Human Resources Test Flashcards
What are the five stages of the recruitment process?
- Identify the job vacancy
- Carry out a job analysis
- Prepare a job description
- Prepare a personal specification
- Advertise the job
Describe:
Identify a job vacancy
Check of there is a job available
Describe:
Carry out a job analysis
Find out the tasks, duties and responsibilities that he successful candidate would carry out
Describe:
Prepare a job description
Contains information about what the job involves i.e. tasks and responsibilities
Describe:
Prepare a personal specification
Contains details about the type of person that is required to do the job
Describe:
Advertise the job
An announcement in a newspaper or magazine etc. Informing people that there is a job available
What does a job description contain?
It may contain information about pay, working hours and holiday entitlement
Name the 5 selection methods
Application form Cv Interview Reference Test
Explain and give an advantage:
Application forms
Is a form that you gave to fill out fit the manager that is about the persons background and some general questions.
An advantage would be that it is designed to contain relevant info which is easily matched against a job criteria
Explain and give an advantage:
Cv’s
Are roughly 2 pages long that show off the applicants skills. It would usually include things about your education qualifications and work experience.
An advantage would be that it can provide a good personal overview of the applicant
Explain and give an advantage:
Interview
An… is usually a form of one-to-one with your new manager who will ask you questions.
An advantage is that it is an opportunity to meet candidates face to face
Explain and give an advantage:
Reference
A… is usually your current or pats manager backing you up with your skills and how well you work
An advantage is that it can Verify information the candidate has provided
Explain and give an advantage:
Test
These are usually tests that will determine your IQ or typing speed is sometimes it’s a psychometric test which is a way for your manager to find out about your personality.
An advantage would be that it can check the validity of candidates skills
Name the two types of office layouts
Cellular
Open plan
What is an open play office layouts
a large open space with no dividing walls designed to fit in a large number of office workers.
What is a cellular office layout
a large floor space that is divided into a number of individual offices or by permanent walls.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of open plan office layout
Easier for employees to interact
Not much space is taken up
No privacy
Loud
What are the advantages and disadvantages of cellular office layout
Privacy
Quiet
Employees become unproductive
Consumes large amount of space
What is induction training?
Pros and cons
A form of training for new employees when they start working
Pro- helps new employees settle down in the new work space
Con- the hardest part of your job, could also pick up a bad habit
What is on the job training?
Pros and cons
When an employee trains at the place of work while he or she is doing the actual job and can be done any time
Pro- helps improve the level of performance ~ higher productivity
Con- teaching is a skill it self which not everyone possesses
What is off the job training?
Pros and cons
The employee goes to another area/building to be trained by professionals
Pro- little to no bad habits to pick up
Con- costs a lot and the workplace looses a worker
