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1. Jeff is about to recruit some new staff for his organization. A senior HR manager asked him to design a job description for the role to be filled. A well-written job description must include tasks that are:

Performed by successful employees

Meant to accommodate disabled persons

Mandated by the work group

Essential to the position

2. Topics such as organization goals, products and services, employment terms and conditions e.t.c are commonly included in:

Strategic planning

New employee orientation

Leadership development training

Team building activities

3. An exit interview is most appropriate when done by

The employee’s peers

HR professional

The C.E.O

An online questionnaire

4. Which of the following is the main reason that companies offer wellness and assistance programs?

Validate employees’ performance

Establish a competitive workforce

Retain employees

Encourage teamwork

5. Kolawole (a member of staff) has been assigned as an officer to investigate issues arising from performance appraisals between a superior and subordinate. This practice is called?

Halo effect

Leniency theory

Ombudsman

Fast track

6. Your software company's new CEO is making a lot of operational and organizational changes. There's been a lot of staff turnover in the past year, as well. What's the best communication approach you and your HR colleagues can take to help provide clear and consistent information in the face of all these changes?

Update the employee handbook with the latest policies

Update the company org chart

Offer change and stress management seminars for all employees

Arrange for each department to have a meeting to go over all of the changes

7. Which is the most key consideration that you, as an HR Manager, should consider in determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor?

The way the employer has classified their position in the past

The individual's level of experience and seniority

The nature and degree of control retained by the employer

The level of specialized training required for the position

8. Your company is looking for the payroll system that will provide the best experience for your employees. Which is the most important factor to consider?

The size of the payroll company's current customer base

The payroll company's technical capability to meet your company's needs

The payroll company's current client list, and their similarities to your company

The payroll company's security protocols

9. Your outdoor clothing company wants to maximize creativity and employee participation in developing new products. What would you suggest as the best strategy to get employees to submit more ideas?

Assigning more side projects to employees whose ideas are implemented

Recognize the employees whose ideas are implemented by displaying their names on an innovator’s plaque in the company lobby

Recognize the employees whose ideas are implemented at a company meeting, along with a cash bonus

Recognizing the employees whose ideas are implemented by interviewing them for the company newsletter

10. Your company wants to create a disciplinary policy, formalizing the steps to be taken. Which sequence of steps will most likely be included?

A verbal warning, probation, termination

A verbal, written, and final warning, at management's discretion

A verbal warning, performance improvement plan, termination

Verbal, written, final, with zero tolerance for violent and fiduciary offenses.

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