Once an organisation has decided

on which recruitment source to use, it seeks to attract applicants through

specific recruitment methods. Job fairs are identified as a conventional and

external recruitment method. How would you explain job fairs as a recruitment

method?

Maphula

Consulting has recently been performing poorly and is depending on your services

as an HR specialist to assist them to realise their goals and improve their overall

performance.

Which HRM functions

will you employ to assist Maphula Consulting to solve problems and achieve

success in their organisation?

a.   

Having

HR directors reporting to the general manager

b.   

Using

team building and creating an environment of rapid decision making

c.   

Being

selfish and making individual decisions

d.   

NCU

Consulting is in the process of recruiting applicants for a mechanical engineer

position that has just opened. NCU Consulting must determine whether qualified

employees are available within the organisation (internal recruitment) or

should they be recruiting from external sources. In each case, the advantages

of recruiting externally must be weighed against the advantages of recruiting

internally. To assist NCU Consulting with this decision, sort the following

advantages by indicating if it is applicable to internal or external

recruitment.

E-recruitment

is continually developing along with technology and the desire to improve the

recruitment process. Which of the following are reasons why job openings on the

internet are increasingly becoming popular?

a    Organisations can attract otherwise

inaccessible individuals.

b    The

selection process is simplified by providing a standardised form for completion

of a resume on the web page.

c    Organisations cannot provide enough

information about themselves.

d    Job postings are easily accessible.

e    Job postings are always up to date.

Organisations normally

recruit internally before recruiting externally. What is an advantage of

recruiting internally?

HRM

is one of the seven functions of management. Name the correct function to

reflect the description provided

Which

of the following are external recruitment methods?

a    Direct applications

b    Job posting

c    Employee referrals

d    Advertising

e    Bulletin boards

Ezweni

(Pty) Ltd advertised the position of training manager. The candidate will

provide effective training that meets the clients' business objectives. He or she

will be responsible for leading field employees, channelling and partnering

development initiatives through hosting creative training events, and instructional

and educational programmes.

Which recruitment criteria

will Ezweni use?

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.

Which staffing strategy was

used in Thuli's promotion?

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?