ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. What is typically the second phase of human resource planning?

1. Establishing HR objectives and policies
2. Controlling and evaluating HRM plans and programs
3. Gathering, analyzing, and forecasting data
4. Designing and implementing plans and action programs

2. Which of the following is true of human resource planning?

1. Human resource planning focuses on training employees to adopt new policies and programs rather than restructuring the company.
2. HR planning is often assessed in terms of how well the tools it uses and the activities it takes part in are linked to corporate goals.
3. Because HRM involves managing human capital needs within an organization, when implementing HR planning, the organization only needs to focus on internal factors.
4. Data collection is important only as a means of control for HR plans and programs.

3. Why is it important to know what an organizations learning curve is when forecasting demand?
   1. It helps the company see how far it has come in the last five years.
   2. It tells the company how much employee turnover will occur.
   3. It tells the organization exactly how many people will be needed in the next year.
   4. It helps the company get a more accurate idea of how many employees will be needed in the future.

4. Which of the following is a characteristic of the traditional organizational model rather than the new organizational model?

1. Primary focus on productivity
2. Employee participation in decisions
3. Recognition of employee rights
4. Broadly designed jobs

5. Which of the following is true of forecasting in HR?

1. Forecasting results in approximations of a companys future human resource needs.
2. Due to advances in technology, an accurate forecast can be generated from incomplete data.
3. Forecasting provides certain knowledge about the current standing of a company.
4. Due to advances in technology, long-term forecasting is often more accurate than short-term forecasting.

6. What can a company do to make sure it is using the best recruiting method?

1. Evaluate the effectiveness of its recruitment efforts.
2. Pick the recruitment method that works for other organizations.
3. Promise really nice incentives.
4. Choose a method that looks good and stick with it.

7. Which of the following is the purpose of strategic business planning?

1. To determine how much the organization is willing to pay for recruitment services
2. To determine the organizations goals and future products and services
3. To determine what types of job the organization needs to fill
4. To specify what needs to be done at all levels of the organization

8. What is an advantage of recruiting from outside the organization instead of recruiting internally?

1. It is usually less expensive.
2. Recruits usually know most of the details about the available position.
3. Recruits are better prepared for their responsibilities and know the workings of the organization.
4. Recruits bring in new ideas and perspectives.

9. What can help an organization decrease the need for initial employee training?

1. A shortage of skill in the labor market
2. Recruitment of people who are not yet ready to perform the job
3. Recruitment of underqualified job applicants
4. A large pool of qualified job applicants

10. What is an advantage of using an internal job posting for a job opening?

1. There may be multiple equally qualified candidates.
2. It facilitates a better matching of employee skills and needs.
3. The process of filling vacancies may be lengthened.
4. It is not necessary to provide feedback for applicants who do not get the job.

11. Which of the following actions would decrease the validity of a reference check?

1. Ask for the supervisors opinions about the applicant.
2. Obtain written permission from the applicant.
3. Request a reference from the applicants immediate supervisor.
4. Ask about the applicants KSAs.

12. Which of the following is true of selecting and testing applicants?

1. Job performance is completely determined by the employee, and the employee should be held accountable for any shortcomings.
2. It is during the testing process that employees learn the values and behaviors they need to assume an organizational role.
3. Making appropriate selection decisions with respect to employment equity may prevent lawsuits and aid in securing the best-qualified job applicants for the organization.
4. The selection process begins even before an organization has created a group of applicants.

13. What is test-retest reliability?

1. The extent to which test scores are consistent even when there is variation in the method used
2. The measuring of a test at two points in time and comparison of the results
3. The extent to which a selection instrument has homogenous content
4. The extent to which different items on the instrument measure the same thing

14. How do performance appraisals affect the selection process?

1. They allow HR to project when and how many jobs will need to be filled.
2. They help with recruiting an appropriate pool of potentially qualified job applicants.
3. They help develop a list of qualities needed in the job.
4. They are a form of feedback.

15. What is the first step for improving the selection decision?

1. Increase the number of applicants in the applicant pool.
2. Expand the criteria used to select the right employee.
3. Expand the criteria used to fire employees to encourage a fresh start.
4. Define the measure of job success.