Recruitment And Selection

Question 1

What is involved in recruitment and selection for a business

Answer 1

Identifying and selecting the best workers for a role

Question 2

What is Human Resources flow

Answer 2

This is the movement of employees through an organisation

There are three areas that must be managed effectively to achieve objectives

Question 3

Human resource inflow

Answer 3

This include HR plans

Recruitment, selection and induction

Question 4

What is involved in human resource inflows

Answer 4

Recruitment- can be expensive but worth if it attracts the correct employees who will add value
- firms may also headhunt for the top employees, generally specialist roles

Question 5

What is internal human flow

Answer 5

Movement of employees throughout the business including
Training
Redeployment
job design

Question 6

What benefit can be gained from internal human flow

Answer 6

Training can improve employee skills adding value and competitiveness
- redeployment means moving employees to new roles, teams or function of within the organisation, can maximise productivity, efficiency and capacity

Question 7

What is human resource outflows

Answer 7

Redundancies, retirement, dismissals

Question 8

What is a person specification

Answer 8

This is when a business provides the details of the qualifications, experiences and characteristics of the desired employees
- the person specification supports the selection process

Question 9

What are the general steps of recruitment

Answer 9

• Decisions is made if recruitment is necessary
• job description and person specification prepared
• plans how to advertise
• applicants short listed
• references are requested
• candidates invited for interviews and test
• successful person signs contract

Question 10

What is internal recruitment

Answer 10

This is when a role is filled by promoting employees from within the organisation

Question 11

What are some benefits of internal recruitment

Answer 11

• cheaper then external
• managers know their employees so there is less risk
• may require less training
• promotion opportunities good for staff motivation

Question 12

What is the external recruitment

Answer 12

This involves brining new employees in from outside the organisation, using job adverts, agencies and government training schemes

Question 13

What are some benefits of external recruitment

Answer 13

• May attract a wider number of applicants
• brings in new skills
• helps increase the capacity within the business