Human Resources

Interview Testing

This is test conducted for candidates

interviewed for a position in Human Resources
Personal

Human Resources Interview Testing Sheet

Instructions to candidates:

This test consists of 45 questions with 4 to 6 objective type answers

One or more may be right answers
You have a total time of _______________ minutes to complete the test
There is no negative marking, so please attempt all questions
Syllabus covered in the test
o Human Resource Management
o Recruitment Process
o Staffing Techniques
o Negotiation
o Induction & Documentation

Test Questions
1. Human Resources department caters to which organizational need?
a. Business need
b. Staffing need
c. Developmental need
d. Financial need
2. Which HR process determines suitability of a candidature for a position?
a. Payroll Process & Benefits Management
b. Employee Relations & Grievance Redress
c. Recruitment & Selection
d. Induction

3. Which of the following constitute HR functions

a. Staffing and Selection
b. Employee Engagement
c. Benefits Administration
d. Training
e. a,b & c
f. a, b, c & d
4. Which among the following methods of sourcing are effective for quick hiring?
a. Job portals
b. Reference from previous candidates
c. Employee references
d. Networking sites
e. Response to job advertisements
f. All of the above
5. Hiring in desperation leads to which of the following problems?
a. Lack of time for verification of candidates previous employment details
b. Quality of Hiring can suffer
c. Possibility of payment of high salary during negotiation
d. a & c
e. All of the above
6. What is behavioral interviewing?
a. Interviewing to test a candidates aptitude for the job
b. Interviewing to test a candidates attitude for the job
c. Interviewing to test candidates behavioral patterns in previous employments
d. Interviewing to know candidates background and resume validity
e. b & c
f. a, b & c
7. Competency mapping refers to
a. The process of identifying key competencies for an organization and/or a job and incorporating
those competencies throughout the various processes
b. The process of identifying key employees for an organization and hierarchy
c. The process of developing the employees strength in the organization
d. None of the above
8. Salary negotiation in a typical interview process is done by
a. HR executive who screens the candidate
b. Departmental Head in whose department the candidate is likely to join
c. HR or Recruiting Manager
d. Management
e. Payroll Department Head
9. Social networking sites are a powerful medium for candidates sourcing
a. True
b. False
10. The recruiter is not concerned with the cost of recruiting a candidate and is responsible only for the
selection of a suitable candidate
a. True
b. False
11. Recruitment lead time from requirement gathering to closure refers to
a. The time taken between getting a requirement and rolling out a job offer
b. The time taken between getting a requirement and sourcing candidates for interviews
c. The time taken between getting a requirement and candidate selection
d. The time taken between getting a requirement and candidate joining the company
e. None of the above
12. The difference between a role and a designation is

a. Role refers to the title of the job and designation is the level of the employee
b. Role refers to the candidates job and designation the title for the role
c. Role refers to the candidates job title and designation refers to the job done by the candidate
d. None of the above
13. Job Description means
a. Designation
b. Details of the kind of candidate wanted for the job
c. Details of the work to be done
d. Something similar to job analysis
e. All of the above
14. Which of the following are part of an interview process
a. Screening
b. Testing
c. Interviewing
d. Selection
e. Salary negotiation
f. All of the above
15. What is the expansion of CEO?
a.