2.5.2 Effective Recruitment Flashcards
Directors
People at the top of the organisational structure
Supervisors and team leaders
Sit below senior managers and manage a team of employees and provide them with daily tasks
Operational staff
Complete tasks that fulfil the purpose of a business
Types of recruitment documentation
Person Specification
Job Description
Application Form
CV
Job Description
Outlines job role, pay, location
Person Specification
Skills, qualities of the individual, qualifications
Application Form
A form made by the business and answered by the potential employee in order for the business to learn more about them
CV
Personal document about the applicants skills, experience, qualifications and hobbies to see if the person meets the person specification
Key Business Functions
HR
Finance
Sales and Marketing
Logistics
Operations
Customer Services
IT
Administration
Internal Recruitment
Internal job adverts and interviews in order to promote from within
Advantages of internal recruitment
Quick process
Applicants already known to the business
Applicants may have previous experience in the role
Cheaper
Disadvantages of internal recruitment
Small pool of applicants
May not be experienced in the role
Lack of fresh ideas for the business
Need to recruit to fill the role they previously had
External Recruitment
Recruitment using external job adverts, job websites and emails in order to recruit someone completely new
Advantages of external recruitment
Fresh ideas for the business
New enthusiasms and skills
Larger pool of applicants
Disadvantages of external recuitment
Take longer for employee to settle in
Expensive
Employee not previously known to the business
Takes longer than external recruitment
