AQA GCSE Business - 3.4.2. Recruitment and selection of employees (1)
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- Q1
Which of the following statements best describes the term recruitment?
The process of finding people to work for an organisation
The total amount of job vacancies in an organisation
The number of people leaving an organisation in a specific time period
The number of people that are employed in an organisation
30s - Q2
Which of the following is a benefit to an organisation of using internal recruitment?
New skills and experience are brought into the organisation
Less money is spent on induction training
There is always a large pool of candidates from which to appoint
No additional job vacancies are created
30s - Q3
Which of the following is an example of external recruitment?
Promoting current employees to more senior posts
Advertising a job vacancy on the internet
A manager recommending an existing member of staff for a new role
Advertising a job vacancy on a firm’s intranet
30s - Q4
Which of the following is a benefit to a business of recruiting the most suitable person to fill a job vacancy?
More time and resource spent on future recruitment and selection
Labour turnover rate will be high
Staff retention rate will be low
Labour productivity may increase quickly
30s - Q5
Which of the following best describes the term person specification? A document that:
Details the skills and qualifications required in a specific job
Details the duties and tasks involved in a specific job
Is completed by a previous employer that comments on a candidate’s skills and abilities
Is completed by a person applying for a job vacancy
30s - Q6
Which of the following would be the most suitable place for a local plumbing firm to advertise for five new plumbers?
Convenience store window
Daily national newspaper
Job centre
Television
30s - Q7
Which of the following is a reason why an organisation, with a job vacancy, would request an applicant to send in a CV rather than complete an application form?
Specific questions can be tailored to the job role
It is easier to directly compare one candidate to another
It gives an applicant freedom in the style of presentation
A smaller number of candidates will apply for the vacancy
30s - Q8
Which of the following is a method of selection that uses a series of multiple-choice questions to show a candidate’s character and nature?
Team building exercise
Long listing
References
Psychometric testing
30s - Q9
Which stage in the recruitment process would immediately follow the advertisement of a vacant post?
Long list
Interview
Short list
Applicants apply for the position
30s - Q10
Which of the following is a benefit to an organisation of using a two-day assessment centre as part of the recruitment and selection process?
Applicants will always perform to the best of their ability
They are inexpensive to administer
Applicants will always tell the truth about themselves
Applicants strengths and weaknesses will be highlighted
30s - Q11
Which of the following is an advantage to a business of interviewing candidates for a vacant job position?
The true personality and character of a candidate will always be seen
It gives candidates the opportunity to provide more information about themselves
It will ensure the best person for the post is identified
They usually take up very little time
30s - Q12
A benefit of using zero hour contracts to an organisation is that :
Recruitment and selection costs will be reduced
Employees will have increased freedom over their working hours
It will attract the best applicants to a role
It will reduce the total wage bill
30s - Q13
A benefit to an organisation of issuing part time contracts to new members of staff is:
Reduced employee loyalty to the business
Increased flexibility to meet customer demand more effectively
Induction training costs will be lower
Communication amongst all staff will always be efficient
30s - Q14
Which of the following job roles is most likely to be part time?
A senior manager
A director
A sales assistant
A CEO
30s - Q15
An organisation employs 240 staff in total. 20% of the staff are on zero hour contracts and 1/4 are part time. The remainder are full time. The number of staff that are full time is:
120
60
48
132
30s