Selection

Question 1

What is selection?

Answer 1

Selection is the process of deciding which application for a job a business should accept

Question 2

What are the different selection methods?

Answer 2

• cv
• application form
• testing
• interviews
• work trails
• references
• letter of application

Question 3

What’s a CV and what’s its purpose?

Answer 3

Document created by applicant with info about themselves. Includes personal details like date of birth, education, referees

Question 4

What are the advantages of a CV?

Answer 4

• employer can receive quicker (don’t have to create + fill out app form) giving employer more time to find right candidate
• easier to choose right candidate as can insert more info ab themselves than can in app form

Question 5

What are the disadvantages of a CV?

Answer 5

• format may be messed up when sent from one PC to another
• harder to judge objectively (swayed by lay out + good content)
• applicant could’ve had external help while preparing CV, inaccurate

Question 6

What is an application form?

Answer 6

A document specifically created by the employer which is sen to applicant to fill in

Question 7

What are the advantages of application forms?

Answer 7

• questions can be trailered to find specific info so can see which candidate is best suited for vacancy
• can compare candidates on equal level

Question 8

What are the disadvantages of application forms?

Answer 8

• result in fewer applications so small candidate pool - candidates view as off putting
• time consuming for employer to create

Question 9

What is a letter of application?

Answer 9

A document sent with a CV or application form to provide additional information. Can sell yourself, personalise and introduce yourself

Question 10

What are the advantages of sending a letter of application?

Answer 10

• can show work ethic
• show ability to write
• make you memorable compared to other candidates
• effort shows you’re genuine

Question 11

What is a work trail?

Answer 11

Where an employer tries out an employee before offering them a job

Question 12

Why are work trials useful for the employer ?

Answer 12

• can see how well the candidate fits with the company culture and team
• can gain insight of candidates skills (do they have the required skills) and identify if truthful ab strengths

Question 13

Why might a work trial,be useful to an employee?

Answer 13

Allows them to decide if the job is suitable for them

Question 14

Why may a candidate not perform well at a job trial?

Answer 14

May be nervous if under direct supervision

Question 15

Why might a work trial not be useful to the employer?

Answer 15

• may not be able to identify if candidate has right skills or not
• for low level entry positions the company may not be able to justify the time and resources dedicated to a work trial

Question 16

What is a work reference?

Answer 16

A statement from a previous or current employer or other responsible person about the suitability of the application for the job.

Question 17

What does a work reference include?

Answer 17

Employment dates, absence levels and details about the applicants skills and abilities

Question 18

Why might a work reference be useful to an employer?

Answer 18

They can confirm wether information that a candidate has given is true and make a decision about giving a job offer or not

Question 19

What industries have to legally give references?

Answer 19

Those regulated by the Financial Services Authority

Question 20

Why is it a drawback that only certain industries have to legally provide references?

Answer 20

Because previous or current employers can choose not to provide one - could be useful to business asking for reference as could suggest an issue with candiate

Question 21

What’s are the drawbacks of references?

Answer 21

• employer may give false good reference if they want employee to leave (limits usefulness)

Question 22

What’s a character reference?

Answer 22

A reference provided by someone in a responsible position in society

Question 23

What does a character reference include?

Answer 23

Info about applicants character, strengths, weaknesses

Question 24

Why might a character reference be useful to a business?

Answer 24

Could help employer decide if applicant has right personality to work in the organising

Question 25

Why might a character reference not be useful ?

Answer 25

Applicant can choose who provides reference - likely to choose referees who like them

Question 26

Why might an interview be useful for an employer?

Answer 26

• can validate info from app form or CV
• can query info from app form or CV
• can see how candidate copes under pressure
• find answers to specific questions
• non-verbal aspects can be considered
• can est if candidate would fit in with team

Question 27

What are the limitations of interviews?

Answer 27

• short so don’t display long term performance
• nerves may make candidate seem less capable but might actually be the best for the job
• extroverts may seem better fit in the interview than may actually be

Question 28

Why might testing be useful?

Answer 28

• ascertain what people will do in real situations
• identify if personality will fit with organisation
• responses less likely to be impacted by nerves

Question 29

Why May tests have limited usefulness?

Answer 29

Candidates may give the answers they think the interviewer is looking

Question 30

What are the overall impacts of having an effective selection process?

Answer 30

• saves long term cost as don’t have to recruit/ repeat again in future if correct candidate chosen
• find right skills
• find someone with the right personality