Chapter 5 Flashcards
Process of attracting individuals on a timely basis, in sufficient numbers,
and with appropriate qualifications, to apply for jobs with an organization.
Recruitment
Document that specifies job title, department, the date the
employee is needed for work, and other details.
Employee requisition
Where qualified candidates are located.
Recruitment sources
Specific means used to attract potential employees to the firm.
Recruitment methods
Individuals committed to finding another job, whether presently
employed or not.
Active job seekers
Potential job candidates, who are typically employed, satisfied with
their employer and content in their current role but if the right opportunity came along,
they might like to learn more
Passive job seekers
Procedure that permits employees who believe that they possess the
required qualifications to apply for a posted position.
Job bidding
Procedure for informing employees that job openings exist.
Job posting
An employee of the company recommends a friend or associate as a
possible member of the company; this continues to be the way that top performers are
identified.
Employee referral
Person whose primary responsibility is to use the Internet in the recruitment process (also called cyber recruiter)
Internet recruiter
Online recruiting method engaged in by a single employer or group of
employers to attract a large number of applicants to the company.
Virtual job fair
Job sites accessible from a company homepage that list
available company positions and provide a way for applicants to apply for specific jobs.
Corporate career Web sites
The result of an alliance among the National Association of
Colleges and Employers, DirectEmployers Association, and Symplicity Corporation, it is
a national recruiting network and suite of Web-based recruiting and career services
automation tools serving the needs of colleges, employers, and job candidates.
NACElink Network
Network of employment Web sites where any company can list job openings for
free
Jobs
Group of Fortune 500 companies, along with over 3,000 small- and medium-
sized companies, that have collaborated to create a pool of job candidates.
AllianceQ
Web sites that cater to highly specialized job markets such as a particular
profession, industry, education, location, or any combination of these specialties.
Niche sites
Described as the “disposable American workforce” by a former
Secretary of Labor, they have a non-traditional relationship with the worksite employer,
and work as part-timers, temporaries, or independent contractors.
Contingent workers
Recruiting method engaged in by a single employer or group of employers to
attract a large number of applicants for interviews
Job fair
Special form of recruitment that involves placing a student in a temporary
job with no obligation either by the company to hire the student permanently or by the
student to accept a permanent position with the firm following graduation.
Internship
Recruiters going to events being attended by individuals the company
is seeking
Event recruiting
Policy of filling vacancies above entry-level positions
with current employees.
Promotion from within (PFW)
Process of hiring an external provider to do the work that was previously
done internally.
Outsourcing
Moving jobs not to another country but to lower-cost U.S. cities.
Onshoring
Permit organizations to determine
whether current employees possess the qualifications for filling open positions
Human Resource Databases
Employees can serve an important role in the
recruitment process by actively soliciting applications from their friends and
associates.
Employee Referrals
Person whose primary responsibility is to use the
Internet in the recruitment process (also called cyber recruiter).
Internet Recruiter
Online recruiting method engaged in by a single
employer or group of employers to attract a large number of applicants to the
company.
Virtual Job Fair
Job sites accessible from a company
homepage that list available company positions and provide a way for applicants
to apply for specific jobs.
Corporate Career Web Sites
Web sites that cater to a specific profession.
Niche Sites
Way of communicating the employment
needs within the firm to the public through media such as newspaper, radio,
television, trade journals, and billboards.
Media Advertising
Often called “head hunters,” are best known for recruiting white-collar
employees and offer an important service in bringing qualified applicants and
open positions together.
Private Employment Agencies
Operated by each state,
receive overall policy direction from the U.S. Employment Service.
Public Employment Agencies
Organizations used by some firms to
locate experienced professionals and executives when other sources prove
inadequate. The typical placement fee for an executive search is 33 percent of the
executive’s first-year pay.
Executive Search Firms
Most commonly used method of meeting short-term
fluctuations in work volume.
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