séance 5 - recruitment: how does it work

Question 1

what are the 4 steps that must be take by HR when wanting to fill a position?

Answer 1

• planning
• recruitment
• selection
• orientation

Question 2

what is the purpose of recruitment?

Answer 2

attracting the right number of candidates with appropriate competencies

Question 3

what are the 2 recruitment sources?

Answer 3

• external recruitment

- internal staffing

Question 4

examples of external recruitment?

Answer 4

• online recruitment (indeed, linkedin)
• agencies
• head hunters
• government agencies
• job fairs
• shools, unis (students and interns are potential candidates)
• unions, professional associations
• networking

Question 5

what are the role of private agencies in external recruitment?

Answer 5

they are the intermediaries between potential workers and employers (randstad) - short or long term mandates recruiters

Question 6

what are the advantage of online recruitment?

Answer 6

• used frequently and easy

- essential to focus utilization

Question 7

what are the three types of online recruitment?

Answer 7

• company websites (preselection functionalities with criterias - it already filters based on the companies’ criterias)
• government sites (lower skilled jobs usually)
• private sites

Question 8

give examples of gvnmt agencies for external agencies?

Answer 8

• center for youth

- emploi québec

Question 9

what is the advantage of a job fair?

Answer 9

direct contact with potential candidates which is better than just looking at a resumer (campus fairs, specialized fairs)

Question 10

what is the issue with employee reference?

Answer 10

it is very useful but it can lead to systemic discrimination because doesn’t allow diversity (referenced ppl by a person are often similar to them)

Question 11

what are the top 5 facts about employee referral program?

Answer 11

1) employee referrals have the highest return of investment (ROI)
2) employee referrals reduce time to hire
3) employee referrals improve the quality of hire
4) employee referrals reduce the turnover rate
5) employee referrals generate more profit

Question 12

criteria for choosing what type of external recruitment to fill in the position?

Answer 12

• type of position
• budget
• job market context
• delays (need someone ASAP or not?)
• visibility of the organization (small vs big)

Question 13

examples of internal recruitment techniques?

Answer 13

• job posting on boards in the lunch room
• intranet
• notice on pay slips
• internal referrals

Question 14

what is the differences between a job description and a job posting?

Answer 14

• job description: internal document, lists tasks, elaborates necessary competencies
• job posting: external document, lists responsibilities (not all the tasks), lists the most relevant competencies - the ones meeting the selection criterias)

Question 15

what are the goals of a job advertisement?

Answer 15

AIDA:

• grab the ATTENTION
• make the position INTERESTING for the candidate
• create DESIRE to apply
• provide enough info for the candidate to apply (how to take ACTION)

Question 16

what is the content of a job advertisement?

Answer 16

• name and brief description of organization
• job title
• who you report to
• brief job description
• requirements
• place of work
• the way to apply
• specific work conditions
• good to add: compensation, equity in the workplace

Question 17

what are the 2 types of HR indicators?

Answer 17

• effectiveness: achievement of one or many objectives

- efficiency: amount of resources udsed

Question 18

give examples of effectiveness in HR recruitment

Answer 18

• amount of quality resumes
• amount of internal candidates
• amount of resumes per recruitment source

Question 19

give some exemples of efficiency in HR recruitment

Answer 19

• cost of recruitment
• cost of recruitment per candidate
• delay between each step of the process (demand, permission, posting, receiving resumes)