Recruitment Selection And Training

Question 1

Recruitment

Answer 1

Is the process of finding people to work for a company or become a new member of an organisation

Question 2

Recruitment process

Answer 2

Stage 1: Identify the vacancy
• Stage 2: Write a job description
• Stage 3: Write a person specification
• Stage 4: Advertise the vacancy
• Stage 5: Candidates apply
• Stage 6: Candidates shortlisted
• Stage 7: Shortlisted candidates interviewed
• Stage 8: Other recruitment activities
• Stage 9: Successful candidate is offered the job

Question 3

Recruitment process stage 1

Answer 3

identify a need to fill a vacancy; perhaps a new department or new product; perhaps someone is leaving and needs to be replaced due to:

Retiring
• Moving to a different job
• Promoted
• Moved to another department • Maternity leave

Question 4

Recruitment process stage 2

Answer 4

Stage 2 – Write a job description
• Now that the vacancy has been identified the business will need to write a job description
• This will include all the responsibilities of the job so that any potential candidates can see if it will be a good fit with their work skills

Question 5

Recruitment process stage 3

Answer 5

Stage 3 – write a person specification
• After the job description comes the personal specification and the human resource department would be responsible for writing it.
• A Person specification will outlines the:
• Personal qualities
• Qualifications
• Work Experience • Skills

Question 6

Recruitment process stage 4

Answer 6

Stage 4 – advertise the vacancy
• The business may advertise the vacancy inside the company; in the company
newsletter, on a noticeboard, via e-mail, or it be announced in meetings
• The business may advertise outside the company to expand the pool of candidates to choose from; newspaper, speciality magazines, online, jobsite, job centre etc.

Question 7

Recruitment process stage 5

Answer 7

Stage 5 – Candidates apply
• Once the advert is live then candidates will be able to start to respond to it.

• A business may also ask job applicants to send in their CVs so they can be attached to their application forms

Question 8

Recruitment process stage 6

Answer 8

Many jobs will attract more candidates than can be possibly interviewed in the time

Question 9

Recruitment process stage 7

Answer 9

Stage 7 – Shortlisted candidates are interviewed
• This may include a face-to-face interview with a panel or just one person
• This may be a telephone interview, or if the job is in another country the interview may be carried out via skype

Question 10

Recruitment process stage 8

Answer 10

Stage 8 – candidates may participate in another recruitment activity
• Assessment centres where candidates will take part in a series of team building exercises

• Some business may require their shortlisted candidates for the job vacancies to participate in some group activities

Question 11

Recruitment stage 9

Answer 11

Stage 9 – Successful candidate is offered the job
• At the end of the process hopefully the business has found a suitable candidate to fill the vacancy

Question 12

Recruitment cost advertising

Answer 12

The recruitment of new employees can work out quite expensive for a business
• This will add to the business costs which can mean that the business is less competitive

Question 13

Recruitment cost agency fee

Answer 13

If the human resources department is small or the business does not have one at all – perhaps it’s just one person, they may decide to use an agency instead.

Question 14

Induction training

Answer 14

Inductiontraininghappenswhen an employee starts working for a new business
• Itmayinvolvetrainingonhowto use fire extinguishers, or shown round the building, or introduced to colleagues

Question 15

Induction trading advantages

Answer 15

Many employees make their mind up if they are staying – the first week of employment
• Induction training will help to inspire the employees and integrate them with the company culture – called “onboarding”

Question 16

Induction training disadvantages

Answer 16

Induction training can cause information overload for an employee trying to find their feet in a new organisation

Question 17

On the job training

Answer 17

Coaching or mentoring while doing the job.
Assistance and advice is provided by those more experienced to those less experienced.

Question 18

On the job training advantages

Answer 18

Specific training needed for the job (a full time trainer may not know all jobs methods to an up to date standard)
✓ Less expensive than off-the-job training

Question 19

On the job training disadvantages

Answer 19

Taking time away from employees job to be trained
 Reduces efficiency of both teaching worker and new employee
 Some workers have bad habits they could pass on to the trainee

Question 20

Off the job

Answer 20

Involves work at home or courses at company training centres/colleges.
• Learningthroughdemonstrations talks, and lectures.

Question 21

Off the job training advantages

Answer 21

More focused environment with less distractions
• Increases a workers motivation as they feel valued by the company to have money spent on their improvement

Question 22

Off the job training disadvantages

Answer 22

More expensive than on-the-job training
• Employees may fail to see link between training and workplace
• Employees are taken away from production so the business loses their productivity for that day