Visualize a Large Communications Company with Centralized Selection Activities

question 7

Multiple Choice

Visualize a large communications company with centralized selection activities.How would such an organizational structure benefit the employer?

• A)Operating managers would have the ability to provide a significant amount of time to the decision process.
• B)The possibility of hiring an inappropriate job candidate would be eliminated.
• C)The organization can consider each job applicant for a variety of jobs,which is a very efficient way to handle placement and selection activities.
• D)Testing for job applicants is expensive,and using centralized selection activities reduces the needs for such testing.
• E)With centralized selection,hiring always becomes a year-round activity rather than intermittent.

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