Posted: September 13th, 2017

True/False

True/False

1.    A job analysis is the foundation for the legal defensibility of an employer’s recruiting and selection procedures, performance evaluation system, employee disciplinary actions, and pay practices.

2- Marginal duties are those duties essential to the satisfactory performance of the job.

3- Public and nonprofit agencies can often use technology to automate production of products and therefore easily reduce staff.

4-Veterans are given hiring preference for federal and state jobs.
5-Labor markets consist of the external supply pool from which employers attract employees.

6-A strategic approach to recruitment becomes less important as labor markets change and become more competitive.

7-    Employers must use the same recruitment and screening procedures for all positions in an organization.

8-    Cost of implementation is the only reason public organizations do not more readily implement strategic human resources management.

Multiple Choice
2.    Three ways to break down the labor market are
a.    national, local, and regional.
b.    internal, external, and international.
c.    geographic, industry and occupational, and educational and technical qualifications.
d.    competition, region, and source
3.    Which of the following is a challenge facing human resources management today?
a.    greater expectations by employees to have a work-life balance
b.    lack of technology to assist with human resources planning
c.    lack of diversity in the general workforce
d.    abundance of resources to recruit, train, and retain employees

4.    Which of the following is true about the educational challenges affecting human resources?
a.    Black and Hispanic students are earning college degrees at the same rate as white students.
b.    In the future, a high school education will be enough to keep a competitive economic edge.
c.    Shortages of workers with postsecondary education could grow by 2020, making it hard to fill jobs in the knowledge-based economy.
d.    Too many people will be overeducated in the future for the available job market.

5.    Which of the following is not true about human resource information systems?
a.    It makes information easily available about workforce needs
b.    It tracks absence and vacation records
c.    It assists with employee communications
d.    It conducts interviews with potential employees

6.    Quantitative measures that describe and predict the cost and productivity of workforce are called
a.    strategic planning.
b.    return on investment.
c.    benchmarking.
d.    performance evaluations