True / False Questions
1. As a result of rising recruiting, selection, training, and development costs, companies are increasingly looking externally to staff positions.
True False
2. Hierarchical mobility paths make it very easy, from an administrative vantage point, to identify where to look for applicants in the organization.
True False
3. Under a parallel track system, the job titles and salaries of technical specialists are treated as hierarchically arranged.
True False
4. Alternative mobility paths tend to be very difficult to administer.
True False
5. One hallmark of hierarchical mobility paths is an emphasis on pay for skill development and learning.
True False
6. To maintain employee motivation, alternative mobility paths may need to be supplemented with pay for skill development and counseling sessions.
True False
7. It is probably best to avoid listing who is eligible for open positions in a mobility policy, because it will just lock the organization in.
True False
8. Research suggests that employees really don't care if mobility policies are well-spelled out, because they only care if they personally get promoted.
True False
9. If only an external recruitment search is conducted, the morale of existing employees may be reduced when they feel that they have been passed over for a promotion.
True False
10. A major difference between internal and external recruitment is that external recruitment not only fills vacancies but also creates them.
True False
11. Under a closed internal recruitment system, employees are not made aware of job vacancies.
True False
12. Closed internal recruitment systems are very efficient to administer.
True False
13. Under a hybrid system, neither open nor close steps are implemented.
True False
14. Closed internal recruitment systems are an ideal choice if there are issues about perceived fairness and the organization want to make sure it isn't missing out on hidden talent.
True False
15. One problem with job postings is that employees may believe that someone has been selected before the job was posted and so will either not bother to apply or will believe the system is unfair.
True False
16. A job posting may be announced through a bulletin board, newsletter, e-mail, or intranet.
True False
17. Providing feedback to employees if they are not selected in a job posting system is a bad idea because it will just discourage them from responding in the future.
True False
18. The first stage of developing a talent management system is identifying the KSAOs required for all jobs in the organization.
True False
19. Most managers report that talent management systems have greatly simplified their work lives.
True False
20. Self-nomination is an especially important consideration in the internal recruitment of minorities and women.
True False