Talent Acquisition & Retention Flashcards
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The concept of 'total rewards' in talent retention includes which of the following components?
Answer: Compensation, benefits, work-life balance, recognition, and development opportunities
Total rewards encompasses all financial and non-financial elements offered to employees, recognizing that retention drivers go beyond cash compensation.
An exit interview program yields the most actionable data when:
Answer: Administered anonymously after the employee has separated and responses are analyzed for trends
Post-separation anonymous surveys remove fear of reprisal, encourage honesty, and trend analysis across multiple responses reveals systemic retention issues.
Which selection tool is MOST susceptible to legal challenge due to disparate impact concerns?
Answer: Standardized cognitive ability test without demonstrated job relevance
Cognitive ability tests that lack demonstrated job-relatedness may produce adverse impact against protected groups and are difficult to defend under the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures.
A manager seeking to improve retention among Generation Z employees should PRIMARILY focus on:
Answer: Purpose-driven work, continuous feedback, and digital-first collaboration tools
Gen Z employees are motivated by meaningful work, frequent feedback, and technology-enabled flexibility, which differ from the priorities of older generations.
Which workforce planning technique uses historical data to project future staffing needs based on an assumed relationship between organizational activity and headcount?
Answer: Trend analysis / ratio analysis
Trend and ratio analysis examines past relationships (e.g., sales volume to employee count) to forecast how many employees will be needed as business activity changes.
When a manager promotes from within to fill a vacant position, which talent management benefit is PRIMARILY realized?
Answer: Increased employee motivation through visible career advancement opportunities
Internal promotions signal to the entire workforce that the organization values and develops its people, boosting engagement and signaling a credible career path.
The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (UGESP) define adverse impact using the 'four-fifths rule,' which means:
Answer: A selection rate for a protected group less than 80% of the highest group's rate indicates adverse impact
The four-fifths (80%) rule triggers adverse impact analysis when a protected group's selection rate is less than 80% of the rate of the most-selected group.