GMU MGMT 303 Final Study Guide
Questions With Correct Answers
Definition of strategic human resource management and what it entails - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-
Consists of the activity's managers perform to plan for, attract, develop, and retain an effective
workforce
Understand the difference between job analysis, job description, and human resource inventory -
VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Determining the basic elements of a job by observation and analysis
Summarizes what the holder of the job does and how and why he or she does it
A report listing your organization's employees by name, education, training, languages, and other
important information
Disadvantages of Internal Recruiting - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Internal recruitment restricts the
competition for positions and limits the pool of fresh talent and fresh viewpoints
It may encourage employees to assume that longevity and seniority will automatically result in
promotion
Whenever a job is filled, it creates a vacancy elsewhere in the organization
Advantages of Internal Recruiting - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Employees tend to be inspired to greater
effort and loyalty. Morale is enhanced because they realize that working hard and staying put can
result in more opportunities
The whole process of advertising, interviewing, and so on is cheaper
There are fewer risks. Internal candidates are already known and are familiar with the organization
Advantages of External Recruiting - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Applicants may have specialized
knowledge and experience
Applicants may have fresh viewpoints
Disadvantages of External Recruiting - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-The recruitment process is more
expensive and takes longer
The risks are higher because the persons hired are less well known
, Background Info - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Application forms and resumes provide basic background
info about job applicants, such as citizenship, education, work history, and certifications
Unstructured interview - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Asking probing questions to find out what the
applicant is like
Structured interview - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Asking each applicant, the same questions and
comparing their responses to a standardized set of answers
Situational interview
Behavioral interview
Situational interview - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-The interviewer focuses on hypothetical situations
Behavioral - description interview - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-The interviewer explores what applicants
have actually done in the past
Employment Tests - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Legally considered to consist of any procedure used in the
employment selection decision process, even application forms, interviews, and educational
requirements
Includes: Ability, Performance, Personality, and Integrity
Ability Tests - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Measure physical abilities, strength and stamina, mechanical
ability, mental abilities, and clerical abilities
Performance Tests - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Measure performance on actual job tasks - so-called job
tryouts- as when computer programmers take a test on a particular programming language
Personality Tests - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Measure such personality traits as adjustment, energy,
sociability, independence, and need for achievement
Questions With Correct Answers
Definition of strategic human resource management and what it entails - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-
Consists of the activity's managers perform to plan for, attract, develop, and retain an effective
workforce
Understand the difference between job analysis, job description, and human resource inventory -
VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Determining the basic elements of a job by observation and analysis
Summarizes what the holder of the job does and how and why he or she does it
A report listing your organization's employees by name, education, training, languages, and other
important information
Disadvantages of Internal Recruiting - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Internal recruitment restricts the
competition for positions and limits the pool of fresh talent and fresh viewpoints
It may encourage employees to assume that longevity and seniority will automatically result in
promotion
Whenever a job is filled, it creates a vacancy elsewhere in the organization
Advantages of Internal Recruiting - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Employees tend to be inspired to greater
effort and loyalty. Morale is enhanced because they realize that working hard and staying put can
result in more opportunities
The whole process of advertising, interviewing, and so on is cheaper
There are fewer risks. Internal candidates are already known and are familiar with the organization
Advantages of External Recruiting - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Applicants may have specialized
knowledge and experience
Applicants may have fresh viewpoints
Disadvantages of External Recruiting - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-The recruitment process is more
expensive and takes longer
The risks are higher because the persons hired are less well known
, Background Info - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Application forms and resumes provide basic background
info about job applicants, such as citizenship, education, work history, and certifications
Unstructured interview - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Asking probing questions to find out what the
applicant is like
Structured interview - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Asking each applicant, the same questions and
comparing their responses to a standardized set of answers
Situational interview
Behavioral interview
Situational interview - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-The interviewer focuses on hypothetical situations
Behavioral - description interview - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-The interviewer explores what applicants
have actually done in the past
Employment Tests - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Legally considered to consist of any procedure used in the
employment selection decision process, even application forms, interviews, and educational
requirements
Includes: Ability, Performance, Personality, and Integrity
Ability Tests - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Measure physical abilities, strength and stamina, mechanical
ability, mental abilities, and clerical abilities
Performance Tests - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Measure performance on actual job tasks - so-called job
tryouts- as when computer programmers take a test on a particular programming language
Personality Tests - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Measure such personality traits as adjustment, energy,
sociability, independence, and need for achievement
