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401.

Mention any one external source of recruitment.

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Direct Recruitment.

402.

Name and state on-the-job method of training that is used to give training to the electricians?

Answer»

Apprenticeship Training Method. Under this method, the trainee works under the guidance of a master worker for a uniform or fixed period of time, to acquire higher level of skill.

403.

Give the meaning of Job Rotation.

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It is a method of training employees’ development through the provision of diversified training. Here the employee has to, rotate from one job to another, one department to another department.

404.

What is job rotation.

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It is the method of training which serves the purpose of employee’s development through provision of diversified training. Here, an employee has to rotate from one job to another, and from one section to another.

405.

State any one internal source of recruitment.

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Internal Transfers.

406.

List down internal sources of recruitment.

Answer»
  1. Promotion,
  2. Transfer,
  3. Friends and relatives of employees,
  4. Recalling retrenched employees,
  5. Promotion with transfer, and
  6. Waiting list
407.

What is job rotation?

Answer» Job rotation is the process of laterally moving an employee to different positions, departments or geographic locations for the purposes of professionally developing the employee by exposing them to new knowledge, skills and perspectives.
408.

Which of the following is the internal source for recruitment?(A) Recruitment at the gate(B) Recalling retrenched employees(C) Modern methods(D) Through trade unions

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Correct option is (B) Recalling retrenched employees

409.

Name the method of training suitable for plumbers, electricians and iron workers. Explain that method.

Answer» Apprenticeship Training
410.

Why ‘Induction’ is not required in the internal sources of recruitment?

Answer»

Because the employees are already well familiar with the organisation.

411.

“Training is imparted even when it is not intended.” Comment.

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Training is an unavoidable expense. For example, if an organisation neglects the training need of the employees, this does not mean that the organisation is able to save the training cost but in turn this increases the training cost. As employees will, in the first place, do something wrong with a specific task, then try to find out the cause of mistake and only then work towards rectifying the mistake. Although, this is also training but it is costlier in comparison to training provided by scientific methods. So, training must be provided to the employees, as it will benefit both organisation and employees.

412.

Explain briefly any four purposes of training

Answer» The objectives of training are as follows:
(i) To provide job related knowledge to the workers.
(ii) To impart skills among the workers systematically so that they may learn quickly.
(iii) To bring about change in the attitudes of the workers towards fellow workers, supervisor and the organization.
(iv) To improve the productivity of the workers and the organization.
413.

Name the source of recruitment in which newspaper. Employment exchange. T.V. etc are used.

Answer» External source of recruitment.
414.

Name the source of recruitment which stops the entry of young blood.

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Internal source of Recruitment.

415.

Despite internal sources of recruitment being economical, why do the companies not always use this source? Give any four reasons.

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Because of the following reasons, companies always not use the internal sources but use the external sources of recruitment:

i. Qualified Personnel: The external source of recruitment gives an opportunity to the qualified people from outside the organisation to enter it. This benefits both the organisation and the applicants from outside.

ii. Wider Choice: By using the external source of recruitment, the number of applicants increases manifold which in turn increases the area of choice. The managers can appoint the most talented persons after examining the capabilities and talents of all the applicants.

iii. Fresh Talent: The external source of recruitment helps the people with new and modern ideas to enter an organisation which certainly helps the organisation.

iv. Competitive Spirit: When the existing employees in an organisation come in contact with the new employees recruited through the process of external recruitment, a spirit of competition is born. Consequently, their work performance is improved.

416.

A production manager pays less than the minimum wages and gets their signatures on minimum wages. Which values are not being followed by him?

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i. Disobeying the law by not giving minimum wages.

ii. To take signature on minimum wages is fraud.

iii. Exploitation of workers.

417.

What do you mean by HRM? Briefly state the activites of HRM.

Answer» Human resources management is the part of management process which develops and manages the human elements of the enterprise considering their knowledge,skill,creativity,talents and potential for contributing towards organisational objectives.This concept is for large organisation having separate department for performing staffing function.
Activities of HRM:
1.Human resource planning:It means determining the number and type of personnel required to fill the vacant job positions of an organisation.
2.Employing people:Recruitment,selection and placement of personnel.
3.Career growth:Training and developments of employees.
4.Performance appraisals:including feedback
5.Compensation
6.Providing social security
418.

Name the source of recruitment in which newspapers, employment news, television, etc. are used.

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Media Advertising.

419.

You are a personnel manager of Alfa Co. What is your opinion about the importance of staffing function of management?

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Yes, the staffing function of management is essential. Following are the important points of the importance of staffing:

i. Helpful in Discovering and Obtaining Competent Personnel: Under staffing latest techniques are used for recruiting and selecting the employees. As a result, it becomes possible to search for and to select able employees for different posts. Under the recruitment process, search for employees is conducted and through selection they are selected.

ii. Helpful in Better Performance: Through the medium of staffing, right people are posted at right places. Thus, suitable people are selected, keeping in mind the importance of organisational posts. As a result, it increases the efficiency and effectiveness of employees.

iii. Helpful in Continuous Survival and Growth of the Enterprise: Every enterprise aspires for its continuous survival and growth. This is possible only when it has human asset of supreme quality. This, aspiration of an enterprise can be fulfilled through staffing.

iv. Helpful in Optimum utilization of the Human Resource: Under staffing all the activities related to human resource are performed systematically. By doing this the situation of overmanning never arises. As a result, optimum utilization of employees takes place and subsequently, labour cost is reduced.

420.

Explain briefly different sources of recruitment.

Answer» There are two sources of recruitment:
1.Internal sources of recruitment:Under this,the vacant job positions are filled by inducing the existing employeesof the organisation.
2.External sources of recruitment:When the candidates from outside the organisation are invited to fill the vacant job positions then it is known as external recruitment.
421.

Name the type of staff which is generally recruited through Management Consultants.

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Managerial Staff.

422.

Explain the importance of staffing as a function of management.

Answer» Importance of Staffing:
1. Staffing function help in discovering of qualified and obtaining competent personnel for various jobs in the organisation.
2. Since the right person is recruited for the right jobs, it leads for maximum productivity and higher performance.
3. It promotes optimum utilization of human resources.
4. It increases job satisfaction and morale of the workers through adequate remuneration for each job.
5. Since the staffing helps to ensure maximum utilization of human resources exist the labour costs per unit or production will be reduced.
423.

What information we get through Aptitude Test?

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Through this test, an effort is made to know whether an applicant can be taught through training or not.

424.

Explain any four techniques of training.

Answer» Techniques of training:
1.Apprenticeship training:Training under the guidance of the master worker or experience guide or trainer or a mentor.
2.Internship training:The position of a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification.
3.Induction training:Familarising with rules,regulations and working style of an organisation.
4.Vestibule training:Training through dummy or duplicate model.
425.

What is an aptitude test?

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Through this test, efforts are made to know the hidden qualities of the candidate, so that it is ensured if he can be taught by training or not. In other words, the test that measures the learning capacity of a candidate is called aptitude test. Thus, aptitude test looks for the learning capacity of a person to do a particular job.

426.

Why is Aptitude Test conducted in the process of selection?

Answer» Aptitude test is conducted to measure the potential to learn new skills in future.
427.

Identify the concept which will help the human Resource manager in identifying the types of human resources necessary for the performance of various jobs and accomplishment of orgnisational objectives.

Answer» Correct Answer - Workload analysis
428.

Why is employment interview conducted in the process of selection?

Answer» The employment interview has many advantages over written test because in interviews you can find out the confidence level of the candidate along with professional knowledge.
429.

In a classroom debate Jith argues that recruitment and selection are same. Anoop argues that both are different.(a) Whom do you support? Give justification. (b) If you are supporting Anoop, which one comes first?

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(a) Recruitment:

Recruitment may be defined as the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs in the organisation.

Selection :

Selection is the process of selecting the most suitable candidates from a large number of applicants.

(b) Recruitment is The first process.

430.

What is safety training?

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The training under which the workers are trained about safe operation of machines, importance of safety equipment such as helmet, gloves, preventing accidents, steps to be taken during accidents, etc. is called safety training.

431.

How does training reduce expenses?

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Training increases efficiency of the workers. This increases productivity as well as production and decreases wastage of raw material and time. 

432.

How does training help in reducing ‘ labour turnover in an organization?

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Training increases knowledge, skill and efficiency of workers which in turn, increase their chances of promotion and income. Since, it makes them more efficient, employees do not think of changing jobs.

433.

Who imparts training in an organization?

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Training is imparted by experienced employees, experts or supervisors.

434.

The procedure up to obtaining candidates’ application is(A) Recruitment function(B) Ordinary function(C) Advertisement function(D) Scection function

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Correct option is (A) Recruitment function

435.

First step or stage of the selection process is(A) Receiving and screening of applications(B) Preliminary meeting and welcome(C) Personal interview(D) Employment test

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Correct option is (B) Preliminary meeting and welcome

436.

What is the next step after selection?

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Placement and orientation.

437.

 What is meant by ‘Estimating man – power requirements’ as a step in the process of ‘Staffing’? 

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It refers to analysis done to know the requirement of manpower quantity wise and quality wise.

438.

What is meant by 'Estimating man power requirements' as a step in the process of 'Staffing'?

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Estimating manpower requirements refers to determine the numbers and type of employees available and required.

439.

Give the meaning of 'Compensation’ as a step in the process of staffing.

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Compensation means the reward that employees receives in exchange of their contribution to the organisation in the exchange of their services.

440.

Give the meaning of 'Placement' as a step in the process of staffing.

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Placement refers to assigning specific jobs to the candidates, selected for appointment.

441.

Give the meaning of 'Orientation' as a step in the process of 'Staffing’.

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Orientation refers to the process of introducing new employees to the organisation.

442.

"Since every manager performs staffing function, there is no need for separate human resource department as it also performs the staffing function." Do you agree with this statement? Give four reasons. Also name two internal recruitment each.

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I do not agree with this statement. Two reasons for my stand are as follows:

(i) Human resource management, which is looked after by, human resource department, has a broader coverage and staffing as its part. Therefore, every manager who performs staffing function is not involved in all the aspects of human resource management.

(ii) Managers cannot perform staffing function effectively without the specialised advice of human resource department as this function is quite complex, and it requires specialised persons of human resource department.

(iii) Human resource department centralises various activities of staffing function and these activities are performed in a co-ordinated way leading to the increment in the efficiency.

(iv) Because of a existence of human resource department, staffing policies and procedures are uniform throughout the organisation which is very important.

Internal source of recruitment: Transfer and Promotion

443.

What is meant by induction or orientation training? State any three benefits of induction training.

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Induction training is concerned with introducing or orienting a new employee to the organisation and the machines, tools equipments the working conditions, rules regulations of the organisation etc.

Three benefits of it are:

(a) It builds up confidence in the new employee to become an efficient employee.

(b) It promotes feeling of belongingness and loyalty to the organisation among the new-comers.

(c) It gives new entrants, information he/she needs about his/her work, work place, rules of organisation etc. to form a right impression regarding the place of work.

444.

State any two benefits of training the employees in an organisation.

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(a) It enhances employee productivity both in terms of quantity and quality, leading to higher profits 

(b) Training helps in securing promotion and career growth.

445.

Employees are the only living factors of in the organization.(A) Management(B) Production(C) Sales(D) Responsibility

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Correct option is (B) Production

446.

Training is life long necessity both for the employees as well as for the organisation. Justify the statement by giving three arguments each in favour of the employees and the organisation.

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Training is a life long necessity for employees:

(i) It leads to better career of the individual.

(ii) It helps them to earn more by increased performance.

(iii) It increases the satisfaction and morale of the employees.

(iv) It makes the employees more efficient to handle machines and are thus lesser prone to accidents.

Training is a life long necessity for organisations:

(i) It avoids wastage of efforts and money by systematic learning of skills.

(ii) It enhances employee's productivity leading to higher profits in the organisation.

(iii) It equips the future manager who can take over in case of an emergency.

(iv) It reduces absenteeism and increases turnover of the organisation by increasing employee's morale.

(v) It helps in obtaining an effective response to a fast changing environment.

447.

Name the most common method of reqruitment of employees.

Answer» The most common method of recruitment of employees is advertisements as an external source of recruitment.
448.

In the long term interest of employees, management of ABC Ltd. designed some training and development programmes so that organization could also benefit in return. Through this the employees were motivated and they performed better. (a) Name the function of management in which 'training and development' is a part of the process of that function. (b) How training and development is important for the organization? (c) Name any two values which the ABC Ltd. is focusing on.

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(a) Staffing 

(b) Benefits of training and development towards organization: Increases productivity; Increases employee morale 

(c) (i) Safety (ii) Adaptability (iii) Motivation

449.

Name the concept which invovles growth of individuals in all respects.

Answer» Correct Answer - Development.
450.

Induction training: Induction training refers to the introductory training programme to introduce the selected employees to other employees and familiarise him/her with rules and policies of the orgtanisation. It is a type of training given to help a new employee in settling in settling down quickly into the job. The duration of such type of training may be a few hours or a few days.

Answer» Induction training: Induction training refers to the introductory training programme to introduce the selected employees to other employees and familiarise him/her with rules and policies of the organisation. It is a type of training given to help a new employee in settling in settling down quickly into the job. The duration of such type of training may be a few hours or a few days.