4.2 - recruitment and selection of employees

Question 1

recruitment

Answer 1

process of finding and appointing new employees

Question 2

selection

Answer 2

choosing the right employees from those who have applied for the job

Question 3

internal recruitment

Answer 3

job vacancy is filled from within the company

Question 4

external recruitment

Answer 4

filling a job vacancy from any suitable person not already in the business

Question 5

benefits of internal recruitment -3

Answer 5

• having experience in the business
• motivate staff
• don’t need to spend money on advertisement

Question 6

drawback of internal recruitment -2

Answer 6

• pay to train staff who may not have skills needed
• limited choice of people

Question 7

benefits of external recruitment -2

Answer 7

• managers will have a wider choice of skills
• bring new ideas to the business

Question 8

drawback of external recruitment -2

Answer 8

• bigger number of candidates may be expensive
• doesnt know much about person = may not be good for the work place

Question 9

recruitment process steps -5

Answer 9

1. match cvs against job
2. shortlist candidates (8-10)
3. invite candidates to selection process
4. selection process
5. choose best applicant

Question 10

job analysis

Answer 10

collection and interpretation of information about the job

Question 11

job description

Answer 11

information about the duties and tasks of the job

Question 12

person specification

Answer 12

qualifications and skills required by employee to fill a job

Question 13

selection process -3

Answer 13

• interview
• psychometric test
• assessment centre

Question 14

psycometric test

Answer 14

multiple choice test to see if candidate fits job

Question 15

assessment centre

Answer 15

complete activities such as practicale tasks

Question 16

full time benefits for employer

Answer 16

• better communication
• more skilled and experienced
• improve preformance

Question 17

part time benefits for employer

Answer 17

• helps businesses to cope with busy times
• specialist skills that are only needed sometimes

Question 18

full time benefits for employee-3

Answer 18

• paid for more hours
• gain promotion
• more experience

Question 19

part time benefits for employee

Answer 19

• older employees may want to only do some hours
• some people have school
• more free time

Question 20

job sharing

Answer 20

2 or more people combined to fill a single job role

Question 21

zero hour contract

Answer 21

not guaranteed set of hours of work

Question 22

benefits of effective recruitment -3

Answer 22

• high levels of productivity
• higher quality products
• better customer service

Question 23

employee retention

Answer 23

organization’s ability to prevent employee turnover, or the number of people who leave their job in a certain period, either voluntarily or involuntarily.

Question 24

contract of employment

Answer 24

legal document stating the hours of work,rate of pay,duties and other conditions