Recruitment

Question 1

What does the recruitment and selection process involve

Answer 1

Identifying a vacancy, job analysis, job description, person specification, advertising, shortlisting and references, assessing and offering the position

Question 1

What is recruitment

Answer 1

The steps undertaken by a business to identify a vacancy and attract suitable candidates

Question 2

What is a job description

Answer 2

A recruitment document that outlines the tasks and responsibilities of the job

Question 3

What is a person specification

Answer 3

Outlines the characteristics of the person required to do the job

Question 4

What is internal recruitment

Answer 4

When candidates for a position are recruited from within the organisation

Question 5

What are the benefits of internal recruitment

Answer 5

Lower costs, improved promotion aspects, known abilities of candidates, quicker process and shorter induction period

Question 6

What are the disadvantages of internal recruitment

Answer 6

Reduces talent available, limits number of applicants and can cause friction between internal candidates

Question 7

What is external recruitment

Answer 7

When candidates for a position are recruited from outside of the organisation

Question 8

What are the benefits of external recruitment

Answer 8

Increased talent available, increase number of applicants and provide new sources of ideas to the company

Question 9

What are the disadvantages of external recruitment

Answer 9

Higher recruitment costs, may upset internal candidates, never seen candidates in a work environment before

Question 10

What is job analysis

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The process of gathering all of the available information about a particular job

Question 11

What is the seven point plan

Answer 11

Alec Rodgers way of carrying out selection interviews

Question 12

What are the aspects of the seven point plan

Answer 12

Physical makeup, attainments, intelligence, aptitudes, interests, disposition and circumstances

Question 13

What are work trials

Answer 13

A system that allows an employer to try out a potential employee in the workplace for a specified period of time before deciding whether or not to offer them a contract of employment

Question 14

What are the 3 categories of psychometric testing

Answer 14

Aptitude, attainment and personality

Question 15

What are the methods of selection

Answer 15

Assessment centres and telephone interviews

Question 16

What are assessment centres

Answer 16

Multiple tasks, exercises and meetings held over a period of time

Question 17

What are telephone interviews

Answer 17

Often preliminary interviews held over the phone prior to inviting a candidate for a face to face interview

Question 18

What are the advantages of telephone interviews

Answer 18

Reduces time spent and more efficient for a large number of applicants

Question 19

What are some costs of recruitment

Answer 19

Time creating job descriptions and person specifications, placing advertisements and fees paid to recruiting agencies

Question 20

What are some costs of selection

Answer 20

Managers time shortlisting and interviewing, candidate expenses if reimbursed for interviews and fees paid to assessment centres

Question 21

Why is recruitment crucial for workforce planning

Answer 21

Achieve operational targets so supply matches demand, provide customer service, manage all other resources and deal with suppliers