Human Recource

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HRSM 4890

Strategic Human Resource Management

following external recruiting sources generates the highest quality candidates and the Which of the follow est return on investment? A College recruiting 8. Employee referrals C Public employment agencies D. Private employment agencies p. 118 ch of the following should not be included on an application form? A. Date of birth B. Social security number C. Address D. Hobbies p. 129 ARC Co. wants to interview 20 people for 3 open positions. The company has 1 interviewer, John, who needs to pick the top 5 candidates, but he only has 2 hours to make his decision. Which type of interview should John use in this situation? A. Targeted-selection interview B. Group interview C. Panel interview D. Patterned interview p. 133 29. Jane was applied for an advertised mechanic job at Honda. The company uses pre-employment testing for all jobs. Which one of the following pre-employment tests is best suited for a mechanic positon? A. Achievement test B. Personality test C. Assessment center D. Ability test p. 137 p.143 30. According to the ADA, when can an organization legally require an applicant to have a physical exami A. After the 1st interview B. After a conditional offer of employment C. After being hired D. Never one does a company need to keep an employee's personnel file after he/she has left the company? A. 3 years B. 4 years C. 5 years D. 7 years p. 146 tegic objectives of compensation? 32. Which of the following is NOT one of the six strategic objectives of A. Secure B. Adequate C. Cost/benefit effective D. Fair p. 161 decision answers the question, How much money is paid for one job relative to other thin the same company?" A Wage-level B. Wage-structure C. Individual wage D. Wage-job p. 163 The main purpose why employers conduct salary surveys is to A. Stay informed B. Understand market trends C. Set competitive wages D. Compress pay p. 165 35. The purpose of a is to eliminate pay inequities and create a wage structure that identifies appropriate pay ranges for different jobs. A. Job evaluation B. Job analysis C. Wage survey D. Job survey p. 169 36. Which is the most frequently used job evaluation method because it is not very difficult to administer after it has been established and the decisions are defensible? A. Grading method B. Point method C. Factor comparison method D. Hay method p. 170 37. What is the comparatio of a person making $10 per hour whose job is within a pay range of $8-$12, with the midpoint at $10? A 1 B. 83 C. 100 D. 125 p. 173 38. Which justification for paying employees in the same company differently is the most reasonable and well-accepted? A. Performance differences B. Experience levels C. Length of service D. Amount of potential p. 175 blished, the pay range should be sufficiently wide_ to_ % above nge to allow for adequate differentiation of pay based on performance. 39. For a merit pay program to be established, the pay range should be su and below the midpoint of the pay range) to allow for adequate different A. 5-10 B. 10-15 C. 15-20 D. 20-25 p. 178 40. Which pay system would be best of ABC Co. doesn't want to raise base pay levels of their empo still wants to reward employees for good performance? A. Merit pay B. Gainsharing C. Bonuses D. Differential piece-rate plan p. 180 1. Which piece-rate incentive plan pays a lower rate to workers who produce less than the standard am and a higher rate to workers who exceed the standard? A. Straight piecework B. Differential piece-rate plan C. Standard hour plan D. Halsey premium plan p. 183 p. 181 42. Which of the following is NOT true about a shilased av and pay-for-knowledge program A. They improve work-force flexibility B. They are uncommon in union environments C. Training is more effective D. They are effective when rewarding team efforts p. 182-183 43. Which skill-based pay/pay-for-knowledge model based pay/pay-for-knowledge model use used when there are many different skills of ideas employees may acquire, and they are not equally valuable? A. Stair-step model B. Building blocks model C. Job-point accrual model D. Box model 44. John has interviewed for a lorging job at Lors-R-Us. He is expecting to receive an offer that includes a base salary plus a pay differential. Which pay differential would be most appropriate for this job? A. Shift pay B. Hazard pay C. Call-back pay p. 184 D. Geographic differential pay 45. Which organization wide incentive program can be used to increase efficiency and productivity and is a means to reduce union-management conflict? A. Profit-sharing B. Scanlon Plan C. Rucker Plan D. Improshare p. 186 46. Which organization wide incentive plan is based on the idea that the firm sets a base level of performance, tracks improvements in performance, and then pays bonuses proportionate to the amount of time saved either to all workers or just to those in a the group being measured? A. Profit-sharing B. Scanlon Plan C. Rucker Plan D. Improshare p. 186 years or older or for people who are disabled for 47 Medicare benefits are provided for people who are or more consecutive months. A. 66, 24 B. 67; 12 C. 65; 12 D. 65; 24 p. 201 4 lider workers' compensation plans, which of the following assumes all costs of injuries regardless of whe is to blame? A. Employees B. Employers C. The state D. The federal government p. 202 of annual 49. For unemployment compensation, employers pay a payroll tax of __% on the first wages paid to each employee. A. 5%; $5000 B. 5.5%; $5500 C. 6.2%; $7000 D. 6.5%; $6500 p. 203 50. Which of the following paid benefits are all companies required by law to provide? A. Jury duty leave B. Paid holidays C. Paid funeral leave D. Unemployment compensation p. 201 51. Which health care plan allows the employee to choose any provider for his/her health care needs? A. PPO (Preferred provider organization) B. POS (Point of service) C. HMO (Health maintenance organization) D. FSS (Fee for service) p. 210 52. What is the main disadvantage to an employee when using a flexible spending account (FSA)? A. Employees risk losing their money at the end of the year if funds are not used by the year-end deadline. B. There are too many restrictions on what is a qualified health expense. C. It's difficult to keep receipts for a qualified health expense. D. It's difficult to predict future health expenses. p. 213 53. Which of the following describes a mandatory feature of a high-deductible health plan? A. Flexible benefits plan B. Flexible spending arrangement (FSA) C. Health reimbursement arrangement (HMA) D. Health savings account (HSA) p. 214 To maximize the value of a total rewards statement, what steps are important? A. Personalize it as much as possible and ensure the contents are accurate, B. There are no extra steps necessary because employees will be grateful C. Ensure that every total rewards statement is signed by the employees. D. Communicate to employees that they should not show their statement to anyone else. p. 217 55. You have decided to conduct an exempt versus nonexempt audit based on the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Which of the following is most likely to considered nonexempt? A. An employee who is paid $25,000 per year ($481 per week) B. A manager who supervises two or more employees C. An employee who functions as the employer's attorney D. An employee who regularly performs routine or clerical duties P. 189 56. Which of the following statements about the FLSA child labor provision is true? A. Youths 17 years of age or older may perform any job for unlimited hours B. Youths between the ages of 16 and 18 may perform any nonhazardous job (in a nonhazardous occupation) for unlimited hours C. Youths 14 and 15 may not work more than 2 hours on a school day and no more that 7 hours on a non-school day D. Youths 12 and 13 years old may perform any farm jobs outside of school hours P. 195 months and for a 57. To be eligible for FMLA leave, an employee must have worked for at least minimum of hours immediately prior to the start of the leave. A. 6; 600 B. 9; 900 C. 12, 1000 D. 12; 1250 p. 220 58. Which of the following amends COBRA and establishes that a person's preexisting condition can't prevent the person from qualifying for health insurance if there is less than a 63-day break in coverage? A. PPACA B. FMLA . D. ERISA p. 221 of service must 59. The eligibility requirements established by ERISA state that an employee with be eligible to participate in the pension plan. A. 6 months B. 1 year C. 2 years D. 3 years p. 226 60. Under COBRA, employers are required to provide all of the following to employees except? A. Personalized Benefit Statements B. General notice C. Notice of Unavailability of Continuation Coverage D. Election notice p. 230