PARK GLOBAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS EXCELLENCE

PGDM – TRIMESTER IV- END TERM TEST DECEMBER 2010

Subject: Recruitment and Selection

Time: 3 Hrs

Marks: 100

Part-A 10*2=20 Marks

1) What are the costs to be taken into consideration in the cost benefit analysis

2) What are the sources of recruitment of educated manpower?

3) The _________ can be made using a checklist of questions?

4) Every HRD system developed by an organization should be based on the elements

of HRM, what are they?

5) Define selection process?

6) Who takes the responsibility of selecting the candidate?

7) Define the reliability and validity in selection?

8) Define

a) Personality tests

b) Performance tests

9) ___________ Predict the accuracy of the candidates' potential for long-term

employment.

10) What is an application blank?

Part –B 5*4= 20 marks

1) What are the various ethics which should be following by an organization while
recruiting people?

2) “The job falling under the same grade get different wage scale”. Discuss.
 3) If you were responsible for hiring someone for the job, which recruitment sources
would you use? Why? Which recruitment sources would you avoid? Why?

4) Write notes on

a) Personality tests

b) Achievement tests

c) Polygraph

d) Graphology

5) As an interviewer what are the major problems that an interview process will have to
face? What can you do to reduce some of these problems?

6) You own a company with a capital of $1.6 lakhs which has a turnover of $6.7 lakhs,
how will you select your recruitment panel for selecting the fresh candidates? What is
an interview? Explain its validity and reliability regarding your company?

7) E-Recruitment – save time and money in IT companies, is this true? Is there an

internet job market available? Explain

Part – C 5*8=40 marks

1) Discuss in detail about the various recruitment methods being used by the
organizations?

2) What are the common objections against the treatment of people as assets in a HRM
system?

3) Selection is an important criteria to be followed in a recruitment process; can you

specify its importance? Write a selection process of any company according to your
preference?

4) You are starting a new manufacturing soft drinks company, what phases would you
go through to select your employers? Be specific with your capital investment and
brand name for your new company.

5) How would you help an IT Firm that wants to improve its campus hiring efforts?
 6) All companies who advertise in the Medias like newspapers etc., are competitive in
hiring the best person as their employer. In this awakening economy, how will you
suggest these companies to recruit and select their employer?

7) The major strategy in the 21st century is the E-World; can the recruitment be taken out
of town in selecting candidates who are skilled? How will you carry out this type of
recruitment? Explain?

Part-D 2*10=20 Marks

REASSESSMENT OF FITNESS FOR DUTIES

A man complained that he had been rejected for selection in a trainee position with a
Commonwealth Government agency because a medical assessment had been given that
because of lymphodoema ( A condition causing swelling) in one of his legs he would be
unable to perform the required duties.

ASSESSMENT OF DIABETIC WORKER

A man who has diabetes complained that he had been rejected for qualifications required for
the transport control position he had been training for and had been dismissed as a
consequence.

ADJUSTMENTS IN INTERVIEW PROCESS

A man who has a vision impairment complained that when he applied for a telemarketing
position, no adjustments were made in the testing process, such as large screen or adaptive
software for computer based testing, despite notice having been provided of his needs for
such adjustments

Complainant claims she applied for a job with respondent company. Complainant says she
met the criteria but respondent advised it had never had women operating machines
previously and respondent would have to build a special ablutions block for her because all
the men showered together at the end of the shift.

Complainant claims refused employment as electrical engineer operator with respondent

State Govt. because he did not disclose previous criminal record conviction. Complainant
claims application form only required disclosure of convictions within past 5 years and his
conviction occurred 7 years ago. Conviction was for assault.
Complainant commenced employment with respondent Commonwealth organisation as a
human resources consultant. Complainant was on a 12 month contract. Complainant’s
contrast was extended for 12 months. Respondent advised complainant was groomed for a
more senior role which would be advertised and be a permanent position. Shortly after
contract extinction complaint ant advised respondent of her pregnancy. Another employee
was later promoted above the complainant into the acting senior role. Complainant went on
maternity leave. Complainant says the senior job was not advertised in as planned.

Questions:

1) In this case discuss, what could the respondent organization could have done to stop
these issues arising in reference to their policies, procedures and practices?

2) Discuss how to process the interview in these situations?