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Many big organisations maintain a close liaison with the universities, vocational schools and management institutes to recruit qualified personnel for various jobs. This is known as_______.

(a) Direct recruitment (b) Labour contractors (c) Placement agencies and management consultants (d) Campus recruitment Answer (d) Campus... View Article

It is a very useful source of recruitment for hiring casual or ‘badli’ workers to whom compensation is provided on a daily wage basis.

(a) Labour contractors (b) Direct recruitment (c) Advertising on television (d) Placement agencies and management consultants Answer (b)... View Article

This source of recruitment basically specialises in filling up the vacancies at the middle level and top-level management.

(a) Labour contractors (b) Advertising on television (c) Direct recruitment (d) Placement agencies and management consultants Answer (d)... View Article

Under this method of recruitment, an organisation maintains a database of unsolicited applicants in their offices.

(a) Labour contractors (b) Casual callers (c) Advertising on television (d) Direct recruitment Answer (b) Casual callers Explanation: Casual... View Article

It is suitable for filling casual vacancies when the workload is high or when a certain number of permanent workers are absent.

(a) Direct recruitment (b) Advertising on television (c) Placement agencies and management consultants (d) Labour contractors Answer (a)... View Article

When the employees are given a promotion, their ________.

(a) Loyalty increases (b) Job satisfaction level is higher (c) Motivation level improves (d) All of the above Answer (d) All of the above... View Article

Promotion leads to _________.

(a) Entrusting higher responsibilities (b) Increase in status (c) Shifting an employee to a higher position (d) All of the above Answer (d)... View Article

It refers to the horizontal movement of employees within the organisational structure,

(a) Transfer (b) Training (c) Selection (d) Promotion Answer (a) Transfer Explanation: Transfer implies an adjustment of occupation tasks.... View Article

The various activities involved in the process of recruitment include ____________.

(a) Selecting the most suitable source or sources (b) Inviting applications from the prospective candidates (c) Identification and assessment... View Article

The important aspects of staffing include ________.

(a) Training (b) Recruitment (c) Selection (d) All of the above Answer (d) All of the above Explanation: Staffing is the activity of... View Article

It refers to the employee occupying the position or post for which the person has been selected.

(a) Orientation (b) Selection (c) Placement (d) Recruitment Answer (c) Placement Explanation: Placement is the most common way of appointing... View Article

It is the process of introducing the selected employee to other employees and familiarising him with the rules and policies of the organisation.

(a) Orientation (b) Training (c) Recruitment (d) Selection Answer (a) Orientation Explanation: Orientation is the most common way of... View Article

It is the process of choosing from the pool of prospective job candidates developed at the stage of recruitment.

(a) Selection (b) Recruitment (c) Orientation (d) Training Answer (a) Selection Explanation: Selection is the most common way of putting the... View Article

It refers to the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs in the organisation.

(a) Tranning (b) Orientation (c) Recruitment (d) Selection Answer (c) Recruitment Explanation: Recruitment is concerned with the most common... View Article

Workforce analysis would enable us to know whether the organisation is_______.

(a) Overstaffed (b) Optimally staffed (c) Understaffed (d) All of the above Answer (d) All of the above Explanation: Workforce analysis is... View Article

This analysis would reveal the number and type of human resources available within the organisation.

(a) Break Even analysis (b) All of the above (c) Workforce analysis (d) Workload analysis Answer (c) Workforce analysis Explanation:... View Article

This analysis would enable an assessment of the number and types of human resources necessary for the performance of various jobs and the accomplishment of organisational objectives.

(a) Workforce analysis (b) Workload analysis (c) All of the above (d) Break-even analysis Answer (b) Workload analysis Explanation: Workload... View Article

It is the process of management that is concerned with obtaining, utilising and maintaining a satisfactory and satisfied workforce.

(a) Organising (b) Directing (c) Staffing (d) Planning Answer (c) Staffing Explanation: Staffing is the activity of enrolling employees by... View Article

It is a career-oriented process.

(a) Development (b) Recruitment (c) Selection (d) Training Answer (c) Selection Explanation: Selection is the most common way of putting... View Article

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of using external sources of recruitment?

(a) Lengthy process (b) Costly process (c) The scope for induction of fresh talent is reduced (d) Dissatisfaction among existing staff Answer... View Article

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