1.4.2 - Recruiment, Selection And Training Flashcards

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Definition of recruitment

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Is the process of finding people to work for a company or become a new member of an organisation.

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What are the stages of recruitment?

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Stage 1 - identify the vacancy
Stage 2 - create a job description
Stage 3 - write a person specification
Stage 4 - advertise the vacancy
Stage 5 - candidates apply
Stage 6 - shortlist candidates
Stage 7 - shortlisted candidates are interviewed
Stage 8 - candidates participate in another recruitment activity
Stage 9 - successful candidate is offered the job

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What is internal recruitment?

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Means selecting and hiring an employee from within a business. Maybe through a promotion with a responsibility or in a different area of a business.

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What are the pros of internal recruitment?

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Businesses already knows the candidate, very cost-effective, increases morale if other staff there are promotions available, less time consuming.

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What are the cons of internal recruitment?

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Smaller choice of candidates to choose from, staff who are not hired may feel discontented or demotivated, lack of new ideas in the business, causes another internal vacancy so may need to externally recruit to fill position.

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What is external recruiting?

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Is the selection and hiring of staff from outside of the business.

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What are the pros of external recruitment?

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Attracts a wider pool of candidates, May need to attract a candidate with a specific skill set, increase in flexible working means people can be employed from further away.

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What are the cons of external recruitment?

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Candidates hired from outside the business will need training and will take longer to get up to speed, hiring external candidates can be demotivating for staff who feel like there are no promotion prospects, external recruitment agencies are expensive and can charge thousands to find a candidate.

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What are the different recruitment costs?

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Advertising and agency fees.

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When does induction training happen and what may it involve?

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Happens when an employee starts working for a new business.
May involve learning the company policies, health & safety, introduction to colleagues and job-specific training.

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Why are new employees given induction training?

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To ensure that they are: familiar to the workplace, able to do their job, feel part of the organisation and so they quickly become productive for the business.

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What are the pros of induction training?

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Many employees make their mind up if they are staying within the first week of employment, will help them to inspire the employees and integrate then with the company culture called “onboarding”, good induction training will help reduce the number of employees that leave (increasing retention numbers).

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What are the cons of induction training?

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Induction training can cause information overload for an employee trying to find their feet in a new organisation.

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What is on-the-training?

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Is coaching or mentoring while doing their job, assistance and advice is provided by those more experienced to those less experienced.

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What are the pros of on-the-job training?

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Specific training needed for the job, less expensive than off-the-job training, learning can happen immediately, trainee can see relevance to the job more clearly when skills are learned in the workplace.

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What are the cons of on-the-job training?

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Takes time away from more experienced employee’s work to train the newbie, reduces efficiency of both the trainee and the employee, bad habits can be passed on, trainee may not pick up on skills straight away.

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What is off-the-job training?

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Involves work at home or courses at company training centres/colleges. Learning through demonstrations, talks and lectures.

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What are the pros of off-the-job training?

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More focused environment with less distractions, increases a workers motivation as they feel valued as money is being spent on them, less stressful than on-the-job, individuals teaching the courses are trained to train, more chance to gather specialist skills.

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What are the cons of off-the-job training?

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More expensive, employees may fail to see the link between training and workplace, employees are taken away from their job so productivity decreases for that day.