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What is the primary purpose of companies using social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter?
What is the primary purpose of companies using social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter?
- To strengthen social networks within the company
- To seek out job candidates (correct)
- To improve communication with existing employees
- To increase their online presence
What type of websites are niche boards?
What type of websites are niche boards?
- Smaller sites that focus on particular industries, occupations, or geographic areas (correct)
- Company career websites
- General job boards that cater to a wide range of industries
- Social media platforms
Which of the following is a common consequence of downsizing?
Which of the following is a common consequence of downsizing?
- Strengthens social networks within the company
- Increased motivation of remaining employees
- Improved long-term organizational effectiveness
- Hurts long-term organizational effectiveness (correct)
What is the primary goal of downsizing?
What is the primary goal of downsizing?
What can be found on most large companies' and many smaller companies' websites?
What can be found on most large companies' and many smaller companies' websites?
What is the purpose of evaluating human resource programs?
What is the purpose of evaluating human resource programs?
What is a fast solution to an immediate labor shortage that does not require hiring new staff?
What is a fast solution to an immediate labor shortage that does not require hiring new staff?
What is a potential drawback of relying heavily on overtime?
What is a potential drawback of relying heavily on overtime?
What is a long-term approach to addressing an expected labor shortage?
What is a long-term approach to addressing an expected labor shortage?
What is a limitation of implementing new technologies to address an expected labor shortage?
What is a limitation of implementing new technologies to address an expected labor shortage?
Which of the following dimensions is most related to managing emotions and maintaining stability in various situations?
Which of the following dimensions is most related to managing emotions and maintaining stability in various situations?
What is a key characteristic of a person with high Conscientiousness?
What is a key characteristic of a person with high Conscientiousness?
Which of the following traits is most related to being pleasant and agreeable in interpersonal interactions?
Which of the following traits is most related to being pleasant and agreeable in interpersonal interactions?
What is the main advantage of job performance tests?
What is the main advantage of job performance tests?
Which of the following dimensions is most related to intellectual engagement and curiousness?
Which of the following dimensions is most related to intellectual engagement and curiousness?
What is the primary focus of retaining existing talent?
What is the primary focus of retaining existing talent?
What is a potential drawback of hiring new employees externally?
What is a potential drawback of hiring new employees externally?
What is NOT a function of a transitional matrix?
What is NOT a function of a transitional matrix?
What does a transitional matrix display?
What does a transitional matrix display?
What is a benefit of using a transitional matrix?
What is a benefit of using a transitional matrix?
What is a common challenge in assessing general cognitive abilities for officer-level positions in the context of the Public Service Commission of Canada?
What is a common challenge in assessing general cognitive abilities for officer-level positions in the context of the Public Service Commission of Canada?
What is a common trait of individuals who tend to excel at work?
What is a common trait of individuals who tend to excel at work?
What is a common way to identify a candidate's personality traits?
What is a common way to identify a candidate's personality traits?
What is a trend in favour of personality tests in organizations?
What is a trend in favour of personality tests in organizations?
What is a limitation of administering commercially available personality tests?
What is a limitation of administering commercially available personality tests?
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Study Notes
CARES Test
- There is no widely recognized test called "CARES" for assessing general cognitive abilities for officer-level positions.
Personality Inventories
- People who score high on conscientiousness tend to excel at work, because they tend to use self-control.
- Personality tests can identify a candidate's personality traits, which may be relevant to certain jobs (e.g., extroverts tend to excel in sales jobs).
- Administering commercially available personality tests usually violates employment equity requirements.
Recruitment
- Companies use social media (e.g., LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter) to seek out job candidates.
- Niche boards focus on particular industries, occupations, geographic areas.
- Most large companies and many smaller ones make career information available on their websites.
- Smaller organizations are not always more successful than larger ones in using their websites for recruiting.
Downsizing
- Downsizing hurts long-term organizational effectiveness despite its immediate cost-saving benefits.
- Downsizing involves layoffs, early retirements, or the elimination of certain positions within an organization.
HR Functions
- Recruitment, training, performance management, and employee development are HR functions.
- Evaluation is conducted to assess the effectiveness of these programs and make data-driven decisions for continuous improvement.
Labour Shortage Solutions
- Overtime allows existing employees to work additional hours to meet short-term demand, but can lead to increased costs and potential burnout.
- Technological innovation can improve efficiency and productivity but may not provide a fast solution to an immediate labor shortage.
- Turnover reductions involve strategies to reduce employee turnover, which is a long-term approach.
- New external hires can address a labor shortage but is not necessarily a fast solution due to recruitment, selection, onboarding, and training processes.
The Big Five Personality Traits
- Extroversion: Measures sociability, assertiveness, and outgoing behavior.
- Adjustment (Emotional Stability): Measures emotional stability, calmness, and resilience.
- Agreeableness: Measures cooperation, kindness, empathy, and trust.
- Conscientiousness: Measures organization, responsibility, diligence, and goal-directed behavior.
- Inquisitiveness (Openness to Experience): Measures curiosity, creativity, openness to new ideas, and intellectual engagement.
Job Performance Tests
- Job performance tests are job-specific and have the advantage of being tailored to specific job requirements.
Transitional Matrix
- A transitional matrix shows the proportion of employees in different job categories at different times.
- It is useful for charting historical trends in the company's supply of labor.
- It answers the questions: "Where did people who were in each job category go?" and "Where did people now in each job category come from?"
- It is not useful for predicting external labor market trends.
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