People Recruitment And Selection Flashcards
What are the stages of recruitment
Identify the Vacancy
Job Analaysis
Job Description
Person specification
Advertising
What are two methods of recruitment
Internal and external.
What is internal recruitment
This involves only advertising the vacancy to people inside the firm, who already work for the organisation.
What are some methods of advertising internally
Staff bulletin board, internal email, intranet, staff newsletter.
Pros and cons of internal recruitment
It can be a very efficient method of recruitment as it will normally be very quick and cheaper as you don’t need to be any external advertisement costs.
It will enhance the morale of staff in the firm
Organisation will already know the potential candidates e.g work ethic.
Cons
There will only be a small Poole of candidates to lock from
Firm will eventually have to employee an external candidate.
What is external recruitment
This is when a company advertises the vacancy to those outside the organisation.
What are some methods a firm can use to recruit externally.
Newspapers,job centre recruitment website.
The benefits of advertising externally are
It opens up a large pool of candidates brining in new ideas and skills into the business.
It might avoid jealousy inside the firm. Between potential candidates.
What are the stages of the selection process
Look at cvs
Check references of applicants
Interview suitable candidates
Test suitable candidates
Inform them if they have the job
Apppoint successful candidate
What are 3different types of testing a firm would use
Intelligence tests
This is used to access candidates mental ability and problem solving skills.
Medical test this is used to test candidates physical attributes and ability’s
Attaintment test are used to asses the skills someone has learned through a course of study eg n5 exams.
What are two types of interviews
One to one and panel interview
What is a one to one interview and what are the pros and cons
One-on-One interview where one interviewer conducts all the interviews and selects the best person. This can be a quick method but limited in its effectiveness, as a poor interviewer might have a personality clash with a candidate or not take to them in the first few minutes and then spend the remaining time focussing on their negative attributes.
Explain what a panel interview
This can be avoided by using panel interviews where several people will interview the candidate with each member of the panel taking a turn to ask questions about different aspects of the job. This again can be limited, as it can be difficult to arrange a time when all the panel members are free at the same time.
What are 4 benefits of training staff
Employees become more competent at their jobs, which in turn leads to greater output, better quality and therefore increased profits.
• Training should also result in less waste, therefore a reduction in costs and greater profitability.
• If staff are better trained and more aware of what they are doing, then it should reduce the number of accidents in an organisation, which should reduce the business’ liabilities.
• Changes become easier to introduce due to staff being more flexible and capable of performing a number of different roles. Also if a member of staff is absent, then another member of staff should be able to take their place.
What are the main costs of training
Financial costs of training can be high, particularly if the business employs an external trainer to come in or if they have to send the staff off-site for the training.
• Work time is lost while staff are being trained, which means a reduced level of output.
• Once staff are fully trained they may leave for better paid jobs, which means the additional cost, time and effort of recruiting and training new staff.
