4.5 Internal Methods of Recruiting Flashcards
Advantages of Job Postings
Opportunity for employee growth and development
Equal opportunity for advancement of all employees
A greater openness in the organizational climate by making opportunities known to all employees
Staff awareness regarding salary grades, job descriptions, and general promotion and transfer procedures
Fulfills company goals and objectives while allowing each individual the opportunity to self-select the best possible “fit” in the organization
How are job postings generally found?
company website, bulletin boards, in company newsletters, circulated in employee lounges, in email notifications, and announced at staff meetings.
What are the benefits of job postings?
It improves morale, provides employees with the opportunity for job variety, facilitates a better matching of employee skills and needs, and fills positions at a low cost.
Disadvantages of Job Postings
The process of filling vacancies may be lengthened
The morale of unsuccessful candidates may suffer if feedback is not timely or carefully handled
Choices can be more difficult for the selecting manager if two or three almost equally qualified candidates are encountered
Information about the posted jobs, such as salary or position grade, may trigger objections from employees who perceive inequities with their position evaluations or salaries
Supervisory-subordinate relationships may be jeopardized by subordinates who frequently attempt to bid out of their work units
What are employee referral programs (ERPs)?
word-of-mouth advertisements that generally involve rewarding employees for referring skilled job applicants to an organization.
What is the one major concern of ERPs?
potential for discrimination
What is an advantage of using an internal job posting for a job opening?
Feedback must be timely and carefully handled for those who do not get the job
There may be two or three almost equally qualified candidates
The process of filling vacancies may be lengthened
It facilitates a better matching of employee skills and needs
It facilitates a better matching of employee skills and needs
What does an internal job posting not provide for the organization?
Opportunity for employee growth and development
Compliance with affirmative action goals
A greater openness in the organization
Equal opportunity for advancement of all employees
Compliance with affirmative action goals
Generally, all openings in a company are posted, but there is an exception. Which of the following is the type of job opening that is usually not posted the way others may be?
Hourly positions
Front line worker positions
Managerial positions
Secretarial positions
Managerial positions
True or False: Employee referral programs extend an open invitation to all employees, through prominent display of notice, to apply for a job vacancy.
False
A job posting extends an open invitation to all employees, through prominent display of notice, to apply for a job vacancy. Alternatively, employee referral programs are essentially word-of-mouth advertisements that generally involve rewarding employees for referring skilled job applicants to an organization.
Which of the following is an advantage of an employee referral program?
Cliques can develop
The current employee can likely give a realistic job preview
Individuals referred are usually of the same sex or race as those doing the referring
Nepotism can develop
The current employee can likely give a realistic job preview
