Human Resource Flow

Question 1

What are the 3 features of hr flow?

Answer 1

inflow, internal flow, outflow

Question 2

How do organisational needs impact the flow?

Answer 2

Expanding business wants greater inflows
Business that is cutting back wants greater outflows

Question 3

How do individual needs impact the flow?

Answer 3

More internal flow if workers want promotion

Question 4

How does the external environment impact flow?

Answer 4

Any changes can fluctuate inflows and outflows

Question 5

How is recruitment set up?

Answer 5

job description of what the job entails
person specification to identify ideal candidate

Question 6

What is internal recruitment?

Answer 6

Selecting an employee from within the business via an email, board or staff internet

Question 7

benefits?

Answer 7

cheaper, less disruption to team, incentive to staff, already been assessed

Question 8

drawbacks?

Answer 8

replace promoted member, worker less likely to make drastic criticisms and changes, may upset someone else if they aren’t promoted

Question 9

what is external recruitment?

Answer 9

appointing an individual outside the business

Question 10

benefits?

Answer 10

wide range of talent and ideas

Question 11

drawbacks?

Answer 11

costly, may bring in someone less effective in practice

Question 12

Types of job advert

Answer 12

Newspaper, agencies, trade magazines, job centres, local schools, head hunting, word of mouth

Question 13

How might applicants apply?

Answer 13

application form - shows interest and creates comparable info between candidates
cv- shows personal skills, comparable?

Question 14

what is a shortlist?

Answer 14

list of candiates

Question 15

why might a business interview?

Answer 15

face to face, shows communication skills,
people may get nervous, time consuming, memorise answers

Question 16

why might a business use an aptitude test?

Answer 16

test job specific skills
doesn’t test soft skills

Question 17

Why might a business use a personality test?

Answer 17

target a certain personality
theoretical

Question 18

why might a business use an assessment centre?

Answer 18

see job relevant skills, test them in one day
only works with hands on jobs

Question 19

what are some issues with recruitment

Answer 19

need to give unsuccessful candidate feedback
must follow laws
must be efficient

Question 20

Why is training good for employees?

Answer 20

improve and upskill, can help earn promotion

Question 21

why is training good for a business?

Answer 21

cheaper for internal promotion, fill a gap, improve productivity

Question 22

what is the first step in training?

Answer 22

induction
introduced to a business to make a worker feel comfortable

Question 23

compare internal and external training

Answer 23

internal is cheaper but external can use specialists

Question 24

what is on the job and off the job training

Answer 24

on the job 1 worker trains another, it is done how the business wants
off the job specialist

Question 25

how effective is training?

Answer 25

can be measured to see if productivity increase

Question 26

what is redeployment?

Answer 26

moving staff member to different job or location

Question 27

why might staff get redeployed?

Answer 27

personal reasons, change skill or fill a vacancy

Question 28

benefits

Answer 28

Cheaper than hiring staff or training

Question 29

drawback

Answer 29

resistance, change might not always benefit

Question 30

what is redundancy

Answer 30

employee is dismissed because their job no longer exists

Question 31

what can cause redundancy

Answer 31

technology, cost cutting, liqudiation

Question 32

how can you avoid redundancy?

Answer 32

better budgeting, train, redeploy, cut costs elsewhere

Question 33

the process

Answer 33

identify, consult, negotiate, consider redeploy, redundant

Question 34

issues

Answer 34

pay packages
expensive if long term worker