Recruitment Flashcards
The process of recruitment
- Job analysis - identifies and records the responsibilities and tasks relating to the job
- Job description - outlines the responsibilities and duties to be carried out by someone employed to a specific job also hilighting details about the job (final version of job analysis)
- A job description will include a job specification as well (what qualifications are needed to get the job)
- Job will be advertised to the appropriate media/target audience such as newspaper, magazine and online recruitment sites
- Application forms will be submitted
- Interviews and selection happens
- Vacancy is filled (vacancy is a gap in the workforce)
Why do they need to recruit people
High labour turnover
New skills
Growing/expand
Someone got promoted
Features of a job description
Job title
Purpose of a Job
Duties/responsibilities
Location hours of work
Internal recruitment
When a business fills a job vacant with an existing employee
Typically used for promotions
External recruitment
The process by which a business will search for a new candidates from outside a business
Advantages of internal recruitment
Workers strengths and weakness known
No need for induction training
Usually cheaper and quicker method
High staff retention as staff know there is a chance of a promotion
Disadvantages of internal recruitment
More training may be needed to equip the employee with the right skills
It creates another vacancy in the business
Can cause jealously among staff if overlooked
No new ideas are brought in
Advantages of external recruitment
News ideas and skills are introduced in the business
Larger choice of applicants
Disadvantages of external recruitment
More cost and time
Selective process is important for the business
If you get the right people….. it?
Increases output, productivity
Different ideas
Improvement in quality and customer service
Increase staff retention
Types of training, examples and their meanings
Induction training - an introduction given to the new employee explaining the business activities customs and procedures also introducing new rooms and their fellow workers
On the job training - Training at the place of work, when an experienced employee watches you and makes the necessary corrections
Off the job training - Training that takes place away from the workplace usually by a specialist trainer(s)
Off the job training advantages and disadvantages
- broad range and variety of skills are taught
- the business does not lose output of that employee
- specialist trainer are the teacher who have up to date knowledge
- costs can be too high
- the additional qualifications will make it more easier for the employee to go and find another job
Dismissal
Termination by the employer because the employee has broken company rules or is not performing work to the required standard
On the job training advantages and disadvantages
- employee does not need to be sent away to their training (travel costs are high)
- costs are less than off the job
- tailored training to the superficial needs of the business
- the trainer will not be as productive as usual
- trainer may have bad habits which may be passed down to the trainee
Employee selection
The process of evaluating which candidate is best suited for the job at hand and the needs of the organisation
