Recruitment

Question 1

Recruitment

Answer 1

-the process of bringing new employees into the business

Question 2

Job description

Answer 2

-document that describe the duties of a worker for example writing letters and answering the phone

Question 3

Person specification

Answer 3

• a profile of the type of person needed for a job

- their skills experience and qualifications eg friendly persona and a B in English

Question 4

Internal recruitment

Answer 4

-is when the business looks to fill the vacancy from within it existing workforce

Question 5

External recruitment

Answer 5

-is when the business looks to fill the vacancy from any suitable applicant outside the business

Question 6

2 advantages of internal recruitment

Answer 6

• cheaper and quicker to recruit

- business knows the strengths and weakness of the candidates

Question 7

Two disadvantages of internal recruitment

Answer 7

• limits the number of potential applicants

- creates another vacancy which needs to be filled

Question 8

Two advantages of external recruitment

Answer 8

• outside people bring in new ideas

- people have a wider range of experience

Question 9

Two disadvantages of external recruitment

Answer 9

• longer process

- more expensive process due to advertising and interviews required