UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE COAHUILA
FCA
JEOPARDY 2024
GUÍA DE ESTUDIO
CATEGORÍA: HUMAN RESOURCES
1. WHAT’S 360-DEGREE FEEDBACK?
ANSWER: SYSTEM OR PROCESS IN WHICH EMPLOYEES RECEIVE CONFIDENTIAL,
ANONYMOUS FEEDBACK FROM THE PEOPLE WHO WORK AROUND THEM.
2. WHAT’S ABSCONDING?
ANSWER: WHEN AN EMPLOYEE IS NOT REPORTING AT WORK FOR CONSECUTIVE DAYS
AND HAS NOT INFORMED HIS MANAGERS OR PEERS ABOUT HIS WHEREABOUTS OR THE
REASON OF HIS ABSENCE
3. WHAT ARE APPRAISAL LETTERS?
ANSWER: APPRAISAL LETTERS ARE WRITTEN BY THE HR DEPARTMENT TO NOTIFY SPECIFIC
EMPLOYEES TO PRAISE THEIR WORK PERFORMANCE DURING A CALENDAR YEAR.
4. WHAT’S BASIC SALARY?
ANSWER: IS THE SALARY AMOUNT EARNED BY AN EMPLOYEE BEFORE ANY PARTICULAR
ADDITION OR DEDUCTION IS MADE TO THE SAME.
5. WHAT’S BENCHMARKING?
ANSWER: A PROCESS OF MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ORGANIZATION OR A
TEAM THROUGH A VARIETY OF METRICS—FOR EXAMPLE, CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RATE,
SALES, TURNOVER RATES, AND RETENTION—FOR FUTURE COMPARISON.
6. WHAT’S BUMPING?
ANSWER: A PRACTICE USED BY MANY COMPANIES TO RESERVE TALENT POOL DURING
DOWNSIZING, WHEREIN, A SENIOR LEVEL EMPLOYEE, WHOSE POSITION HAS BEEN
SELECTED FOR ELIMINATION, IS OFFERED THE OPTION OF ACCEPTING AN ALTERNATIVE
POSITION OF LESSER SENIORITY WITHIN THE ORGANISATION.
7. WHAT’S COMPETENCY?
ANSWER: A SET OF DEMONSTRABLE CHARACTERISTICS AND SKILLS THAT ENABLE, AND
IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF PERFORMANCE OF A JOB.
8. WHAT’S COST PER HIRE?
ANSWER: IT IS LINKED TO RECRUITING TALENT AND REFERS TO THE TOTAL COST OF
BRINGING THE NEW EMPLOYEE TO THE COMPANY, INCLUDING THE EXPENSE OF
RECRUITMENT PROCESS, EQUIPMENT, TRAVEL COSTS, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND
BENEFITS.
9. WHAT’S DISCIPLINARY ACTION?
ANSWER: IS THE STEP TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AGAINST EMPLOYEES THAT DO NOT
COMPLY WITH CERTAIN POLICIES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
10. WHAT’S EMPLOYEE LIFECYCLE?
ANSWER: AN EMPLOYEE GOES THROUGH VARIOUS STAGES IN A COMPANY FROM
RECRUITMENT, ONBOARDING, ORIENTATION, CAREER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, AS
WELL AS TERMINATION.
11. WHAT’S EMPLOYEE TURNOVER?
ANSWER: THE TERM APPLIED TO THE CYCLE OF HIRING AND FIRING THAT HAPPENS
WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION.
12. WHAT’S EQUITY THEORY?
ANSWER: AN EMPLOYEE GETS DE-MOTIVATED BY THE JOB AND HIS EMPLOYER IN CASE HIS
INPUTS ARE MORE THAN THE OUTPUTS.
13. WHAT’S GRATUITY?
ANSWER: IS GIVEN BY THE EMPLOYER TO HIS/HER EMPLOYEE FOR THE SERVICES
RENDERED BY HIM DURING THE PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT.
14. WHAT’S GROSS SALARY?
ANSWER: THE AMOUNT OF MONEY PAID TO AN EMPLOYEE BEFORE TAXES AND
DEDUCTIONS ARE DISCOUNTED. IT IS THE GROSS MONTHLY OR ANNUAL SUM EARNED BY
THE EMPLOYEE.
15. WHAT’S HR AUDIT?
ANSWER: THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF HUMAN RESOURCE
DEPARTMENT AND ITS ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN, AND THE POLICIES FOLLOWED TOWARDS
THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS.
16. WHAT’S INCENTIVE PAY?
ANSWER: INCENTIVE PAY REFERS TO GIVING EMPLOYEES BONUSES OR OTHER FORMS OF
COMPENSATION IN EXCHANGE FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR NORMAL DUTIES.
