SHRM Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning 4

Question 1

Which metric measures the percentage of job offers that candidates accept?

Accepted Answer

Offer acceptance rate

Answer

Offer acceptance rate is calculated by dividing the number of offers accepted by the total number of offers extended.

Question 2

An organization is experiencing high turnover among new hires within their first 90 days. Which talent acquisition practice is most likely to address this?

Accepted Answer

Improving the onboarding experience and setting clear 30-60-90 day expectations

Answer

Poor onboarding is a leading cause of early turnover; structured onboarding with clear milestones improves new hire retention.

Question 3

What is the primary legal risk associated with using credit history checks in the employee selection process?

Accepted Answer

Potential disparate impact discrimination under Title VII

Answer

Credit checks can disproportionately screen out minority applicants and must be job-related and consistent with business necessity to avoid disparate impact claims.

Question 4

In scenario-based workforce planning, which technique involves creating multiple possible future states to prepare for uncertainty?

Accepted Answer

Scenario planning

Answer

Scenario planning develops several plausible future states so organizations can prepare flexible workforce strategies.

Question 5

Which sourcing method is generally most cost-effective for high-volume, entry-level hiring?

Accepted Answer

Programmatic job advertising

Answer

Programmatic advertising uses algorithms to automatically buy and optimize job ad placements, delivering high volumes of applicants at a lower cost-per-applicant.

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SHRM Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning 4