Vusi is the HR manager of a

large clothing store that needs a new stock control manager and a new floor

manager. Top management of the store feels that they rather want to employ an

existing employee in a management position, seeing as they already know the

culture and systems in the store. The cost of recruitment and orientation will

also be substantially lower. What do you call this type of recruitment and what

are the advantages of this type of recruitment?

Sandile

has recently been appointed as the HR manager at World-Wide transportation. She

has been tasked to draft a document explaining the different HR functions to

the employees within the organisation. Help her by matching the correct HR

function with the appropriate explanation.

The creation of a good corporate image will

enable organisations to prosper and be successful. Maphula Holdings adheres to

moral ethics and can distinguish between wrong and right behaviour.

Which

perspective views good acts are those acts that will lead to good results?

Ingrid

is appointed as the HR planner within a large distribution organisation. She is

responsible for planning human resources within the organisation. Even though

she cannot predict what the future will hold for the organisation, she must be

on guard and prepare for the unknown. Which factors does she need to consider

when planning for human resources?

a    Stakeholder demands

b    Legal

requirements

c    Demographic

fidelities

d    Financial situations of employees

When people act in ways that could

reasonably be adopted by anyone in similar circumstances, which perspective on

ethics are they portraying?

Read the following scenario and then answer

question.

Thuli is employed as an HR administrator at Themba Hospital.

The hospital wants to hire a supervisor for all the administrators. Management

has identified her as a good candidate to fill the position of supervisor.

Why

would management consider Thuli for the position?

a    The performance of the employee is already

known to the employer.

b    Employee promotion is possible.

c    It reduces internal conflict among existing employees.

d    The application pool becomes bigger.

Mr Jacobs is the HR manager

of ABC Trading. He believes that his organisation needs "new blood"

and wants the HR department to start an external recruitment drive to appoint several

new employees. As the HR manager, you want to draw his attention to the

advantages of internal recruitment. Which option is NOT an advantage of

internal recruitment?

Organisations can use both

internal and external recruitment sources when searching for the most qualified

job applicants. In which situations do organisations use internal recruitment

sources?

a.   

When

the application pool becomes bigger

b.   

When

new ideas are brought into the organisation

c.   

When

employees are hired at entry level

d.   

Bob is the HR manager of a

very large liquor store. He dismissed Mr Kirsten who was appointed as the

accountant. Mr Kirsten recorded transactions incorrectly to cover up acts of

dishonesty. Bob urgently needs to appoint another accountant and asks his

friend, Mr Moloto, who is also a manager of a liquor store, to recommend a

competent and honest accountant. What is the method of recruitment used in this

scenario?

As an HR consultant, you need

to understand the concept of HRM. How would you define HRM?