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WGU C234 Objective Assessment Exam Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1.1. What is a best practice for internal recruitment?Require the
current manager to advertise and post the position Hold both internal and external candidates to the same criteria Communicate available positions internally rather than externally Communicate who was selected for the position to internal applicants ANS Hold both internal and external candidates to the same criteria 2.2.An organization has several open positions that would require retraining and relocation of existing employees. The human resources manager is in the process of negotiating with union representatives who want to fill these positions with employee transfers. The manager needs to convince the union that employee transfers will not be in the best interest of the organization.Which argument should the manager use to convince the union?Transferring employees is a temporary solution to fill organizational needs.Transferring employees is a temporary solution that reduces union member- ship.Transferring employees based on seniority is not effective if the 1 / 3
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employee lacks the ability to perform the job.Transferring employees to another job within the organization leads to em- ployee insecurity causing low morale.ANS Transferring employees based on senior- ity is not effective if the employee lacks the ability to perform the job.
3.3. Which role requires a comprehensive view on how skill sets can be
used within a firm?Finance manager Operation manager Production line manager Human resources manager ANS Human resources manager
4.4. A company wants to expand. It has established recruitment
objectives of filling 10 new engineering jobs with high-performing college graduates from top engineering schools. The company also wants to maintain lower-than-av- erage turnover. The research suggests the rural location may be a barrier to attracting and retaining talent, but the company is not in a position to move. The company wants to develop an appropriate recruitment strategy to accomplish the organization's engineer hiring objectives.How should the human resources manager proceed? 2 / 3
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Find ways to identify types of graduates who perform at a high level and are likely to be content in the company's setting Focus on the organization's strengths and leave out information about the location of the organization at all points in the recruitment process Focus on alternative recruiting efforts as it is unlikely that an organization like this company could attract high-performing engineering students from top engineering schools Propose paying a salary higher than the company's compensation system deems appropriate to try to attract engineers who otherwise might not take or stay in the job to join the organization ANS Find ways to identify types of graduates who perform at a high level and are likely to be content in the company's setting
5.5. A company wants to expand. They have established recruitment
objec- tives of filling 10 new engineering jobs with high-performing college gradu- ates from top engineering schools. They also want to maintain lower- than-av- erage turnover. The research suggests the rural location may be a barrier to attracting and retaining talent, but the company is not in a position to move. The president has asked the human resources department to organize a communication plan to meet the organization's strategic needs.Why is this plan important to support this company's expansion objective?
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