Business English: Human Resources / HR

Human Resource ManagementREVIEW QUIZ

Question 1Can you guess which is one of the fastest-growing approaches to recruiting today?

A - Social MediaB - NewspaperC - InternetD - Television

Answer - 1

INTERNET

Question – 2An example of an external impacts on employee satisfaction is:

A - Strength of communication in the companyB - A company’s policy for flexible workingC - Actions of competitorsD - A company’s organizational structure

Answer - 2

Actions of competitors

Question – 3These are all strategic activities involved in HR, except which one?

A - Employee engagement B - Sales force planning C - Inventory management D - Recruitment & Training

Answer - 4

Inventory management

Question – 4The process of determining the skills, abilities, and other attributes a person needs to perform a particular job is referred to as:

A - Training B - RecruitmentC - Selection D - Development

Answer - 5

SELECTION

Question – 5

______________ is when an employee spends time with another employee in a similar or higher position in order to learn more about the role.

Answer - 5

JOB SHADOWING

Question – 6_____ is submitted by a candidate in order for the employer to collect information about the candidate's education, previous job experience, and other background characteristics.

Answer - 6

RESUME CV APPLICATION FORM

Question – 7

Rather than paying overtime, a company may offer an arrangement where an employee does not have to come in to work for the duration of the hours they have worked overtime. (They get time off).

This is called ___________________

Answer - 7

COMP TIME

Question – 8

When a company contracts another organization to perform a function rather than employing a person directly to do it internally.

Answer - 3

OUTSOURCING

Question – 9

The amount of money given to employees when they are terminated from a position is called _____________________

Answer - 9

SEVERENCE PAY

Question – 10

Many companies offer competitive salaries and incentives to ______________talented employees.

Answer - 10

RETAIN

Question – 11

Legally, the lowest amount of pay an employer can pay an employee per hour is called the ______________________

Answer - 11

MINIMUM WAGE

Question – 12

To ___________is when a group of people refuse to work / quit their job until certain demands are met.

Answer - 12

“Go on Strike”

Question – 13

In the past, when an employee was fired, they would receive a ‘slip’ of paper in their mailbox of a certain color…. What color was it?  

Answer - 13

Pink“to get the pink slip”

Question – 14

A process in which a company permanently reduces its work force, usually resulting in layoffs.

Answer - 3

DOWNSIZING