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Which of the following is considered an inexpensive recruitment method? walk-ins write-ins walk-ins and write-ins educational institutions employee referrals

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Potential pitfalls of using executive search firms includes all of the following except they may present unpromising candidates to a client. the time that must be spent explaining in detail the type of candidate required. they can be more interested in persuading the employer to hire any candidate. they tend to be more salespeople than they are professionals. they tend to focus only on persons currently looking for new positions.

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Which of the following is a quantitative approach to forecasting?

To seek out middle- to senior-level professional and managerial employees, firms often retain a talent scout. an employment agency. a professional or trade association. a professional agency. an executive search firm.

Active job seekers are not the only type of individuals to visit the career website. must have an accessible, prominently positioned link on the homepage leading directly to the career section to make it easier for them to pursue job opportunities. are known as "passive" job seekers. are the individuals that visit the career websites. have the best access to the career websites.

Constraints affecting the recruitment process arise from inducements offered by competitors. emerging labour shortages and inducements offered by competitors. employment equity plans and emerging labour shortages. emerging labour shortages, inducements offered by competitors, and employment equity plans. nothing, there are no constraints.

In the next decade, labour force growth in Canada will be entirely dependent on new immigrants.

Factors that should be considered when forecasting the number and type of people needed to meet organizational objectives include all of the following except

Online job boards are fast, convenient, and easy. fast, but not easy. slow, but easy to use. fast, convenient, and easy when the job boards used are large. secure and confidential.

Best practices for career websites include embellishing business prospects. using an ASP. using print along with the website. including a unique application for each functional area. having a direct link from the homepage to the career page.

With the overabundance of applicants now found on most online job boards, employers now use workopolis.ca. Monster.ca. their own corporate websites to recruit. application service providers. print advertising.

Perhaps the biggest drawback associated with employee referrals is the potential for systemic discrimination. dissatisfaction of employees whose referral is not hired. unrealistic expectations newly hired employees have about the firm. potential for morale problems. costs involved in providing cash awards.

Each of the following statements about HRP is true except that

Trend analysis is valuable as an initial estimate of HR demand only.

An engineering consulting company operating across Canada has launched an initiative to recruit engineers from England.Which of the constraints on the recruitment process is this most likely primarily designed to address? employment equity plans compensation policies the labour shortage for certain occupations in Canada employment status policies inducements offered by competitors

Management inventories

A pictorial representation of all jobs within the organization, along with the number of current incumbents and future employment requirements, is known as

Regression analysis determines the line of best fit.

Outplacement is

Computing the number of employees in the firm at the end of the last five years is associated with which of the following forecasting techniques?