Unit 8 Flashcards
Advantage of of internal recruitment:
1) Vacancy can be filled quickly and cheaply.
2) Applicants already know how toe business works.
3) Applicant knows the weakness and strength of the business.
4) Employees become more motivated when they see chance of promotion.
Disadvantage of of internal recruitment:
1) Better candidate may have been available.
2) May cause conflict.
3) Does not bring new ideas.
4) There will still be a vacancy to fill.
Contents of job description?
1) Job title.
2) Main duties.
3) Responsibilities.
4) Accountability.
Explain job description: Job title
example- sales marketing executive.
Explain job description: Main duties
example- plan to carry out marketing activities.
Explain job description: Responsibility
Who the job holder is responsible for managing.
Explain job description: Accountability
Who the job holder reports to.
Receiving applications and shortlisting?
Comparing information from all the applications received and specifically choose who to interview and make a list.
Receiving applications and shortlisting?
Comparing information from all the applications received and specifically choose who to interview and make a list.`
Interviewing shortlist candidates?
Making a question and answer session with one or two people or even a panel of interviewers interviewing each candidate.
Selecting right candidate:
Candidate’s performance in the interview and any tests they have taken. Along with educational qualifications, experience and skill gained and references from previous and current employers.
What are the proper stages of employing?
1) Receiving applications and shortlisting.
2) Interviewing shortlist candidates.
3) Selecting right candidate.
Benefits of training employees?
1) More efficient workers.
2) Improves quality of business decisions.
3) Helps employees develop skills.
4) Easier to recruit employees and keep existing employees.
5) Improves customer service.
6) Helps reduce accidents.
7) Improves business’s competitiveness.
Ways of terminating employment?
1) Resignation.
2) Retirement.
3) Redundancy.
4) Dismissal.
Reasons of dismissal:
1) Incompetence: The employee does not perform tasks to the standard.
2) Poor conduct: Employee breaks rules and cause inconvenience to other employees.
Reasons for downsizing workforce?
1) Fall in demand of product made by employees.
2) New technology does not require a work to have employees.
3) Relocation of business.
Factors of selecting employees for redundancy?
1) Employee productivity.
2) How often employee is late for work in a certain timeframe.
3) Age of employee.
Contract of employment includes:
1) Name of employer.
2) Name of employee.
3) Date of commencement of employment.
4) Employee payment amount.
5) Number of hours expected to work.
6) Job title and responsibilities.
7) Number of holidays they will receive.
8) Period of notice.
9) Grievance and disciplinary procedures.
Advantages of external recruitment?
1) May bring new ideas, may improve effectiveness and efficiency of the business.
2) Wider choice of applicants.
3) Avoids risk of causing conflict between employees.
Disadvantages of external recruitment:
1) Longer to fill the vacancy.
2) More expensive.
3) External applicants require training.
Factors of advertising job
1) If job is filled with internal recruitment, staff notice board, staff email or workplace newsletter can be used.
2) If it is external recruitment, newspaper and specialist magazines can be used to advertise.
3) Unskilled or semi-skilled job vacancies will be filled from local population, no need to advertise nationally.
4) Newspaper advertisement is usually expensive, money may be wasted.
