The pie chart below summarizes the highest degree attainment of 200 employees at a company. How many employees have have a masters degree as their highest degree attained  High school diploma 7% Bachelors degree 46% Doctorate 11% Associates degree 7% Masters degree 29%

In the dynamic landscape of modern businesses, effective staffing extends beyond merely matching skills with job requirements. It encompasses a strategic approach to workforce planning, talent acquisition, and employee engagement. A comprehensive staffing strategy involves forecasting future skill needs, understanding industry trends, and embracing diversity and inclusion to foster innovation. Talent acquisition goes beyond traditional recruitment methods, incorporating digital platforms, networking events, and employer branding to attract top talent. Once hired, employee engagement becomes crucial for retention and productivity. This involves creating a positive work culture, offering career development opportunities; and providing meaningful feedback. Ultimately, successful staffing is an ongoing process that aligns the workforce with the organization's goals and values.   Question: How does your organization leverage technology and digital platforms in its talent acquisition process…

The personnel manager of Powerwest Inc. want to estimate the direct and cumulative average direct labor hours for producing 30 locomotive train units during then next year. He estimates from past experience that the learning rate is 90 percent.  The production department estimate that manufacturing the first unit will take 30,000 hours. Each employee average 200 hours per month. The production rate forecast is as follows: Month Production Rate (units) Month Production Rate (units) January 2 July 2 February 3 August 4 March 2 September 3 April 4 October 3 May 3 November 1 June 2 December 1   How many direct hours are required to produce the 30th unit? How many total hours are needed to produce all 30 units? What is the maximum number of employees required next year? If the learning rate were to change to 0.85, what would be the impact on the total hours and the number of employees needed to product 30 units?

You have just graduated from the medical technology program and have been hired by a hospital-based laboratory. This is a hospital that you have not trained in and is completely new. You have been hired for the evening shift 4- 12. In detail, explain how you would approach the first 3 months of your employment. The first three months of any new employment is probationary.

Jesse is tasked with cleaning out and shredding old illness and injury records at his workplace. He must keep records going how far back?     Responses seven years seven years at least one year at least one year ten years ten years at least five years

A performance appraisal that addresses the success to which an employee has achieved various job characteristics is defined as 360-degree feedback. True False

In a formal performance appraisal system that applies a comparative method, the person rating employees within a company or unit may be required to rank the employees in a forced distribution along a scale, such as for example, placing everyone somewhere along a bell curve graph O True O False

You are the training supervisor for a mid-size city.  The city manager and human resource manager meet with you and ask you to design a wellness program for city employees.  The city manager tells you that the city health insurance will be reduced by 20% if the city has a wellness program in place and if they can convince 50% of the employees to actively participate in the program.  There are currently 250 city employees ranging in age from 19 years to 67 years old.  Forty percent of the employees are female and sixty percent are male.  The city manager is concerned about the health of his employees' and he is concerned about the rising cost of insurance.  The human resource manager shares with you that the primary health issues for the city employees have been high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, obesity and depression. In the design of your program, clearly identify the problem, include a needs assessment with supporting data, discuss the strategic plan that you want to…

The employee turnover can be computed as:a. Number of new employees recruited per year/Average number of employeesb. Average number of employees/Number of new employees recruited per yearc. 1/2 × Average time an employee spends with the companyd. 1/2 × Number of new employees recruited per year

A little over two years ago, Avondale Industries acquired a company that produces a line of adhesives and sealants used in the aerospace industry. The acquisition was shortly followed by providing the best and brightest employees in the division with training every three months on topics selected by the group. A year later, the adhesives and sealants division developed a new sealant that lasts longer, is less expensive to produce, and is more effective in preventing the spread of fire or flames from the engine compartment to the airplane and preventing air leakage. The new product resulted in a sustainable competitive advantage in the market. Which of the following statements best explains how training contributed to the division’s new competitive advantage?     The training gave the employees the opportunity to demonstrate their many skills and competencies to the company.   The training taught the employees how to look at competitors’ products and determine how to make them…