1.4.2 - RECRUITMENT , SELECTION and TRAINING Flashcards
What is RECRUITMENT?
Recruitment is the PROCESS of FINDING people to Work for a Company or become a NEW MEMBER of an Organisation
What are the 9 STAGES in RECRUITMENT and SELECTION PROCESS?
Stage 1 - IDENTIFY the VACANCY
Stage 2 - WRITE a JOB DESCRIPTION
Stage 3 - WRITE a PERSON SPECIFICATION
Stage 4 - ADVERTISE the VACANCY
Stage 5 - CANDIDATES APPLY
Stage 6 - CANDIDATES are SHORTLISTED
Stage 7 - SHORTLISTED Candidates are INTERVIEWED
Stage 8 - CANDIDATES may PARTICIPATE in ANOTHER Recruitment ACTIVITY
STAGE 9 - SUCCESSFUL Candidate is OFFERED the JOB
What are 2 COSTS of RECRUITMENT?
- ADVERTISING
- AGENCY FEES
Explain the COST Of RECRUITMENT - ADVERTISING
- RECRUITING can be EXPENSIVE , adds to COST, can mean that the Business is LESS COMPETITIVE
- Ideal is to find the Cheapest way of attracting the Largest Pool of Candidates to a vacancy and so this may mean a mixture of internal and external advertising
Explain the COST Of RECRUITMENT - AGENCY FEES
- if the HR Department is Small or if Business doesn’t have one, they may Use an AGENCY instead
- a BUSINESS may use Agency Staff or an Agency to ADVERTISE their JOB Vacancy for.
What are the 3 TYPES of TRAINING?
- INDUCTION training
- ON THE JOB
- OFF THE JOB
What is INDUCTION TRAINING?
happens when an EMPLOYEE STARTS working for a NEW Business
training to ENSURE they’re FAMILIAR with the WORKPLACE, ABLE to DO JOB, feel PART of the Organisation
What are 2 ADVANTAGES and 1 DISADVANTAGE of INDUCTION TRAINING
+ HELPS INSPIRE the EMPLOYEES and INTERGRATE them with the COMPANY CULTURE
+ GOOD Induction Training will HELP REDUCE the NUMBERS of EMPLOYEES that LEAVE - thus INCREASING RETENTION numbers
- can CAUSE INFORMATION OVERLOAD for an Employee trying to find their feet in a New Organisation
What is ON THE JOB Training?
COACHING or MENTORING while doing the Job
ASSISTANCE and ADVICE provided by those More Experienced to those Less Experience
May Include WORK SHADOWING or learning to use a Specific Machine
What are 3 ADVANTAGES and DISADVANATGES of ON THE JOB TRAINING
+ LESS EXPENSIVE than Off-The-Job training
+ LEARNING can be PUT INTO PRACTISE
+ Trainees can see RELEVANCE to JOB MORE CLEARLY when skills are taught in the workplace
- BADLY TRAINED may make EXPENSIVE MISTAKES or be a SAFETY HAZARD
- REDUCES EFFICIENY of Both teaching worker and new employee
- New Worker may Not Pick Up the Skills Straight away
What is OFF THE JOB Training?
it involves WORKING at HOME or COURSES at company training centres/colleges
LEARNING through DEMONSTRATIONS talks, and lectures
What are 3 ADVANATAGES and 2 DISADVANATGES of OFF THE JOB TRAINING?
+ MORE FOCUSED ENVIRONMENT with Less Distractions
+ INCREASES a WORKERS MOTIVARTION as they Feel Valued by the Company to have Money Spent on their Improvement
+ LESS STRESSFUL compared to ON THE JOB (don’t have to learn skills and do task at the same time)
- MORE EXPENSIVE than On the Job
- Employees TAKEN AWAY From PRODUCTION , so the Business LOSES their PRODUCTIVITY for that day
