QUESTION #1 (answer
ALL parts):
Discuss at least one advantage AND one problem or challenge
for an employer related to EACH of the following. Be sure to describe a context for each
advantage and disadvantage(example
of an advantage: cost savings in a high-volume recruitment area/example of a challenge: specific legal
risks when managers don’t follow HR’s instructions):
a) selection
procedures based on competencies (as opposed to KSAOs)
b) use
of contingent workers
c) rank
ordering finalists for a position
d) use
of markov analysis
e) specifying
essential job functions on a job description
QUESTION #2 (answer
ALL parts):
a)
Discuss what type of retention initiates can be taken
for voluntary turnover; give examples with your analysis.
b)
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of:
1.
Performance management
2.
Downsizing
3.
Outsourcing
c)
What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a
centralized staffing function as opposed to a decentralized one?
QUESTION #3 (answer
ALL parts):
A private employer wishes to conduct a job analysis for
several key job categories.
a) describe
a job analysis approach that could help an employer to make better selection
decisions, and explain how the approach may increase the effectiveness of the
selection process
b) describe
ONE method for collecting and ONE method for verifying information needed in a
job analysis
c) once
an employer has collected and documented relevant KSAOs, what are TWO specific
ways that an employer can use this information for recruitment and/or
selection?
