Workforce Planning Flashcards
What are benefits of workforce planning?
-encourages managers to plan for changes which allows the organisation to take action early
-avoids understaffing as workforce planning ensures that there is sufficient workers to carry out different functions
-avoids over staffing so the business are not wasting finance on employees who are not needed
What are the different types of recruitment?
- internal recruitment —> recruiting an existing employee
-external recruitment —> recruiting a new employee
What are advantages of internal recruitment?
-less chance of bad appointment because the candidates skills are already known to business
-less induction training required as candidate knows processes within organisation
-saves on recruitment costs which increases probability
-motivating to other staff who have ambition to be promoted which increases staff morale
What are disadvantages of internal recruitment?
-limited number of suitble candidates which could make the process more difficult
-creates another vacancy elsewhere within the business which needs to be filled
-no new ideas brought to the company so no new solutions to problems are discovered
What are advantages to external recruitment?
-new ideas and experience are brought into organisations which can increase effectiveness
-vacancies can be filled quickly by using recruitment agencies
- better quality people may apply which may reduce training needs as they already have required skills
What are disadvantages to external recruitment?
-more expensive form of recruitment as a rigorous selection process is needed
-can lower staff morale as there may be less chance of promotion so staff may feel unvalued
-more need for induction training which means production time is lost
What are the benefits of interviews as a selection method?
-allows the organisation to meet applicants and gives an indication of personality and character
-allows the applicant to ask questions and see whether or not the vacancy is for them
-interviews can find out how the applicant reacts under pressure
What are the disadvantages of interviews as a selection method?
-some applicants can train specifically for interviews and say what the interviewer wants to hear but may not be suitable for the job
-can be stressful for candidates so organisations may miss out on quality employees because they were under pressure in the interview
What are benefits of assessment centres as a selection method?
-reduces possibility of interviewers bias as the results are a true reflection of each applicants abilities
-allows organisation to really scrutinise applicants over longer period of time so they can make right decision
-allow management to assess applicants interactions with each other
Disadvantages of assessment centres
-expensive to carry out as the organisation needs to have necessary facilities
-several members of staff need to be available to supervise and conduct which means loss of production time
Explain references
-reference usually written by past employer and provides info about the candidate
-will include info on whether referee thinks candidate is suitable for job
- allow the organisation to confirm that the info supplies on the application form and CV is correct
Describe IQ tests as a form of selection method
Measures candidates mental capability
-may be needed for applicant to be able to process lots of info that has been given in a pressure environment
Describe psychometric tests as a form of selection method
Used to find out candidates personality
What are the benefits of testing?
-can confirm what the applicant has written on CV or application form
-helps judge how well a candidates knowledge, skills or personality align with the positions
What are the costs of testing?
-can be expensive and time consuming to carry out
-may put applicants under too much pressure to preform as they would once they got the job
-may be more prepared on the day and once hired may not preform to same level
