1.4.2 Recruitment Flashcards
What is recruitment
•Recruitment is the steps undertaken by a business to identify a vacancy and attract suitable candidates; this can be internal or external
What is selection
is the actions taken by a business to help identify the best candidate for a job
Recruitment and selection process includes
- Identifying the vacancy
- Job description – a recruitment document that outlines the tasks and responsibilities of the job
- Person specification a recruitment document that outlines the characteristics of the person required to do the job e.g. qualifications and experience
- Advertising the vacancy
- Receiving applications
- Short listing and References
- Assessing candidates
- Offering the position
What is internal recruitment
Internal recruitment occurs when candidates for a position are recruited from within the organisation.
Benefits of internal recruitment
- Lower recruitment costs
- Improved promotion prospects
- Known abilities of candidates
- Quicker process
- Shorter induction period
Disadvantages of internal recruitment
- Reduces talent available
- Limits the number of applicants
- Can cause friction between internal candidates
What is external recruitment
External recruitment occurs when candidates for a position are recruited from outside of the organisation.
Benefits of external recruitment
- Increases the talent available
- Increases the number of applicants
- Can provide new sources of ideas to the company
Disadvantages of external recruitment
- Higher recruitment costs
- May upset internal candidates that have been overlooked
- Not able to see candidates at work over a period of time
Methods of selection include
Methods of selection include:
•Interviews
•Assessment centres:
•Multiple tasks, exercises and meetings held over a period of time, often 2 days, where candidates are measured against a set of competencies
•Tests might include:
•Psychometric testing involves a mixture of the following:
•Aptitude – measures the ability to develop skills and acquire knowledge
•Attainment – measuring levels of understanding e.g. maths
•Personality – measuring aspects of a candidate’s behaviour
•Interviews – Alec Rodger’s Seven Point Plan
The Seven Point Plan is a way of carrying out selection interviews:
1.Physical make-up – health, appearance, speech
2.Attainments – education, training, experience
3.Intelligence – ability to learn, analyse and evaluate situations
4.Aptitudes – special skills e.g. maths, IT
5.Interests – social, active, intellectual
6.Disposition – humour, maturity, independence
7.Circumstances – geographical mobility and availability
Cost of recruitment many include
- Time drawing up job descriptions and person specifications (if these do not already exist)
- Placing advertisements in newspapers or journals
- Fees paid to a recruitment consultancy
Cost of selection may include
- Managers time shortlisting and interviewing
- Candidate expenses if reimbursed for interviews
- Fees paid to assessment centres
Cost of training my include
- Productivity time lost by employee receiving training
- Productivity time lost by a second employee if training is provided in house
- Fees paid to an external training provider plus employees travel costs
What is training
Training is the process of equipping employees with the skills and knowledge necessary to carry out their job effectively
Methods of training include
- On-the–job where an employee learns in the workplace from experienced employees
- Off-the–job which is any form of education that takes place outside of the workplace
Induction - which is introductory training for employees new to an organisation
