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MBA HR Staffing — practice questions

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In the simplest terms, staffing means:Read the answer and worked solution →In a new enterprise, the staffing function follows:Read the answer and worked solution →A firm avoids overmanning and idle staff. This benefit of staffing is:Read the answer and worked solution →As a firm grows, a separate department of people specialists is formed, called the:Read the answer and worked solution →Assessing how many and what type of people are needed for the work is:Read the answer and worked solution →Searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply is:Read the answer and worked solution →Shifting an employee from one department to another without a big change in status is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Shifting an employee to a higher position with more pay and responsibility is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Relying only on internal recruitment risks stopping the infusion of new blood, a danger called:Read the answer and worked solution →Casual workers hired on the spot at the factory gate for daily wages are recruited by:Read the answer and worked solution →Colleges and management institutes as a hiring source are known as:Read the answer and worked solution →Government-run offices that link job seekers with employers are:Read the answer and worked solution →Which is a limitation of external sources of recruitment?Read the answer and worked solution →Identifying and choosing the best person from among prospective candidates is:Read the answer and worked solution →The first step in the selection process is:Read the answer and worked solution →A test that measures a person's capacity to learn new skills is an:Read the answer and worked solution →A test that measures the skills a candidate already possesses is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Tests that probe emotions, reactions and value system are:Read the answer and worked solution →A formal, in-depth conversation to judge an applicant's suitability is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The step that comes after the selection decision but before the job offer is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Introducing a new employee to colleagues and to the rules of the firm is:Read the answer and worked solution →Evaluating an employee's current performance against predetermined standards is:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the external sourcesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the selection testsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the staffing stepsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the staffing wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Internal or external sourceRead the answer and worked solution →Sort recruit, select and trainRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Staffing bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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In the simplest terms, staffing means:

  1. Putting people to jobs
  2. Buying new machinery
  3. Setting the year budget
  4. Fixing the product price
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Correct answer: A. Putting people to jobs

1. It fills the posts in the structure. 2. Staffing is putting people to jobs. 3. It covers recruitment through appraisal. _Source: syllabus Business Studies Part I, Chapter 6, Staffing._

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In a new enterprise, the staffing function follows:

  1. Auditing and taxing
  2. Planning and organising
  3. Directing and control
  4. Selling and buying
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Correct answer: B. Planning and organising

1. First decide what to do and build the structure. 2. Then the human resource needs are known. 3. So staffing follows planning and organising. _Source: syllabus Business Studies Part I, Chapter 6, Staffing._

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A firm avoids overmanning and idle staff. This benefit of staffing is:

  1. Optimum use of manpower
  2. Higher tax refunds only
  3. Cheaper raw materials
  4. Faster machine repairs
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Correct answer: A. Optimum use of manpower

1. Overmanning raises labour costs. 2. Shortages disrupt work. 3. Staffing gives optimum utilisation of human resources. _Source: syllabus Business Studies Part I, Chapter 6, Staffing._

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