Receuitment, Selection and Motivation of Employees.

Question 1

Why does a business need to recruit?

Answer 1

No matter what stage a business is at it will need to recruit the best employees with the necessary skills and experience to perform well in various jobs roles within the business.

Question 2

What and when are the different times a business needs to recruit?

Answer 2

When a business is first established - owner doesn’t have all the skills or doesn’t have time.
When a business grows
When methods of production change
When employees leave

Question 3

Why should a business recruit people when it grows?

Answer 3

A larger quantity of goods and services produced
Different goods and services produced

Question 4

Methods of recruitment and selection

Answer 4

Internal and external recruitment

Question 5

Advantages of internal recruitment

Answer 5

Offers employees chance for promotion- motivated and improved there performance
Less risky and expensive- don’t have to spend of advertising or employment agencies
Those appointed will already have knowledge of the business and may need less(no) training

Question 6

Advantages of external recruitment

Answer 6

External recruits can bring new ideas and positivity into the organisiation
Provides a business with a wider choice of candidates and the chance to appoint the best of the best

Question 7

Disadvantages of internal recruitment

Answer 7

Business will have limited choice of recruits to choose from. May appoint a less talented person.

Question 8

Disadvantages of external recruitment

Answer 8

More expensive, especially if recruitment agencies are used.
Employee will be less familiar to the business, creates a greater chance of appointing the ‘wrong’ person.

Question 9

Benefits of effective recruitment and selection.

Answer 9

High levels of productivity
Hugh quantity output or high standards of customer service
Staff retention