What is the primary purpose of a realistic job preview (RJP)?

Correct answer: To provide a realistic picture of the job, which can help reduce turnover.

Explanation

A realistic job preview (RJP) is a recruitment strategy that provides applicants with both the positive and negative aspects of a job to ensure a better person-job fit, which ultimately helps to reduce turnover among new hires.

Other questions

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of workforce (or employment or personnel) planning as described in Chapter 5?

Question 2

Which forecasting tool involves studying a firm's past employment levels over a period of years to predict future needs?

Question 3

According to the recruiting yield pyramid example in Figure 5-5, what is the ratio of candidates interviewed to offers made?

Question 4

What is the primary advantage of filling open positions with inside candidates?

Question 5

What does the term 'succession planning' refer to?

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of an outside source of candidates?

Question 7

According to a survey cited in Chapter 5, what percentage of manufacturing executives faced a 'moderate to severe shortage of skilled labor'?

Question 8

What is the primary function of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)?

Question 9

What is the main drawback of relying solely on employee referrals for recruiting?

Question 10

What is 'alternative staffing' as described in Chapter 5?

Question 11

According to the text, a scatter plot is a graphical method used to identify the relationship between which two types of variables for forecasting personnel needs?

Question 12

What type of tool is a position replacement card?

Question 13

In the recruiting yield pyramid example on page 136, how many leads must be generated to hire 50 new accountants?

Question 14

What is a major potential drawback of hiring from within, as mentioned in Chapter 5?

Question 15

What is the primary purpose of an application form?

Question 16

Which law affects the questions an employer can ask on an application form regarding age, disability, and arrests?

Question 17

What is Markov analysis used for in workforce planning?

Question 18

According to the text, what is the most direct way to improve employee engagement through career management?

Question 19

Executive recruiters, also known as headhunters, are typically retained to seek out which type of talent?

Question 20

What is the primary drawback of using online recruiting, as identified in Chapter 5?

Question 21

In the Valero Energy example, the company created a 'labor supply chain' that reduced the cost per hire from about $12,000 to what amount?

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT a guideline for keeping employee data safe, according to Figure 5-4?

Question 23

What is the primary focus of the FedEx employee engagement strategy as described in the 'Promotion from Within' guide?

Question 24

What did one survey find regarding the percentage of jobs found through word of mouth?

Question 25

When recruiting older workers, what is NOT mentioned as a common stereotype in the 'Diversity Counts' section?

Question 27

What is a key feature of Google's scientific approach to recruiting, as described in the 'Science in Talent Management' box?

Question 28

What is a primary characteristic of a deferred profit-sharing plan?

Question 29

According to one estimate cited, what percentage of a company's positions are filled informally without formal recruiting?

Question 30

What is 'union salting'?