CERs Workforce Planning & Analytics 3

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a leading workforce indicator (as opposed to a lagging indicator)?

Accepted Answer

Current pipeline conversion rate

Answer

Pipeline conversion rate is a leading indicator because it predicts future hiring outcomes before they occur, unlike lagging indicators that report past results.

Question 2

A company plans to expand into three new markets over 18 months. The workforce planning action MOST aligned with ethical recruiting practices is to:

Accepted Answer

Develop a talent pipeline plan that aligns hiring timelines to confirmed business milestones

Answer

Ethical workforce planning aligns recruiting activity to validated business needs, preventing misleading candidates about roles that may not materialize.

Question 3

The 'build vs. buy vs. borrow' talent strategy asks organizations to decide between:

Accepted Answer

Internal development, external hiring, or contingent/contract talent

Answer

Build (develop internally), buy (hire externally), and borrow (use contingent workers) represent the three fundamental sourcing strategies in workforce planning.

Question 4

Attrition rate is calculated as:

Accepted Answer

(Separations ÷ Average headcount) × 100

Answer

Attrition rate divides the number of separations during a period by the average headcount in that period, multiplied by 100.

Question 5

When analyzing workforce data, which practice BEST reflects ethical use of employee information?

Accepted Answer

Aggregating data to protect individual privacy while still surfacing meaningful trends

Answer

Ethical data use requires anonymizing or aggregating individual data to derive insights while protecting employee privacy.

(CERs) Certified Ethical Recruiters Practice Test

(CERs) Certified Ethical Recruiters Practice Test

CERs Workforce Planning & Analytics 3