Chapter 5(Branding the Talent Pool: Recruitment and Careers)

Question 1

9-box grid

Answer 1

A comparative diagram that includes appraisal and assessment data to allow managers to easily see an employee’s actual and potential performance

Question 2

applicant tracking system (ATS)

Answer 2

A software application recruiters use to post job openings, screen résumés, contact potential candidates for interviews via email, and track the time and costs related to hiring people

Question 3

branding

Answer 3

A company’s efforts to help existing and prospective workers understand why it is a desirable place to work

Question 4

career counselling

Answer 4

The process of discussing with employees their current job activities and performance, personal and career interests and goals, personal skills, and suitable career development objectives

Question 5

career networking

Answer 5

The process of establishing mutually beneficial relationships with other businesspeople, including potential clients and customers

Question 6

career paths

Answer 6

Lines of advancement in an occupational field within an organization

Question 7

career plateau

Answer 7

A situation in which, for either organizational or personal reasons, the probability of moving up the career ladder is low

Question 8

employee leasing

Answer 8

The process of dismissing employees who are then hired by a leasing company (which handles all Hrrelated activities) and contracting with that company to lease back the employees

Question 9

employee profile

Answer 9

A profile of a worker developed by studying an organization’s top performers to recruit similar types of people

Question 10

fast-track program

Answer 10

A program that encourages new managers with high potential to remain with an organization by enabling them to advance more rapidly than those with less potential

Question 11

global sourcing

Answer 11

The business practice of searching for and utilizing goods and services from around the world

Question 12

internal labour market

Answer 12

Labour market in which workers are hired into entry-level jobs and higher levels are filled from within

Question 13

job progressions

Answer 13

The hierarchy of jobs a new employee might experience, ranging from a starting job to jobs that successively require more knowledge and/or skill

Question 14

mentors

Answer 14

Individuals who coach, advise, and encourage individuals of lesser rank

Question 15

nepotism

Answer 15

A preference for hiring relatives of current employees

Question 16

outplacement services

Answer 16

Services provided by organizations to help terminated employees find a new job

Question 17

passive job seekers

Answer 17

People who are not looking for jobs but could be persuaded to take new ones given the right opportunity

Question 18

promotion

Answer 18

A change of assignment to a job at a higher level in the organization,

Question 19

realistic job preview (RJP)

Answer 19

Informing applicants about all aspects of the job, including both its desirable and undesirable facets

Question 20

recruiting process outsourcing (RPO)

Answer 20

The practice of outsourcing an organization’s recruiting function to an outside firm

Question 21

relocation services

Answer 21

Services provided to an employee who is transferred to a new location, which might include help in moving, selling a home, orienting to a new culture, and/or learning a new language

Question 22

rerecruiting

Answer 22

The process of keeping track of and maintaining relationships with former employees to see if they would be willing to return to the firm

Question 23

sabbatical

Answer 23

An extended period of time in which an employee leaves an organization to pursue other activities and later returns to his or her job

Question 24

time-to-fill metric

Answer 24

The number of days from when a job opening is approved to the date the candidate is selected

Question 25

transfer

Answer 25

Placement of an individual in another job for which the duties, responsibilities, status, and remuneration are approximately equal to those of the previous job

Question 26

yield ratio

Answer 26

The percentage of applicants from a recruitment source that make it to the next stage of the selection process