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SHRM-SCP People Questions - Part 8

Jenny Clarke

Mon, 10 Feb 2025

1. Which of the following is a legal consideration that is associated with using social media for recruiting?

A) Inadvertently discovering information that is illegal to use when considering an applicant
B) Misleading or inaccurate information about a candidate that overstates the candidateƒ??s qualifications
C) Engaging passive job candidates who may be a good fit for the organization but are not actively looking for jobs
D) False social networking profiles that were set up by an individual seeking to harm another individual



2. An organization has always posted jobs internally before advertising them externally. However, managers are frustrated by the time it takes to fill open jobs. To what problem within the organization does this point?

A) Managers do not understand the benefits of providing a fair and equitable system of job posting, promotions, and lateral moves.
B) The organization may have a bad reputation in the marketplace.
C) The organization may have low-skilled employees.
D) Managers may not trust HR to find the best employees



3. HR has identified the need to increase staffing efficiency in order to meet the needs of the organization as it continues to grow. HR particularly wants to reduce search time and time to fill and improve the analysis of the quality of the candidates. Which is the best way to achieve the targets set by HR?

A) Focus on engaging and?ÿretaining current employees instead of hiring new ones.
B) Leverage predictive analytics to analyze and place candidates more accurately.
C) Use social media to recruit and screen the majority of candidates.
D) Rewrite job descriptions to create searchable descriptions.



4. Talent Selection Process The HR director in a rapidly growing start-up needs to secure specific talent for a specialty department with a very short time frame for full productivity. Which type of interviewing will be especially valuable in the selection process?

A) Group or panel
B) Competency-based
C) Standardized
D) Behavioral



5. What is the likely harm of imposing an application document submission length for a tenured professor position at a public university?

A) Loss of relevant information from a curriculum vitae
B) Inability to submit references with a resume
C) Inability to submit a cover letter with a resume
D) No harm; application documents should always be as brief as possible.



1. Right Answer: A
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2. Right Answer: A
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3. Right Answer: B
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4. Right Answer: D
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5. Right Answer: A
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