Topic 21 - Recruitment, Selection And Training

Question 1

Benefits and drawbacks of internal recruitment (promotion through performance or recommendation, notice boards)

Answer 1

Benefits: cheap, less time, promotions motivate staff.

Drawbacks: creates another vacancy, ideas into firm may stagnate.

Question 2

Benefits and drawbacks of external recruitment (ads / job centres / employee recommendation)

Answer 2

Benefits: large choice means best candidate, mew ideas and perspectives into firm

Drawbacks: expensive to recruit and then train, time consuming

Question 3

3 methods of selection (depending on the firm’s finance/time/size/skills available)

Answer 3

Job interview / work samples / assessment centres / presentation

Question 4

3 steps of the recruitment process

Answer 4

1. Identify vacant job role in organisational structure
2. Write job description (title, location, targets)
3. From this, person specification created from qualities required (education/experience/skills)

Question 5

Benefits and drawbacks of off the job training (training centres / evening courses)

Answer 5

Benefits: specialists, focus on training not work, for the richest

Drawbacks: little motivation, may be different to actual role, costs

Question 6

Benefits and drawbacks of on the job training (doing job role under supervision and guidance)

Answer 6

Benefits: actual work location, materials, staff / guided for confidence, productive for business

Drawbacks: trainers need to be skilled, time consuming, could pass bad habits down