Topic 2: Recruitment

Question 1

Meaning of recruitment?

Answer 1

• Process used by a business to identify vacancies and attract canidates
• Business can use internal or external rectuitment depening on nature of vacancy
• Ongoing process as employees constantly leave their jobs for other ones

Question 2

Recruitment procedure?

Answer 2

• HRM should evaluate the job and prepare a job analysis
• Method of recruitment should be choosen
• Place the advertisement in the selected media

Question 2

Meaning of job analysis?

Answer 2

• Tool used by HR to source and analyse info on the workforce
• Consists of a job description and a job spesification
• Employer must be clear on the type of work that the employee will need to preform

Question 3

Difference between job analysis and job spesification?

Answer 3

Job description
- Describes responsibilities of a spesific job
- Written description of the job and its requirements

Job spesifications
- Describes the minimum acceptable qualifications
- A written description of the qulifications needed

Question 4

Sources of internal recruitment?

Answer 4

• Word of mouth
• Office notice boards
• Internal emails

Question 5

Positives of internal recruitment?

Answer 5

• Current employees know the operations of the business
• Recruitment procedure is faster and less expensive

Question 6

Negatives of internal recruitment?

Answer 6

• Current employees may not bring new ideas to the business
• Number of applicants limited to the number of employees

Question 7

Sources of external recruitment?

Answer 7

• Printed media
• Electronic media
• Social media

Question 8

Positives of external recruirment?

Answer 8

• New canidates bring new and innovating ideas to the business
• Larger pool of applicant to choose from

Question 9

Negative of external recruitment?

Answer 9

• External sources can be expensive
• New canidates generally take longer