1.4.2 Recruitment, selection and training Flashcards

1
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Define recruitment

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the process of identifying, attracting, and selecting suitable candidates for jobs within an organization

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What are the 3 reasons to recruit staff?

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-Business expansion
-Existing employees leave
-Business needs employees with a new skill

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3
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Give 3 possible costs of recruitment and selection

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-loss of output from replacing an employee

-time-consuming to organize the process

-recruitment cost of advertising and interviewing

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4
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What are the 2 recruitment methods?

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Internal recruitment
External recruitment

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Define internal recruitment

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Jobs are given to staff who are already employed by a business (inc promotions and reorganization)

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Give 2 benefits of internal recruitment

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-cheaper and faster to recruit

-reduced risk as bus already knows the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses so

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give 2 drawbacks of internal recruitment

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-no new ideas can be introduced from outside

-creates another vacancy that needs to be filled

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Define external recruitment

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When a business recruits outside of the business through advertisements, agencies and job centres etc

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give 2 benefits of external recruitment

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  • outside people bring in new skills and ideas

-a wider range of experience

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give 2 drawbacks of external recruitment

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  • expensive due to advertising, interviews

-The selection process may not be effective enough to reveal the best

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Define training

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processes in which employees are provided with additional skills too enable them to contribute to maximizing a business’ performance.

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Give 2 benefits of training (for the business)

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  • staff improve skills, therefore, they’re more productive producing goods of high quality
  • staff feel more motivated
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Give 2 drawbacks of training (for the business)

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  • increased cost and time for materials and facilities used to train

-overtraining may overwhelm employees which could decrease motivation

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Give 2 reasons businesses need to train

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-improve productivity and skill development

-adaptability to change as it helps employees stay updated to changes

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Give 2 examples of issues that training cannot solve

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-poor management

-ineffective equipment

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16
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What is induction training?

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Introducing new employees to the job, colleagues, premises and aims

17
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Explain why induction training is important

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allows staff to ensure they do not have to learn through mistakes as they already know what they’re doing

18
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What does the length and type of induction training depend on?

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size of business
complexity and position of job

19
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What is on-the-job training?

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Where an employee receives training whilst remaining in the workplace

20
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Give 3 methods of on-the-job training.

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-demonstration and instruction

-coaching

-job rotation (employee given lots of task to gain experience)

21
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Give a benefit and a drawback of on-the-job training.

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A- employees have practical experience which enhances retention

D- quality depends on the ability of the trainer so bad habits may be passed

22
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What is off-the-job training?

A

Employee training that takes place away from the workplace

23
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Give 2 methods of off-the-job training

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  • professional courses

-online training

24
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Give a benefit and a drawback of off-the-job training.

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A- wider range of skills and qualifications can be obtained as trainers are experts

D- limited practical application so it challenges to transfer skills to the actual work environment

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What is the link between training and motivation?
If training is effective employees feel more loyal to a firm and enables them to achieve more at work