2.1.8 Human resources plan: recruitment methods Flashcards
1
Q
- Define recruitment.
A
It is the process of attracting qualified and competent job applicants using a variety of advertising platforms
2
Q
- Describe the two types of recruitment that a business can use.
A
- External
- Involves filling job vacancies with people from outside the business
- Internal
- Involves filling job vacancies from inside the business
3
Q
- Discuss two advantages and two disadvantages of internal and external recruitment.
A
Internal recruitment
2 Advantages
- No need for background checks
- Applicants are already familiar with the business’s polices
2 Disadvantages
- Improve their business objectives instead of improving the business
- If an applicant is successful they may need to be replaced, which results external recruitment
Therefore, increased costs to do background checks
External recruitment
2 Advantages
- More applicants to choose from
- New ideas
2 Disadvantages
- It costs to advertise with external agencies
- More applicants more result in a more time-consuming process
4
Q
- Describe the recruitment method that you utilised in your business as part of the Online Social
Enterprise Business (OSEB) project.
A
External recruitment
- Our employees are all new