Question : 81._____ people who prompted to apply for a job by : 1243214

 

 

81._____ are people who are prompted to apply for a job by someone within the organization.   

A. Direct applicants

 

B. Internal employees

 

C. Boomerang employees

 

D. Referrals

 

E. Virtual employees

 

 

82.Jack is a maintenance supervisor at a large petroleum refinery in Texas. His friend, Ronald, who works at another refinery in Louisiana, informs Jack about a vacancy for a maintenance manager’s position at the Louisiana refinery and asks him to apply for the position. Jack is an example of a(n) _____.   

A. referral

 

B. direct applicant

 

C. virtual employee

 

D. internal employee

 

E. poached employee

 

 

83.Which of the following best exemplifies the process of self-selection?   

A. An applicant posts his/her resume on an online job bulletin board.

 

B. An applicant decides to interview with a particular company while at a job fair.

 

C. An applicant is asked to return for a second interview with a firm.

 

D. An applicant asks a friend for advice on which companies to apply to.

 

E. An applicant calls a firm to check whether or not he has been selected.

 

 

84.Recruiting advertisements in newspapers and periodicals:   

A. are exempt from the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

 

B. are used exclusively to attract applicants who are currently employed.

 

C. are likely to typically generate less desirable candidates than direct applications or referrals.

 

D. are generally used to attract candidates from a specific minority community.

 

E. are less expensive than direct applications or referrals.

 

 

85.Which of the following is the biggest downside for large job sites?   

A. Most job sites do not return with quick results, which can be frustrating for an applicant.

 

B. The sheer size and lack of differentiation between candidates listed on the site.

 

C. Job sites offer lackluster customer service, which is a huge disappointment for applicants.

 

D. Most job sites post jobs that are completely unrelated to an employee’s expertise and job interest.

 

E. While they promise excellent service, the exuberant service charges discourage applicants from using job sites.

 

 

86.The _____ requires that everyone receiving unemployment compensation be registered with a local state employment office.   

A. Social Security Act

 

B. Employers Liability Act

 

C. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act

 

D. Protection of Employment Regulations

 

E. Equal Pay Act

 

 

87.Executive search firms (ESFs):   

A. work almost exclusively with high-level, unemployed executives.

 

B. require the person being placed to make the initial contact with the prospective employer directly.

 

C. are unaffected by the reduced employment levels because of the recent recession.

 

D. serve as an important confidentiality buffer between the employer and the recruit.

 

E. have remained unaffected by the increased use of low cost electronic search vehicles.

 

 

88.Yield ratios express the:   

A. output yielded by a new hire in relation to the cost of recruiting the new hire.

 

B. percentage of applicants who successfully move from one stage of the recruitment and selection process to the next.

 

C. ratio between the price paid to a recruiting firm for potential applicants versus the number of applicants hired.

 

D. cost of hiring new employees as opposed to promoting internal employees to vacant positions.

 

E. quality of new hires by comparing the cost of training new recruits to the cost of hiring them.

 

 

89.Which of the following pairs of recruiter characteristics does an applicant tend to respond to most positively?   

A. Warmth and informativeness

 

B. Race and qualifications

 

C. Age and experience

 

D. Gender and warmth

 

E. Experience and qualifications

 

 

90.Which of the following actions is most likely to enable organizations to increase the impact that recruiters have on those they recruit?   

A. Withholding the company’s information

 

B. Excluding personnel specialists

 

C. Recruiting individually

 

D. Providing highly positive, unrealistic descriptions of the job

 

E. Providing timely feedback