chapter 5 Flashcards
contingent workers:
disposabl american workforce, nontraditional relationship with the worksite employer and the work as part timers, temporaries or independent contractors
maximum flexibiity and low labor costs for employer
recruitment:
process of attracting individuals on a timely basis in sufficent numbers and with appropriate qualifications to apply for jobs with an organisation
alternatives to expensive recruitment:
outsourcing and offshorin, onshoring, overtime
outsourcing:
process of hiring an external provider to do the work that was previously done internally
offshoring
migration of all or a sinificatn part of the development, maintanance and delivery of services to a vendor located in another country
redce costs and increase quality service
onshoring
moving jobs not to another country but lower cost american cities
overtime
employees gain wiht increased income, however fatigue, lack of energy
external environment of recruitment
labor market conditions, active or passive job seekers, legal considerations
active job seekers
trying to find a job wether employed or not
passive job seekers
potential job candidates who are typically emploed, satisfied with their employer and content in their curent role but fi the right opportunity came along they might like to learn more
promotion from within
policy of filling vacancies aboce entry level positions with current employees. incentive to strive for advancement, employees become ware of opportunities, motivation imroves, knowledge of the firm
social media recruting:
employer branding strategy should be in plaece to drive the brand to attract top talent
recruitment process
begins with manager initiating employee requisition
employee requisition
document that specifies job title, department, date the employee is needed for work and other details
recruitment sources
where qualified candidates are located, internal external
recruitment methods
secific means to attract potential employees to the firm(ex online recruiting)
tools for internal recruitment
employee databases, job postingsm job bidding and employee referrals
HR database
determines wether a curretn emploee possesses qualifications for filling an open position
job posting:
procedure for informing employees that job openings exist
job bidding
procedure that permits employees to apply for a posted position
employee referral
employee recommends a friend or associate as a possible member of the company, this continues to be the way top performers are identified
referres are more productive, cultural fit
external recruitment sources:
high schools and vocational schools, community colleges, universities, competitors in labor market(poaching), former employees, unemployed, military personnel, self employed workers, ex offenders
external recruitment is needed to:
- fill entry level jobs, acqire skills not possessed by current employees and to provide diveristy
mobile recruiting
apps to post jobs, run text message based recruitment campaigns, create online comunities, monitor social networks keep in tough with staff
internet recruiter
person whose primary responsibility is to use the internet in the recruitment process
virtual job fair
online recruiting method engaged in by a single employer or group of employers to attract a large number of individuals
first step in recruitment process, prescreen resumés, contact possible candidates, last about 5 hours
corporate career websites
job sites accessible from a company home page that list available company positions and provide a way for applicatns to apply for specific jobs
NACelink network
alliance amon the national association of colleges and employers. national recruiting network
.jobs
network of employments web sites where any company can list job openings for free
allianceQ
group of fortune 500 companies along with over 3000 small companies that have collaborated to create a pool of job candidates
niche sites
websites that cater to highly specialised job markets such as a particular profession, industry, education, location or any combination of these
traditional external recruitment methods
media advertising, private employment agencies, public employment agencies, executive search firms, recruiters, job fairs, interships, professional associations, unsolicited applicatns, open houses, event recruiting, sign on bonuses, comptetitive games,
reshoring
opposite of offshoring, bringing back work to the US
ofshoring often has hidden expenses such as higher shipment and travel costs, packaging, inventory
impact of mobile HR recruiting
moving really fast, more people use mobile technology so firms try to use i in recruitment process
