Recruitment & Selection

Question 1

Recruitment

Answer 1

Selecting and attracting workers

Question 2

Roles of HR

Answer 2

• recruitment and selection
• health and safety : make sure business follow all employee laws of health and safety
• wages and salaries : must be enough motivate workers
• industrial relations : must be effective communication between departments
• redundancy and dismissal : must over laws of firing workers

Question 3

Job analysis

Answer 3

Identify tasks and responsibilities of job

Question 4

Job description

Answer 4

Outline responsibilities to be called out

Question 5

Job specification

Answer 5

Qualification and requirements for a job

Question 6

Internal recruitment

Answer 6

Vacancy filled by existing worker

Question 7

Adv of internal recruitment

Answer 7

• quicker, cheaper
• reliability of prison alr known
• person knows how org. works
• motivate other workers

Question 8

Disadv of internal recruitment

Answer 8

• no new experience
• jealousy towards promoted worker
• quality of internal ppl might be low

Question 9

External recruitment

Answer 9

Hiring non existing worker

Question 10

Ways of advertising jobs

Answer 10

Local newspaper : low level skill job

National newspaper : senior position

Specialist magazine : specialist technical worker

Recruitment agency : easier to find workers

Gov job center : unskilled or semi skilled

Question 11

Skill test

Answer 11

Show ability to perform tasks

Question 12

Aptitude test

Answer 12

Show potential of gaining additional skills

Question 13

Personality test

Answer 13

If job requires specific type of person

Question 14

Group situation test

Answer 14

How candidate tackle tasks
Work as member of group

Question 15

Adv of part time

Answer 15

• easier to work at busy times
• flexible
• fits with looking after children, accept power pay
• easy to make redundant

Question 16

Disadv of part time

Answer 16

• less likely to seek training
• less likely to be promoted
• less committed

Question 17

Adv of induction training

Answer 17

• new worker settle into job quickly
• worker less likely to make mistakes

Question 18

Disadv of induction training

Answer 18

• wages are paid but no output
• delay start of job
• time consuming

Question 19

Adv of on the job training

Answer 19

• ensure some production from worker
• costs less than off job training
• train for specific needs of business

Question 20

Disadv of on the job training

Answer 20

• bad habits of experienced worker pass to new worker
• trainer not as productive as usual

Question 21

Adv of off the job training

Answer 21

• cheaper for business
• often use expert trainer
• many skills taught

Question 22

Disadv of off the job training

Answer 22

• high costs
• additional qualifications : easier for worker to leave

Question 23

Contract of employment

Answer 23

Legal agreement between employer and employee

Question 24

Industrial tribunal

Answer 24

Type of court that makes judgement between disagreement of worker and org.