Recruitment And Selection 3.5

Question 1

Why do businesses recruit new employees? (3 main reasons)

Answer 1

1. to replace employees who leave
2. If the business is growing this will mean a need to recruit more employees:
3. A skill gap is the difference between the skills the business wants and the skills the employees have

Question 2

What are the 7 methods of selection for a business?
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Answer 2

1.CV
2.Application form
3.Letter of application
4.Interviews
5.Tests
6.Group activities
7.References

Question 3

4 methods of recruiting employees

Answer 3

Internal methods
External methods
Job Description
Person Specification

Question 4

What is internal recruitment? And 2 advantages

Answer 4

INTERNAL recruitment means attracting staff already working within the business to apply for the new job
1. track record and skills are already known. -less risk on their performance.
2. Motivating to staff to know they can get internal promotion. -increase chance of retention.

Question 5

1 disadvantages of internal recruitment

Answer 5

If an internal member of staff is promoted this leaves another vacancy that has to be recruited for

Question 6

What is external recruitment? And 1 advantage

Answer 6

External recruitment is where the business looks outside of the existing employees, for a candidate to fill a job vacancy.
This could be through:
Advertising
Using employment agencies
Job fairs
Head hunting using recruiters
1. Internal candidates may not have skills set required for a new position

Question 7

Disadvantages of external recruitment

Answer 7

1. External recruitment is a much longer process and can take months to hire and onboard the right candidate
2. The cost of using an agency or placing a job advert is high and will add to the overall recruitment costs