What does a Psychometric Test measure?

Personality, Attitude and Character

Which could cause a need for recruitment within a business?

Changes to a procedure, Development and introduction of new products and services

Which is a method of checking how effective a business recrution process is?

Monitor how many people stay for a set period of time

Which is not an advantage of external recruitment?

less expensive than internally recruiting

Which are advantages of recruiting internally?

Less expensive, Employee's abilities are already known, Recruitmetn and selection process is quicker

What is headhunting? (In terms of advertising for a vacancy)

Recruitment consultants seek the right person for the job

Which is a main cost that occurs when replacing staff?

The cost of lost output, until someone new is found, logistical cost of recrution and induction

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1
What is the average cost to replace a member of staff?
£50,000
£1,000
£30,000
£2,500
2
What does a Psychometric Test measure?
Personality and Problem Solving ability
Personality, Attitude and Character
The ability of an applicant to undertake a specific skill
How the applicant copes when presented with a certain task
3
Which could cause a need for recruitment within a business?
Changes to a procedure
Size of the organisation
Development and introduction of new products and services
Culture of the organisation
4
Which is a method of checking how effective a business recrution process is?
monitor how many pople apply for the vacancy
Monitor how many people stay for a set period of time
5
Which one is not a method of shortlisting?
Partisanship test
Psychometric test
Apitude and Attainment test
Personality test
6
Which is not an advantage of external recruitment?
less expensive than internally recruiting
Provides a larger choice of well-qualified applicants
Help a firm to improve its understanding of how others work
brings in 'new blood' with new ways of thinking
7
Which are advantages of recruiting internally?
Less expensive
Larger choice of well-qualified applicants
Employee's abilities are already known
Recruitmetn and selection process is quicker
8
What is headhunting? (In terms of advertising for a vacancy)
Where recruitment centres are used for employment
Using commerical employment agencies
Advertising using trade and professional magazines
Recruitment consultants seek the right person for the job
9
Which is not a factor affecting methods of recruitment?
Level of the job within the organisation
High labour turnover
Supply of labour
Resources available to fund the recruitment
10
Which is a main cost that occurs when replacing staff?
Cost of paper work completion of old and new employee
Washing of old uniform ready for the new employee
The cost of lost output, until someone new is found
logistical cost of recrution and induction

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