Chapter Review Questions 2

This assignment reinforces information in your textbook and concepts presented in this unit. Your responses should be thorough, well-conceived college-level responses that are grammatically correct. When you answer these questions, you must support your responses withfacts and details from the readings, your opinions, your conclusions and interpretations. Please write in complete sentences.Briefly describe each of the main elements of a position or job description. Please make sure to provide a minimum of twoexamples for each.Why is the statement, “Job descriptions are written for positions, not people” important?Why is it important to begin the search to fill a position by considering persons already employed by the organization?When an employee provides notice of termination or a manager otherwise learns of an employee’s impending departure, a manager’svery first action should be to submit a requisition for a replacement. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why?What are three advantages and disadvantages of a civil service system?Why are layoffs under a civil service system more difficult to accomplish than layoffs in private companies?Why should an interviewing manager review all available information about an applicant before beginning an interview? Managersare busy people. Is arriving for an interview with an application in hand and then beginning an interview on time not sufficient?Can you make use of personal information in rendering an employment decision if the information was voluntarily provided toyou? Why or why not?What are five ways to find qualified applicants?Define the term salary bumping.What is one method of recruiting applicants during periods of employment shortages?Grading CriteriaYou will be graded on the accuracy and thoroughness of your responses. -You should work on this assignment as you go through thechapter(s). Unintentional plagiarism will result in an F. Should be at least 3 sentences per question.Fallon, L. F., & McConnel, C.R. (2007). Human resource management in health care principles and practice (p.160). Sudbury, MA: Jonesand Bartlett Publishers