Recruitment and Selection 2 Flashcards
State three reasons that a business may have a vacancy
Vacancy= an unoccupied job
Business growth
Identify one benefit of using CV’s to shortlist candidates
is used to draw up a shortlist of the most suitable candidates.
Candidates may submit long CV’s. Explain why this is a disadvantage of shortlisting candidates in this way.
-the employee who is shortlisting might give up reading halfway through missing possibly important information
Identify two benefits of using application forms to shortlist candidates
-You can ask for the exact information you need to know on the job applicant.
-It is easy to compare the skills and experience of different applicants.
Identify one disadvantage of using applications forms to shortlist candidates
They are time-consuming and can be challenging to design
Outline what is meant by ‘external recruitment’
opening up a vacancy to a wider pool of candidates rather than selecting someone from the existing staff to fill the role
External recruitment brings new ideas into a business. Explain why this is an advantage
Fresh perspective. Increase development in business
Identify two disadvantages of external recruitment
-expensive
-de motivating other employees
Outline what is meant by ‘internal recruitment’
When a vacancy is filled with someone who already works in the agency
Identify and explain one disadvantage of internal recruitment
Smaller pool of candidates so there will be no new ideas
