Human Resources & Industrial Relations is one of 8 topics in the Grade 12 Business Studies CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Recruitment refers to:
The process of attracting a pool of suitable candidates for a vacant position
The process of formally dismissing an employee
The process of setting an employee's salary only
The process of training an existing employee
Answer: The process of attracting a pool of suitable candidates for a vacant position — Recruitment is about attracting suitable candidates for a vacancy, through methods like advertising, agencies, or professional networks, before selection takes place.
Easy
2. Which HR activity introduces a new employee to the business's culture, policies and colleagues after they are hired?
Induction (onboarding)
Recruitment
Performance management
Collective bargaining
Answer: Induction (onboarding) — Induction (onboarding) helps a new employee become productive more quickly by introducing them to the business's culture, policies, colleagues and job requirements.
Medium
3. What HR process involves choosing the most suitable candidate from a pool of applicants, using methods such as interviews and reference checks?
Answer: Selection — Selection follows recruitment and involves objectively identifying the most suitable candidate from the applicant pool through methods like interviews, assessments and reference checks.
