Planning & Recruitment
A shop recruits from its existing team. Which advantage of internal recruitment reduces uncertainty about the applicant?
Known skills and performance.
An applicant claims advanced spreadsheet skills in an interview but cannot complete a basic task. Identify the interview limitation exposed.
Dishonest or exaggerated responses.
A permanent employee has no paid carer’s leave left and must care for their sick child. How much unpaid carer’s leave is available for this occasion under the NES?
2 days unpaid.
A new employee learns their role and workplace expectations during induction. According to the revision sheet, how does this affect the time taken to become productive?
They become productive more quickly.
Meryl Streep returned as Miranda Priestly in this 2026 fashion-world sequel.
What is The Devil Wears Prada 2?
A business wants staff who bring different perspectives to improve creativity, innovation and adaptability. Which staffing-planning factor should it consider?
Diversity.
A capable candidate panics during a timed psychological assessment. What factor could make this score misrepresent their ability?
Test anxiety.
A business hires an overseas applicant without checking their legal right to work in Australia. Which Act listed on the revision sheet covers this obligation?
Migration Act 1958 (Cth).
A new employee can use the computer system but feels isolated and does not know colleagues. Which induction aim is being neglected?
Social adjustment.
Zendaya returned in 2026 for the third season of this HBO drama.
What is Euphoria?
An accounting role requires a degree; an electrician role requires an official licence. Name the staffing-planning factor for EACH, in that order.
Education; qualifications.
An applicant gives socially desirable answers on a psychological questionnaire. Identify the behaviour AND its effect on the profile’s reliability.
Dishonest responses; reduced reliability.
An eligible permanent employee and a casual each take compassionate leave. State the pay treatment for each under the NES.
Permanent: paid. Casual: unpaid.
Staff reduce production costs, win customers through quality service and support community projects. Match these outcomes to THREE business objectives, in that order.
Profit; market share; social needs.
This artist's album MAYHEM won Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2026 Grammys.
Who is Lady Gaga?
An external manager has excellent technical skills but clashes with the business’s friendly service values. Which recruitment risk does this illustrate?
Poor cultural fit.
An applicant would need three weeks to complete a realistic building design. Name the selection method this makes impractical AND the limitation involved.
Work testing; tasks take too long.
A warehouse identifies hazards, supplies protective equipment and trains employees to work safely. Name the legal staffing obligation AND the Victorian Act that covers it.
OH&S; Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic).
A parent works the same total hours but starts and finishes one hour later for school drop-off. Name the arrangement AND the employee benefit.
Flexible hours; improved work-life balance.
Housemarque, the studio behind Returnal, released this PS5 action game in April 2026.
What is SAROS?
A bakery needs a supervisor immediately. A current employee has the required skills and a strong record. Name TWO benefits of promoting them AND ONE limitation of recruiting internally.
Known performance; staff motivation; smaller applicant pool.
A manager reviews online applicant responses whenever convenient and compares candidates’ skills and experience. Identify the TWO online-selection advantages illustrated.
Convenient review; easy candidate comparison.
An eligible employee takes the full 12 months of unpaid parental leave and receives approval for the maximum additional period. Calculate the TOTAL leave period.
24 months unpaid.
A business trains staff to communicate respectfully across different cultures. Name the bias this targets AND the workplace outcome it supports.
Reduced unconscious bias; greater inclusion.
In Christopher Nolan's 2026 film The Odyssey, Matt Damon plays this Greek hero trying to return home after the Trojan War.
Who is Odysseus? Accept Ulysses.