4.9 Conveying Job and Organizational Information Flashcards
To ensure long-term retention, organizations can:
Devoting attention to the job interview
Having a job-matching program
Carefully timing recruiting procedures
Developing policies regarding job offer acceptances
Job matching
a systematic effort to identify people’s KSAs (knowledge, skills, and abilities) and match them to job openings
What are two major components to job-matching systems
job profiles and candidate profiles
What are Job profiles?
Detailed job descriptions as well as job specifications.
What are Candidate profiles?
Contain information regarding the candidate’s experience or skills related to specific jobs.
A vital aspect of the recruitment process
The interview
How can employers influence job applicants’ selection decisions?
Through the amount of time they allow individuals to ponder their offer.
True or False: The traditional approach to recruiting involves matching individuals with jobs and ensuring long-term retention.
False
The traditional approach to recruiting involves matching the job applicant’s knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) with the demands of the job. However, effective recruiting strives to not only match individuals with jobs, but also to ensure long-term retention.
What is one way an organization can focus on long-term retention when recruiting?
Follow the recruiting procedures in any order
Develop policies regarding job offer acceptances
Keep career and job options very specific
Focus on the knowledge, skills, and abilities in the job description and not worry about the job interview
Develop policies regarding job offer acceptances
A job profile is one of the two major components in job-matching systems. What does a job profile contain?
The candidate’s job preferences and interests
Information regarding the candidate’s skills in relation to a specific job
Information regarding job descriptions and specifications
Information regarding the candidate’s experiences
Information regarding job descriptions and specifications
True or False: Providing realistic information about the job, even if some of it is negative, can actually increase the number of eventual recruits.
True
A good interview provides the applicant with a realistic preview. That includes feedback, both good and bad, about the job. Providing accurate information about the job can actually increase the number of eventual recruits. Furthermore, those who receive realistic job information are less likely to quit once they accept the position.
True or False: It is a good practice to give a job applicant unlimited time to ponder a job offer, so they will feel sure about their decision and retention will be higher.
False
While potentially advantageous to job seekers, the lack of a deadline places the organization at a distinct disadvantage: the organization cannot extend an offer to a second-choice candidate until the decision is made by the preferred candidate. To help the organization, there must be a set deadline for the applicant’s response as to whether or not they will accept the job.
