Job Analysis and Talent Management Process

1. In an effective talent management system, an employee's performance

appraisal would initiate training and development opportunities.

True*

2. Effective talent management focuses on developing employee competencies

that align with strategic goals.

True*

3. All of the following types of information will most likely be collected by a human

resources specialist through a job analysis EXCEPT ________.

C. Job analysis

4. All of the following types of information will most likely be collected by a

human resources specialist through a job analysis EXCEPT ________.

C. Performance standards 

5. Jennifer, a manager at an engineering firm, has been assigned the task of

conducting a job analysis. What should be Jennifer's first step in the process?

D. Reviewing relevant background information *

6. All of the following requirements are typically addressed in job specifications

EXCEPT ________.

A. Desired personality traits *

7. Which one of the following indicates the division of work within a firm and the

lines of authority and communication?

C. Organizational chart *

8. Which one of the following is an example of business process reengineering?

A. Using computerized systems to combine separate tasks *

9. While performing the fifth step of a job analysis, it is essential to confirm the

validity of collected data with the ________.

D. Worker *

10. Which one of the following terms refers to systematically moving workers

from one job to another?

11. Conducting the job analysis is the sole responsibility of the HR specialist.

False

12. Jerome, a manager at an electronics company, needs to gather job analysis

information from a large number of employees who perform similar work. Which

one of the following would be most appropriate for Jerome?

C. Holding a group interview with a supervisor *

13. One of the problems with direct observation is ________, which is when workers

alter their normal activities because they are being watched.

C. Reactivity *

14. Informal interviews provide quantitative job analysis information, which is why

they are frequently used by managers who need to determine the relative worth

of a job for pay purposes.

False*

15. Joaquin records every activity in which he participates at work along with the

time it takes him to complete each activity. Which of the following approaches to

job analysis data collection is most likely being used at Joaquin's workplace?

A. Diaries *