Organisation-related Tests -> The Recruitment Audit

THE RECRUITMENT AUDIT

( Developed by T.V. Rao and Udai Pareek of the Academy of Human Resource Development )

This interactive - which deals with the process of recruitment - consists of 20 critical statements. Evaluate the extent to which each describes the state of the systems in your company using this scale:

-> Very true : 76% to 100%

-> Mostly true : 51% to 75%

-> Partly true : 26% to 50%

-> Not true : 0% to 25%

Please answer all questions honestly for a correct score.

1. In your company, the manpower requirements of each department are identified well in advance.

Very true True Partly true Not true

2. Manpower planning is always done on the basis of projections for the next five years.

Very true True Partly true Not true

3. There are close linkages between the manpower plans and the company's business plans.

Very true True Partly true Not true

4. Succession planning is done in advance since it takes time to recruit senior people.

Very true True Partly true Not true

5. Job definition is treated as critical and always precedes the process of recruitment.

Very true True Partly true Not true

6. The capabilities and aptitudes of candidates are identified using scientific techniques.

Very true True Partly true Not true

7. These results are also used to identify where exactly the prospective employee should work.

Very true True Partly true Not true

8. The selection process is objective and ensures that only competent people are recruited.

Very true True Partly true Not true

9. Interviews are conducted by several people from different levels in the company.

Very true True Partly true Not true

10. There is participation by line managers in manpower planning and recruitment.

Very true True Partly true Not true

11. Line managers participating in staff selection are trained in interviewing and other techniques.

Very true True Partly true Not true

12. Candidates are given adequate and reliable information about the company and the job.

Very true True Partly true Not true

13. Would-be employees are always told about the positive and the negative aspects of the job.

Very true True Partly true Not true

14. Prospective employees are provided an opportunity to experience the company first-hand.

Very true TruePartly true Not true

15. The personnel department follows up on the training needs identified during the selection.

Very true TruePartly true Not true

16. Data for development decisions, such as job rotation, is used to identify internal hiring needs.

Very true True Partly true Not true

17. Employees who don't perform to potential are evaluated to see if they should be rotated.

Very true TruePartly true Not true

18. People are encouraged to move if it appears that they can do better in another function.

Very true TruePartly true Not true

19. Grooming is always preferred to outsourcing, especially at the senior levels.

Very true TruePartly true Not true

20. Overstaffing in order to deal with future attrition is not a company policy.

Very true TruePartly true Not true

On submitting your responses to the above questions and clicking the "Submit" button, your score out of a maximum score of 80 will appear in the text-box below the submit button and the interpretation of the score will appear in an alert box. Click on OK to continue.

 

 

Organisation-related Tests ->   The Recruitment Audit