Unit 4.1: Recruitment Flashcards
Define recruitment?
System of INFORMATION & PERSUASION whereby the organisation DISCLOSES & OFFERS employment opportunities to attract the interest of POTENTIAL QUALIFIED future candidates able to occupy these positions in the organization
what is the employment labor market?
this is the relationship between supply & demand for employment
There are 3 situations (supply situation, supply situation equivalent to demand, search situation)
what are the 3 situations of the employment labour market?
Supply situation
Supply situations equivalent to demand
Search situation
what are the consequences of the supply situation for recruitment?
Longer process & higher investment
Great competition between companies
what are the consequences of the supply situation for HR?
selection criteria = more flexible, less demanding
Initial salary schemes increase
Candidates select
Companies must try to retain current employees
What are the consequences of the search situation for recruitment?
- high efficiency
- competition amongst candidates increases
- MORE RECRUITERS: increased in recruitment due to needing to manage applicants
what are the consequences of the search situation for hr?
selection criteria = more rigorous & demanding
initial salary schemes are lower
candidates see the capacity to choose is limited
what do you need to consider (3 things) when deciding whether to use internal or external recruitment?
- nature of the position
- supply & demand ration
- Look internally first then go external (good options amongst existing staff?)
what are the 4 strengths of internal recruitment?
- ENABLES PROMOTION & LATERAL MOVEMENTS
- cost effective
- fast adaptation & socialised to company culture
trust - powerful source of motivation & healthy competition
what are the limitations of internal recruitment?
workers feel unjustly treagt
potentially unhealthy competition
How can you tackle the limitations of internal recruitment?
enhance fairness of the procedure (avoid favoritism)
Establish clear selection criteria
Justify why rejected candidates weren’t selected
what are the strengths of external recruitment?
- diversity, fresh ideas, new perspectives
- no within organisaiton competition
what are the limitations of external recruitment?
- risk
- expensive
- not socialised
- affects cureent employees motivation/engagement
what are the 5 strenghts of social media recruitment?
- increase applicant’s motivation (2-way interactions)
- Can be easy (if choose passive method e.g. post and wait for response)
- you can better understand an applicant’s bhvr & personality form social media
- reach new generations
- create reliable & impactful image of the company
what are the 3 basic component of social network recruitment?
- constant interaction
- time & dedication to build a network
- reach new generation
