18 Recruitment and selection Flashcards
Define full-time employment
Where employees are expected to work for the full working week
Define part-time employment
Where employees work fewer hours than full-time colleagues
What are the benefits of full-time employment?
Workers entitled to benefits which motivate them Steady income Steady schedule Stronger loyalty Earn more
What are the drawbacks of full-time employment?
Increased work stress
Higher labour costs
May not be needed at all times - less efficiency and wasted money
What are the benefits of part-time employment?
Flexible Suits certain employees e.g. students Less stressful Lower labour costs May provide doorway for full-time employment
What are the drawbacks of part-time employment?
Less commitment
inconsistent work
Define job share
Form of part-time work where 1 full-time job is done by 2 people
What are the benefits of job share employment?
Less stress
More motivated
What are the drawbacks of job share employment?
Relies on strong co-operation and communication
Define casual employment
Where workers don’t get any guarantees of work hours - work hours are variable
What are the benefits of casual employment?
Flexible for business
More efficient - prevents wasting money on unneeded employees
What are the drawbacks of casual employment?
Less commitment
inconsistent work
Less financially secure - less motivation
Define seasonal employment
Employees that only work for a particular time of the year
What are the benefits of seasonal employment?
More flexible - suits business needs
Less fixed costs
What are the drawbacks of seasonal employment?
Less commitment
Inconsistent work
Define temporary employment
Employee works for a short period of time
What are the benefits of temporary employment?
Reduced fixed costs
Might provide doorway for permanent employment
Define internal recruitment
Appointing workers from inside the business
What are the 8 stages in recruitment?
- Identify the type and number of staff needed
- Write job description
- Write person specification
- Advertise the vacancy
- Candidates apply
- Candidates are shortlisted
- Shortlisted candidates are interviewed
- Evaluate interviews and appoint the best candidates
Define job description
Document that highlights information about the job - what the employee will do, responsiblities, workload, what they will do on a daily basis
Define person specification
Document highling the list of qualities the new employee should have - qualities, qualifications, work experience, skills
Define CV
Summary of working life to date
Define job application form
Standard document used to collect information from a job applicant
State one advantage of using application forms
Ensures that the same information is collected from each candidate, makes comparison easier
Define external recruitment
Appointing workers from outside the business
What are the advantages of internal recruitment?
- Cheaper as it saves on advertising
- Internal recruits are familiar with company policy and working practices
- Staff may be more motivated if they know there is a chance of promotion
- Person appointed is more well known and their performance is more predictable
What are the advantages of external recruitment?
- A business will have a much larger pool of employees to choose from
- A new person may be more talented and may have more experience
- A new person may have new, fresh ideas
What are the disadvantages of internal recruitment?
- Employees may not be experienced enough to take on job
2. New ideas are less likely to be generated
What are the disadvantages of external recruitment?
- Advertising costs are high
- Not familiar with business
- Performance is not predictable
