These are ACCA F1 (BT/FBT) Business and Technology MCQs for Chapter; Recruitment and selection.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THESE MCQs Test

Course: ACCA
Fundamental Level: Knowledge, FIA
Subject: Business And Technology
Paper: F1 – BT
Chapter: Recruitment and selection
Chapter Number: 16 of the Practice and Exam Kit; and 21 of the Study Text
Syllabus Area: D – Leading and managing individuals and teams
Questions Type: MCQs
Exam Section: Section A

Number of the Questions

These MCQs Test consist of 18 Questions that covers the Chapter; Recruitment and selection of ACCA F1 (BT) Business and Technology Module.

Time

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As in ACCA Exam, there are 1.8 minutes per mark. So each 2 marks question have 3.6 minutes to complete.

This Test includes some MCQs that worth 2 marks and some worth 1 Mark. We therefore giving an average time to complete the Test.

This Test has 18 questions, so Students have total 36 minutes to complete the Test.

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F1 - Chapter 16 - Part D Test - MCQs and MTQs

1 / 18

Which of the following would be classed as a 'selection' rather than a 'recruitment' activity?

Job description

Designing application forms

Screening application forms

2 / 18

Which of the following statements about reference checking is true?

At least two employer references are desirable

References provide objective information about a job candidate

Personal references are particularly valuable in assessing the qualities of a candidate

3 / 18

In which of the following circumstances would an organisation be better off carrying out its own recruitment, rather than using recruitment consultants?

The organisation does not have a specialist recruitment function, but is looking to recruit on a large scale for the first time

The organisation uses outside consultants in many areas of its business, and is used to managing their services effectively

The organisation has complex cultural, business and technical selection criteria for its staff, but is considering using a consultancy for the first time, because it requires new people urgently in order to exploit an opportunity

The organisation has a strong, traditional culture, but is now looking to introduce greater innovation and flexibility

4 / 18

In the context of selection, what is an assessment centre?

A series of tests and interviews undergone by an individual candidate over several days

A series of tests, interviews and activities undergone by a group of candidates over several days

A technique for assessing large numbers of candidates, usually for junior positions, in a costeffective manner

A place where candidates are taken to undergo group assessments

5 / 18

A policy of internal promotion, as opposed to external recruitment, can have positive and negative effects.

Which of the following would be negatively effected by such a policy?

Succession planning

Innovation

Induction times

6 / 18

The first stage in the recruitment process is:

To write a job description

To liaise with recruitment consultants

To identify a vacancy

To write a person specification

7 / 18

A financial consultancy firm has a job vacancy for a junior office assistant at one of its offices.

Which of the following would be the most suitable external medium for the job advertisement?

Accountancy journal

National newspapers

Local newspapers

8 / 18

..................... are capacities that lead to behaviours that meet job demands within the parameters of the organisational environment.

Which word correctly completes this sentence?

9 / 18

In a selection interview, the interviewer asks: 'Surely you'd agree that objectivity is a key requirement for an auditor?'

What sort of question is this?

Problem-solving

Leading

Closed

Open

10 / 18

Which of the following is NOT a primary aim of a job selection interview?

Giving the applicant information about the job and organisation

Getting as much information as possible about the applicant

Making the applicant feel (s)he has been treated fairly

Comparing the applicant against job requirements

11 / 18

Which of the following is a disadvantage of a large panel or selection board interview compared to individual or one-to-one interviews?

A number of people see the candidate at one sitting

Questions tend to be more varied and more random

There is less opportunity for personal rapport with the candidate

Specialists can ask a questions about technical areas of the work

12 / 18

A recruitment manager has prepared a statement of the key duties, tasks and reporting responsibilities involved in a particular job, as the basis for job interviewing.

What name would be given to such a statement?

Job analysis

Personnel specification

Job advertisement

Job description

13 / 18

In the context of personnel specifications, the Seven Point Plan (Rodger) does NOT explicitly include which of the following headings?

Motivation

Interests

Physical make-up

Circumstances

14 / 18

All of the following, except one, are areas of human resource management that benefit from job descriptions. Which is the exception?

Job evaluation

Recruitment

Employee flexibility

Training needs analysis

15 / 18

Selection tests which focus on aptitude, intelligence and personality factors are called ........................ tests.

Which word correctly completes this sentence?

16 / 18

In the context of selection interviews, which of the following describes the 'halo effect'?

An effect whereby the interviewer attributes to the applicant beliefs, attitudes or feelings which he has himself

An effect whereby the interviewer changes the behaviour of the applicant by suggestion

A tendency for people to make an initial judgement based on first impressions, and then letting this colour their later perceptions.

A tendency to mentally assign people to a group and then attribute to them the traits assumed to be characteristic of the group as a whole

17 / 18

Selection tests such as IQ tests and personality tests may not be effective in getting the right person for the job for several reasons. Which of the following criticisms of the tests is NOT justified, however?

Test results can be influenced by practice and coaching rather than genuine ability

Tests are generally less accurate predictors of success than interviews

Subjects are able to deliberately falsify results

Tests do not completely eliminate bias and subjectivity

18 / 18

What is the current trend in human resource management?

Devolve recruitment and selection to line managers

Devolve recruitment and selection to the Board

Centralise recruitment and selection within HR

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F1 (BT) – Chapter 16 MCQ’s (Recruitment and selection) – ACCA