Recruitment and Selection 1

Question 1

Name methods of recruitment

Answer 1

• Got a promotion
• Got a job with another organisation
• They’ve been sacked
  They’re retiring or taking a career break due to personal circumstances

Question 2

What are the roles of a Human Resource Management (HRM) ?

Answer 2

• Retaining and motivating staff
• Employment legislation
• Training and staff development
• Recruitment and selection of staff

Question 3

What is the difference between a internal and external recruitment?

Answer 3

An internal recruitment looks for suitable candidates from staff who already work for the company but the external recruitment are looking for suitable candidates outside the organisation.

Question 4

Name some advantages of internal recruitment

Answer 4

• Its cheaper, the cost of advertising for example in newspapers, that can be avoided
• The person is already known to the organisation and so there is less chance of appointing the ‘wrong’ person

Question 5

Advantages of external recruitment

Answer 5

Staff appointed from outside the organisation can bring new skills and any ideas to the organisation

Question 6

Methods that can be used for recruitment staff from outside the organisation

Answer 6

• Job centres
• Newspapers
• Internet
• Schools, colleges and universities