Recruitment + Selection

Question 1

recruitment importance

Answer 1

vital for any business to ensure that staff levels are correct

finding the right person for the job can be expensive for time and money reasons

them joining and finding out their the wrong candidate for the job makes the process long and costly

Question 2

Job Description

Answer 2

sets out job requirements

the post
who they report to
their duties and responsibilities

Question 3

Person Specification

Answer 3

after the job description

the business cans tart to look at the ideal characteristics of the person to undertake the job:

qualification 
previous experience
being able to work as a team
flexibility
supervised or independent work ability

Question 4

recruiting INTERNALLY

Answer 4

• less time taken as they already know the business
• no need to spend money on external adverts
• less need for induction training
• thought of promotion encourages good workers to stay and still work for them and not leave the firm
• know how the business works already

X- those who aren’t successful react badly to not getting the promotion
X- just because they worked well in that role before doesn’t mean they’ll still work well in this new position

Question 5

recruiting EXTERNALLY

Answer 5

• bring new ideas
• larger pool of labour to choose from
• less hassle for business picking someone externally so there is no resentment if done internally

X- takes longer time
X- need to spend on advertising
X- need for induction training

Question 6

Advertising (external)

Answer 6

job advert must be lengthy and filled with enough detail to attract people to the post and get rid of unsuitable applicants

needs to be put in the right place ie. local or not? in the right specific place ie. science boards for a new zoologist at this big zoo

Question 7

Applications

Answer 7

applications forms used so they can compare 2 applications easily

basic and complex stuff inside ie. experience or qualifications then extended questions

CV will be asked

CV looked at > interview > selection > face to face interview? > testing

• assess suitability
• interview is a costly exercise for time and money

Question 8

Interviews

Answer 8

telephone interview to reduce costs

most successful method for finding out whether a candidate is suitable

some decisions made on first impressions rather than the facts i.e. judged on punctuality, confidence, appearance etc.

• allowing time for interview to take place
• right number of people on the interview panel
• interviewee having opportunity to ask questions
• team tasks
• personality tests
• work trials
• references
• presentations on a certain topic