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recruitment and selection Flashcards

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What is recruitment

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The process of finding and hiring the best qualified candidates From within and outside of the business

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When would recruitment be necessary

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Replacing employees 
Retired
Pregnant 
Sacked 
Sick 
To fill in the skills gap e.g iT technician 
Business start up and growth
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Who carries out recruitment

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Owners in a small business

In large businesses it will be the human resources team

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Step 1 of recruitment

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Needs analysis…. e.g number and type of staff needed as well as time ⌚ e.g the days they will work

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Step 2 of recruitment

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Advertising the position

Appropriate places are chosen depending on the location of the business and the budget for advertising

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Step 3 of advertising

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Selecting the applicants

Choosing the best person for the job

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Job description

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Duties and responsibilities the worker 👷 are expected to perform
Job title pay hours wages etc.

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Person specification

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States the knowledge qualifications previous experience and skills the person will need to do the job
Allows the candidate today see whether they are skilled for the job

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Why is the person and job specification important

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The business can easy compare candidates

Candidates will know what is expected from the job and whether they are worthy for the job

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Internal recruitment

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Job is filled in by someone who works at organisation 
Methods include 
Emailing 
Social media
Internal website 
Companies magazine 
Word of mouth 👄 
Noticeboard
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Advantages of internal recruitment

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Cheaper than external
Quicker to recruit person will known the business no need for induction training
More confident that the person is suited for job
Good morale for offering promotion

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Disadvantages of internal recruitment

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Promotion leads to jealousy
Backfilling will still require recruitment
Limited choice there may not be enough people applying
Existing staff may not bring new ideas to help the business .improve the business

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External recruitment

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Recruitment outside the business

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Advantages of external recruitment

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When a business sets up
Skills gap
Brings someone with new ideas
It will cause problems if someone is promoted

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Higher 👆 level jobs

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Require to choose from the best pool 🎱 of candidates

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Disadvantages of external recruitment

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Takes longer than internal
Costs more money 💵
Manager may not find someone suitable

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Designing a job advertisement

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Adverts must encourage people with appropriate skills and tell them how to apply 
Musts have
Duties 
Experience
Closing date
Contact address
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Advertising….. website

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It could be on the companies or specialist job sites
Applicants may get a message on jobs that they are intrigued by e.g indeed.co.uk
Assessable to the national

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Social media

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Provides information about job and applicant

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Local newspaper 📰

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Not too expensive and can be online

Good for small business that know that there are people in the neighbourhood that are available for the job

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National newspaper 📰

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It’s expensive and may have a website
Declined due to social media
Good for skilled workers

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Specialist magazine

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Available online usually for skilled specific work

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Job centre

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Let’s people use computers to search for jobs
Good for those with no Internet access
They also give advice

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Words of mouth 👄

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Business let’s existing employees know that there is a job available and hope that someone will tell someone who is interested
Very cheap

25
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Recruitment agencies have

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Increase in the UK

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What do recruitment agencies do

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They will so the work involved in recruiting new members of staff and make job description and person specification. Next they will select few who are the most suitable and they may do interviews

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Recruitment agencies are……

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Specialist organisation and know what are the best methods of recruitment

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Employment agencies

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These agencies keep lists of people who are willing to do certain kinds of work
If a worker is good a firm may offer them full time work. It is a good way to employ workers as you know how good they are

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Employment agencies issue

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They require extra fee for introducing the worker to the firm experience 💵

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Letters 🔤 of applications

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Letter written by the applicants explaining why they believe they are suitable for job

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Advantages of letter ✉ of applications

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Letter are good for showing a person’s communication skills and grammar. Tells them about their skills and qualities

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Application forms

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Applicants provide basic information in answer to question on a form
Form.boxes require the specific information

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Application form benefits

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The business can make sure that all applicants supply the types of information it requires so it can make easy comparison

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Cv

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Has applicant

Address, qualifications, employment history, and possibly ambitions and why they should receive the job

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Cv benefits

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Shows the ability to organise information

It should be easy to see details about applicant at first glance

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Interviews

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Applicants. Meet people of the business for a discussion
Interviewers will ask candidates the same series of questions to compare answers
It can be as a group

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Interviews benefits

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Able to job the candidate presentation and communication and how will they work with others in a team

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Group activities

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Candidates work as a group to do a task e.g there is a problem and they must solve it

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Group activities benefits

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Shows practical and interpersonal skills
Shows personality
Ideas and creativity

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Reference benefits

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Very honest assessment that can recommend whether they should be appointed
Firms may give someone a good reference if they want them to leaveu

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Reference

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Someone well known to the applicants will.give details on the personal qualities and how well they worked e.g attendance

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