Question

• Edison Inc., an electrical utility company, is moving from using only traditional sources of electricity to promoting the use of solar and wind power. It is one of the first utilities in the country to move heavily to solar and wind-generated electricity. Which of the following steps should the HR director take in order to cope with these new technologies at Edison Inc.?

	a.	Avoid including specific designations such as EEO/M-F/AA/ADA in the job advertisements
	b.	Focus on training and development to generate internal candidates for all the new positions at the utility
	c.	Highlight terms such as “young and enthusiastic” and “ journeyman lineman” in Edison's official websites
	d.	Plan to do more extensive external recruiting for technical and engineering positions

QUESTION 3

• Which of the following is a feature of job posting and bidding?

	a.	It gives existing employees the first chance at job openings before external candidates are considered.
	b.	Job posting reduces the threat of organizational “in breeding,” because the posting crosses divisional and departmental boundaries in the search for new talent.
	c.	In the case of internal recruitment, job posting is not a reliable source.
	d.	Job postings significantly hinder an employee’s chances of promotion within an organization.

QUESTION 4

• The process of generating a pool of qualified applicants for organizational jobs is called  __________.

	a.	pre-screening
	b.	summoning
	c.	requisitioning
	d.	recruiting

QUESTION 6

• Patricia, an outstanding performer, was placed at Oliver & Co. by a temporary service firm for two months. Patricia’s manager approaches Oliver & Co.’s HR director with the request that she wants her as a regular employee. Given this scenario, which of the following statements is true?

	a.	Oliver & Co. is ethically bound not to hire temporary employees provided by an agency for regular employment.
	b.	The employers will not be liable for Patricia’s safety under OSHA regulations.
	c.	Patricia will be less expensive as a regular employee than as a temporary employee because temporary employees typically receive a 40% wage premium to offset the lack of benefits.
	d.	The temporary agency contract requires Oliver & Co. to pay a placement fee if Patricia is hired as a regular employee.

  QUESTION 7

• Peter Cullen & Associates uses a private employment agency to locate engineering staff. The company pays a fee to the employment agency every time it hires a candidate provided by the employment agency. In this scenario, Peter Cullen & Associates is using the services of  a __________.

	a.	fee-for-service firm
	b.	labor union
	c.	retainer firm
	d.	contingency firm

QUESTION 9

• A __________ is a comparison of the number of applicants at one stage of the recruiting process to the number at the next stage.

	a.	success base rate
	b.	yield ratio
	c.	hit rate
	d.	progression rate

Answer 1

Q1 d) Plan to do more extensive external recruiting for technical and engineering positions

Q3 a)It gives existing employees the first chance at job openings before external candidates are considered.

Q4 d) recruiting

Q6 d) The temporary agency contract requires Oliver & Co. to pay a placement fee if Patricia is hired as a regular employee.

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