marketing plan

• strategic plan

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be considered by employers during the process of workforce planning?

• personnel needs

• organizational culture

• supply of inside candidates

• supply of outside candidates