CH 3 Recruiting

What is the process of deciding what positions the firm will have to fill, and how to fill them?

• Succession planning

• Ratio analysis

• Trend analysis

• Employment planning

Which technique is used for determining future staff needs by using ratios between a causal factor and the number of employees needed?

• Trend analysis

• Scatter plot

• Ratio analysis

• Computerized forecasts

What is a graphical method used to help identify the relationship between two variables?

• Computerized forecasts

• Qualifications inventories

• Scatter plot

• Personnel replacement charts

What is a computerized inventory of information that can be accessed to determine employees' background, experience, and skills?

• Human Resource Information System (HRIS)

• Qualifications inventories

• Personnel replacement charts

• Position replacement card

What is the process of ensuring a suitable supply of successors for current and future senior or key jobs?

• Succession planning

• Job posting

• Rehiring former employees

• Advertising

Which type of employment agency is associated with nonprofit organizations?

• Public agencies

• Executive recruiters

• Privately owned agencies

• Agencies associated with nonprofit organizations

What is a service that provides short-term specialized recruiting to support specific projects without the expense of retaining traditional search firms?

• On demand recruiting services (ODRS)

• Employee referrals

• Recruiting via the Internet

• College recruiting

What is the form that provides information on education, prior work record, and skills?

• Position replacement card

• Qualifications inventories

• Application form

• Personnel replacement charts

What is the advantage of hiring from within in terms of employee morale?

• Less training and orientation required

• More accurate view of candidate's skills

• Increases employee morale

• Foreknowledge of candidates' strengths and weaknesses

What is the process of deciding how to fill the company's most important executive jobs?

• Trend analysis

• Succession planning

• Employment planning

• Ratio analysis