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d) Three assignments i.e. A, B & C are to be answered. Assignment A will carry Five subjective
questions (10 marks). Assignment B will carry three subjective questions with a Case Study (10
marks) and Assignment C will carry Forty objective type questions (10 marks)
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Assignment B
Assignment C
1.
Job analysis is basically a process of data collection, Discuss. Also point out the
information.
2.
Job description and job specification are the twin products of job analysis. Discuss.
Also point out the process of job description.
3.
Do you agree that job specification is the statement of minimum acceptable human
qualities necessary to perform a job properly? Yes or no, why? Also throw light on the contents
of job specification for the posts of HR Manager to be recruited in an organization employing
5000 employees.
4.
Identify the main stages in the process of selection, especially if the candidates have to be
selected for the posts of Vice President (HR) and Sr. Vice President (HR).
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In the present era of information technology, the role of internet in recruitment hardly
Assignment B
Marks 10
Answer all questions.
1.
Interviews are the most used, misused and abused tool in the process of selection.
CASE STUDY
Growing Minds, Inc. is a national chain of retail outlets specializing in creative toys and
innovative learning materials for children. The company caters to the upper end of the
market and focuses on customer service for a competitive advantage. It provides
workshops for parents and children on topic such as learning with the computer and
indoor gardening and offers crafts classes ranging from papier-mch to pottery.
Growing Minds plans to expand and to open five new retail outlets in the coming
quarter. This may mean up to 200 new hires, and the executive team wants to make
sure that the best propel are hired and retained. It has issued a challenge to its retail
management personnel to design a staffing process that will accomplish these goals.
The childrens market in which Growing Minds operates demands service personnel
who are endlessly patient; knowledgeable about children, toys, and learning; and,
perhaps most important, sociable, enthusiastic, and engaging. Excellent customer
service is the top priority at Growing Minds, and obtaining the desired performance
from personnel has meant a major investment in training. Unfortunately, new workers
often leave within a year of being hired. This means that the company barely gets an
adequate return of the training it has invested in its new hires. Apparently, turnover is
due (at least in part) to the demanding nature of the job. Recently, Growing Minds has
been emphasizing the establishment of work teams to improve the quality of its
services, identify and fix any problems in service delivery, and brainstorm new
opportunities. This approach has yielded better-than-anticipated results, so the team
concept will be central to the new outlets.
Questions:
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1. How can Growing Minds attract the best applicants for job at its new retail
outlets? On what groups, if any, should the companys recruiting efforts focus?
How should the recruiting be done?
2. How should Growing Minds select the best candidates? What type of
Assignment C
(Objective Questions)
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Marks 10
(b) Confirmation
(c) Core
(d) Defence
27. What percentage of Competency-based questions usually constitute an interview
(supplemented by other types of questions)?
(a) 40%
(b) 50%
(c) 70%
(d) 80%
28. Which of the following statement is not correct?
(a) A decision theory is falsified as a descriptive theory if a decision problem can be
found in which most human subjects perform in contradiction to the theory.
(b) A decision theory is moderately falsified as a descriptive theory if a decision problem
can be found in which most human subjects perform in accordance with the theory.
(c) A decision theory is weakly falsified as a normative theory if a decision problem can
be found in which an agent can perform in contradiction with the theory without being irrational.
(d) A decision theory is strictly falsified as a normative theory if a decision problem can
be found in which an agent who performs in accordance with the theory cannot be a
rational agent.
29. Which, according to Simon, is not one of the phases in decision making?
(a) Designing
(b) Weaving
(c) Intelligence
(d) Choice
30. In which area FIRO-B does not measure your inter personal needs?
(a) Inclusion
(b) Exclusion
(c) Affection
(d) Control
31. Which of the following is not an alternative to recruitment?
(a) Overtime
(b) Outsourcing
(c) Inside Moonlighting
(d) Temporary employment
32. Which of the following is not a Big Five that describe behavioural traits that may explain 75
per cent of an individuals personality?
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