HRM questions Flashcards
Justify the use of an application form
allows applicants to be compared easily
Justify the use of an interview
Allows appearance and personality to bee see
Justify the use of testing
can asses an applicants skills and qualities
Identify methods of selecting the right person for a job
application form, interview, testing
Explain the benefits of external recruitment
A wider range of applicants cna apply. this means there is potential for high quality candidates
There is no vacancy created in the business. this means there will be no delays in productivity.
existing employees do not get promoted over eachother. this means there i sless chance fo resentment between workers
Justify the use of video conferencing
reduces the need for travel
Justify the use of emails
can be used to send out application forms for a little cost
Justify the use of database
can be used to store applicants information
Describe a reference
Usually written by a past employer or educator
Explain the advantages of training employees
Employeees will have better skills. this means they will produce better qualit work
employees could be mre motivated. this means staff are less likely to be absent
employees are less likely to make mistakes. this means complaints are less likely
justify reasons for an organisation to train its staff
staff will be more motivated
staff are less likely to make mistakes
staff will be more motivated
Explain the impact of industrial action
business will gain a bad reputation. this means a business may lose sales
production will stop. therefore organisation may struggle to produce goods to meet customer demands
employees may receive no income. therefore may result in financial hardship
There is a bad image to customers and potential employees. this means it will be difficult to recruit staff in the future
State fetaures of the equality act
make it illegal to discriminate , makes it illegal to harass
Outline stages in the recruitment process
identify the vacancy
carry out job analysis
prepare a job description
prepare a person specification
advertise the job
Distinguish between on the job and off the job training
On the job is training which take splace in the workplace. wheeras off the job si training which take splace away from teh workplace
On the job trainng can be poor quality training. wheeras off the job training is given by an expert
On the job trianing can be coaching ot shadowing. whereas off the job training cna be done at a college or university
On the job training meets the needs of the business. whereas off the job training is generic
Describe features of the equality act
Organisation cannot discriminate
employees can compain of behaviour they find offensive
provides protection for individuals who have protected characteristics
describe the selection process used to choose the right person for a job
collect all the cvs or application forms
interview to allow personality and appearance fo applicant to be seen
testing to assess a candidates skills and qualities
making the final choice of successful and unsuccessful candidates
Explain the benefits of internal recruitment
It is inexpensive to advertise. This means the the business won’t lose profit
Explain the advanatges and disadvanategs of on the job trianing
Can be cheaper than other forms of training as courses dont need to be paid for. this means the business wont lsoe profit.
will tkake the current employee away for production. this means the output produced cna be reduced
employee may mistakes while learning. this means there will be lower customer satisfaction
employees become more familiar with the workplace. this means they may settle easily
describe the methods that cna be used ot train employees in a business
induction training is training given to new employees
on the job training is training which takes place in the workplae
off the job is training which takes place out with the workplace
Outline the impact of technology on working practices
video conferencing reduces the need for travel
less office space recquired as staff ma be working from home using laptops
emials allows employees to communicate with their job share partner
Compare the use of internal and external method of recruitment
Internal recruitment ensures candidates already have knowledge of the organisation however external recruitment can attract candidates with new ideas
Internal recruitment is fast as candidates are already
in the organisation however external recruitment can take a very long time
describe the documents that could be used in the recruitment process.
a person specification whic describes the ideal candidate for the job
a job description which states the tasks and responsibilities for the job
an application form is a strcutred set of questions filled out by the candidate
a job advert Usually contains aspects of the job description and
person specification
Describe the stages of the recruitment process
carry out a job analysis to have more detail about what the role
involves
prepare a job description which describes the tasks/
responsibilities of the job
prepare a person specification to descrbe the ideal candidate for the job
