Hr: Chapter 5 Flashcards
LINK HR PLANNING TO STRATEGIC PLANNIN
ORGS. WILL UNDERTAKE STRATEGIC PLANNING WHERE MAJOR OBJECTIVES ARE IDENTIFIED AND PLANS ARE MADE TO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES.
STRATEGIC PLANNING INVOLVES ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE PEOPLE OF THE ORG.
HR PLANNING IS ALIGNED WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING TO ENSURE OBJECTIVES ARE MET
What is the 1st step in HR planning?
Forecast demand for labour
What is the 2nd step in HR planning?
Determine supply of labour, internal and external
What is the 3rd step in HR planning?
Identify the gap between demand and supply
What is the 4th step in HR planning?
Develop action plans to eliminate the gap
What are the advantages of internal recruitment?
Promoting from within makes use of the people who already know the organization and the contribution they have made
Gives reason for other employees to anticipate that similar efforts from them will lead to promotion
Broaden job experience
Capitalize on the investment it made in recruiting, selecting, training, and developing current employees
What is the 1st step in RECRUITMENT PROCESS
PLANNING FOR STAFFING NEEDS
What is the 2nd step in RECRUITMENT PROCESS
IDENTIFICATION OF CURRENT OR FUTURE JOB OPENINGS
What is the 3rd step in RECRUITMENT PROCESS
GETTING INDIVIDUAL JOB INFO (JOB DESCRIPTION AND JOB SPECIFICATIONS)
What is the 4th step in RECRUITMENT PROCESS
DETERMENING RECRUTIMENT METHOD (INTERNAL/EXTERNAL)
What is the 5th step in RECRUITMENT PROCESS
CREATING POOL OF POTENTIAL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS
What is Advertising
FREQUENT METHOD OF ATTRACTING APPLICANTS
ADS MAY BE POSTED IN WEBSITES > LINKD IN NEWSPAPERS JOURNALS OR TRANSMITTED THROUGH RADIO TELEVISION BILLBOARDS > BULLETIN BOARDS AT LOCAL COLLAGES POSTERS EMAILS
ADVERTISING HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF REACHING LARGE AUDIENCES OF POSSIBLE APPLICANTS
WELL WRITTEN ADVERTISMENTS…
HIGHLIGHT MAJOR ASSETS OF THE POSITION
CAREER NEEDS OF APPLICANTS
WHAT IS THE AIDA PRINCIPLE
PROVOKE ATTENTION INTEREST DESIRE ACTION IN THOSE VIEWING THE AD
PART OF THE INFO INCLUDED IS A
STATEMENT THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS AN EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND THAT ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES SELECTED TO MOVE FORWARD WILL BE CONTACTED
What is the 1st step in the selection process?
COMPLETION OF APPLICATION FORM OR SUBMISSION OF RESUME
What is the 2nd step in the selection process?
PRESCREENING
What is the 3rd step in the selection process?
EMPLOYMENT TESTS
What is the 4th step in the selection process?
INTERVIEW: ONE ON ONE, TELEPHONE, OR INTERNET
What is the 5th step in the selection process?
REFERENCE CHECKS
What is the 6th step in the selection process?
HIRING DECISION
What is a one-on-one interview?
face to face
with an HR professional or supervisor
questions are asked
and observations are made
What is a panel or group interview?
involves a panel of interviewers who question and observe a single candidate.
Meet with several interviewers who take turns asking questions
After, interviewers pool their observations to reach a consensus about the candidate.
Internet-based interview
sometimes candidates are asked to answer a series of multiple choice questions online that are tailored to the job
this helps with assessing or prescreening
What are structured interview questions?
questions to see if the candidate has the competencies to do the work
What is a unstructured interview question?
Broad, open-ended; allow candidate to talk freely
Reliability and validity minimal when using these questions
What are behavioural interview questions
Focus on real work incidents, NOT hypothetical situations; e.g. “Tell me about the last time you……” / Describe the situation… / What action did you take?
What are situational interview questions
Candidate is given a hypothetical situation and is evaluated according to response