TAR Revision for Exam 2025 - Unit 1

Which one of the following is not an external environmental factor that contributes to Manpower Planning?

• Government Regulations.

• Workforce Demographics.

• Technological Advancements.

• Industry and Economic Conditions.

The purpose of a job description is to inform

• employers of the expectations, roles, responsibilities and requirements of a job.

• management of the expectations, roles, responsibilities and requirements of a job.

• supervisors of the expectations, roles, responsibilities and requirements of a job.

• all parties of the expectations, roles, responsibilities and requirements of a job.

Gemma's has been tasked to plan the recruitment for the newly vacated Vice President, Marketing position in her company. Advise Gemma on the best sourcing method to adopt for the recruitment this senior-level executive position.

• E-Recruiting.

• Direct Recruitment.

• Recruitment Agencies.

• Management Consultants.

Milton Creatives is experiencing high turnover in the recent months and some of these resignations were recent hires who joined at the beginning of 2024. As a result, the company has lost potential sales and accumulated higher expenses in recruitment. The high turnover also caused lower staff morale and staff confidence. This occurrence is due to

• poor anticipation of future needs.

• poor and improper talent acquisition.

• the inability to meet organisation's targets.

• poor maintenance of proper staffing levels.

Which one of the following is NOT part of the Manpower Planning Process?

• Forecast work demand and supply.

• Access current manpower strength.

• Identify talent gaps and develop them.

• Integrate plan then review and evaluate.

Lace and Ribbon Company is known to have friendly staff, who tries their best to fulfill all kinds of request. They always have a solution for their cutomers. As a result, they have received many positive reviews for their service. Lace and Ribbon is said to have

• a sales culture.

• an empowered culture.

• a customer centric culture.

• a culture of leadership excellence.

Since Peter took over the sales department, he has been asking his staff to draft reply to various queries and prepare management report on his behalf. His staff was also being reprimanded by the director for some mistakes made by Peter. The staff started to doubt Peter's capability and questioned why the management had brought him in. This is an example of poor talent acquisition leading to

• lower staff morale.

• a lost in staff confidence.

• a lost in financial resources.

• a lost in non-financial resources.

Which one is not a function of Human Resource Planning?

• Training the employees.

• Forecasting for the future.

• Recruitment and selection.

• Understanding the future workforce.

A company that allows the sales team a certain level of freedom to negotiate and close a sale without a need to seek approval is said to have a/an

• sales culture.

• empowered culture.

• customer centric culture.

• leadership excellence culture.

Which one of the following is an example of a write up on task functions and responsibilities in a job description?

• Process monthly payroll, CPF contributions and staff claims.

• Proficient in using MeWise HR system and Microsoft office 360.

• Able to travel on a regular basis to branch offices in Asia region.

• Work with a group of executives and report directly to the group HR manager.