Lesson 2- Human Resource Recruitment Flashcards

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Define Recruitment

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Defined as the process of locating and attracting qualified applicants to apply for existing or anticipated job openings.

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What is the Recruitment process?

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1- Identify Job vacancy 
2- Determine Job requirements
3- Determine constraints on the process
4- Choosing methods of recruitment 
*Result pool of qualified candidates
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What is Human Resource Planning?

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The process of assessing human resource requirements to guarantee that the organization has the essential number of employees with the necessary skills to meet its goals. The end result is intended to have an equal balance between labor demand and labor supply

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What is skills inventories

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Skills inventories contain comprehensive information about the capabilities of current employees. The data collected may include educational background, previous work history, skills, abilities and interests

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What is Management Inventories?

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Will include all of the above additional info, such as the number and types of employees supervised, duties of those employees, budgets managed, and responsibilities

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What is the most poular method used to advertise jobs and explain?

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A job posting communicates details of any new position that has become vacant and is open for application to internal employees.

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How to find people who are currently looking for employment?

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Placing a job advertisement in newspapers, trade magazines, or on the internet

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Examples of Print advertising

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Traditional advertising in newspaper and other print media remains a popular recruitment method used by organizations. the 2 key considerations for using this method include: the choice of media and the construction of the ad

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What are the two different types of newspapers advertisements?

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Want Ads: will list the job, its specifications, and the name of the hiring employer.

Bind ads: Will include the job and its specifications, but will not list the name of the hiring employer.

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How much can Internet posting on a job search site can cost?

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Can cost as low as $50 per month, compared to the newspaper ad that could cost as much as $6,000 per day

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What are the two main search firms:

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Retained- means the recruiter charges an upfront fee to the client to conduct a search, and the search firm has exclusivity on the search assignment until it is filled.

Contingency- Means the recruiter is paid a fee only after have presented the best candidate who is hired

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What are search firms generally used to search for?

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Top executives, such as a Chief executive officer(CEO), Chief financial officer (CFO), and chief operational officer (COO). The usual fee charged by a search firm may be 30% of the first years salary of the executive that is hired

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13
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define an Open house

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Open houses are an effective way to draw talent in a tight job market. learn about the organisation, job opportunities, and career paths.

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14
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Define a job fair

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Also referred to as a career fair or career exposition, allows a collection of employers, recruiters, schools, and career service providers to meet with prospective job seekers,

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List the data collected in identifying skills inventories when forecasting the supply of internal candidates

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  • Skills
  • Abilities
  • Interests or goals
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16
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Explain why “Promoting-from-within” can be a constraint on the recruitment process

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Stagnate the organization creativity of new ideas and experiences from outside the company are not included regularly

17
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What does the term “Replacement Summaries” refer to?

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A common forecasting method for the supply of internal candidates available for transfer or promotions. (Strength, weaknesses, age and experience)

18
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What is a “call to action” in a job advertisement?

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Gives specific & clear instruction on how to apply for the position

19
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The recruitment process begins when job vacancies have been identified and ends with:

A) A job advertisement
B) A schedule of interviews
C) a pool of qualified candidates
D) Too many phone calls

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C) A pool of qualified candidates

20
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Placing a job advertisement in a trade magazine is beneficial when you want to attract candidates who are actively looking for employment:

A) True
B) False

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A) True