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As is human nature,recruiters tend to rely on what has worked well in the past and this type of constraint is referred to as ___________________.

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Question 92

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Advantages of employee referrals as a form of recruiting may include all the following except

A) current employees may know others with similar skills
B) new recruits will likely know something about the organization
C) people tend to refer friends who often have similar habits and attitudes
D) such recruits often tend to work hard in order to not let down the one who referred them
E) usually increases employee diversity

F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

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There are no circumstances under which a professional recruiter would look to a labour union as a source of potential applicants seeking jobs.

Recruiting by means of employee referrals could bring charges of discrimination under the Human Rights Act.

When determining the number of recruits needed,the recruiters have to keep in mind that some sources of recruitment such as __________ will produce larger numbers of applicants.Conversely a(n)____________________ may be used when a small numbers of recruits are needed.

External conditions usually have a minimal impact on recruiting unless the recruiter allows them to.

Responsibility for recruitment usually belongs to the human relations department.

In many provinces it is illegal for a private employment agency to charge applicants a fee.

Generally,blind ads receive information from applicants via

Recruitment is the process of finding and attracting capable individuals to apply for employment.

Among possible outcome(s) with offering a buy-back to a departing employee is that

Recruiting for several job openings simultaneously can increase recruiting costs.

Unlike placement agencies,search firms tend to be more specialized in the skill level of people they look for.

Human resource managers tend to prefer retainer search firms over contingency search firms.

One advantage of the recruiting function is that the costs of a mistake (a bad hire)is easily measured.

Organizational policies,employment equity programs,and environmental conditions are all fairly common examples of the __________ that can be placed on the recruitment process.

Experienced recruiters can use the work history section in a job application to determine if listed job duties and responsibilities may have been exaggerated.

The key thing to know is the needs and motivations for the target recruits as the inducements offered to them will appeal to their needs and motivations differently.

Instructing a recruiter to "find the best and most experienced applicant you can" is an effective way to remove constraints in filling many jobs.

Organizational policies that can act as constraints on recruiting include all the below except