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Tamil Nadu Board 12th Standard Commerce - Chapter 10: Book Back Answers and Solutions

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Chapter 10: Recruitment Methods

I. Choose the correct answer.

1. Recruitment is the process of identifying ________ .
a) right man for right job
b) good performer
c) Right job
d) All of the above
Answer Keys:
a) right man for right job

2. Recruitment bridges gap between ________ and ________ .
a) job seeker and job provider
b) job seeker and agent
c) job provider and owner
d) owner and servant
Answer Keys:
a) job seeker and job provider

3. Advertisement is a ________ source of recruitment.
a) internal
b) external
c) agent
d) outsourcing
Answer Keys:
b) external

4. Transfer is an ________ source of recruitment.
a) internal
b) external
c) outsourcing
d) None of the above
Answer Keys:
a) internal

5. E-recruitment is possible only through ________ facility.
a) Computer
b) internet
c) Broadband
d) 4G
Answer Keys:
b) internet

II. Very short answer questions.

1. Give the meaning of Recruitment.
Answer Key:

Recruitment is the process of finding suitable candidates for the various posts in an organization.
It is a process of attracting potential people to apply for a job in an organization.

2. What is promotion?
Answer Key:

Based on seniority and merits of the employees they are given opportunity to move up in the organizational hierarchy.

3. Write any two internal source of recruitment.
Answer Key:
Upgrading:

Performance appraisal helps in the process of moving employees from a lower position to a higher position.

Promotion:

Based on seniority and merits of the employees they are given opportunity to move up in the organizational hierarchy.

4. What is meant by Poaching?
Answer Key:

Organizations instead of training and developing their own employees hire employees of other competitive companies by paying them more both financial and non-financial benefits.
It is also called raiding.

III. Short answer questions.

1. What is meant by unsolicited applicants?
Answer Key:

These are the applications of job seekers who voluntarily apply for the vacancies not yet notified by the organizations.

2. What is meant by job portals?
Answer Key:

Using internet job portals organizations can screen for the prospective candidates and fill up their vacancies.

3. State the steps in Recruitment process outsourcing.
Answer Key:
The steps in Recruitment process outsourcing are:

Requirement Understanding
Advertise & Source
Screening
Validation
Profile submission
Interview Process &
Feedback
Selection & Follow-up

IV. Long answer questions.

1. Explain the Internal sources of Recruitment (any 5).
Answer Key:
Upgrading:

Performance appraisal helps in the process of moving employees from a lower position to a higher position.

Promotion:

Based on seniority and merits of the employees they are given opportunity to move up in the organizational hierarchy.

Recommendation by existing Employees:

A family member, relative or friend of an existing employee can be recruited and placed.

Retention:

The retiring employees can be used to meet the requirement after superannuation as per management discretion.

Dependents:

The legal heir or the dependent employee may be given a chance to replace the deceased.

Job rotation:

One single employee managing to learn how to perform in more than one job on rotation.
This familiarises the employees with all kind of jobs performed and becomes a source.

2. Explain the External sources of Recruitment (any 5).
Answer Key:
A. Direct:
Unsolicited applicants:

These are the applications of job seekers who voluntarily apply for the vacancies not yet notified by the organizations.

Walkins:

Walk-in applicants with suitable qualification and requirement can be another source of requirement.

Campus Recruitment:

The organizations visit the educational institutions to identify and recruit suitable candidates.

Recruitment at Factory gate:

Usually casual or temporary unskilled employees are recruited by this way.
They are recruited at factory gate and paid on hourly or daily basis.

B. Indirect:
Employee referral:

The existing employees of the organization may recommend some of their relatives or known people who will be suitable for the existing vacancies.

Deputation:

A person who is already an employee of an organization can be deputed for a specific job for a specified period as a short term solution.

Job Portals:

Using internet job portals organizations can screen for the prospective candidates and fill up their vacancies.

Labour Contractors:

Organizations recruit unskilled and manual labourers through these contractors.

Word of mouth:

The information relating to job seekers is collected through people of repute who pass on the message about the vacancy to their known people

3. What is the recent trends in Recruitment?
Answer Key:
Outsourcing:

There are outsourcing firms that help in the process of recruiting through screening of applications and finding the right person for the job for which job they are paid service charges.

Poaching:

Organizations instead of training and developing their own employees hire employees of other competitive companies by paying them more both financial and non-financial benefits.
It is also called raiding.

Prepared By:

B. MUTHUKUMAR
PG ASST COMMERCE
MKVK MATRIC HR SEC SCHOOL
TENKASI