Ch 7: Recruiting Flashcards
what is recruiting?
Activities that convert leads generated in sourcing into applicants, generate interest in a company and its jobs, and persuade candidates to accept extended job offers
Who recruits?
Can be recruiter, hiring manager, or employer
T.F- An important goals of recruitment is to generate positive feelings about the the organization in the applicant
True
Who should be involved for critical roles vs lesser roles?
Critical- Top management (possibly CEO), and lower management
Lesser- Lower management can take it on, and request to have this vacancy filled
What are the 3 types of fairness?
Distributive: Perceived fairness of an outcome
Procedural: Beliefs that policies and procedures that resulted in hiring decisions were fair- fair chance to perform, follow procedures, job–related assessments
Interactional: Fairness of the interpersonal treatment and amount of info received during the hiring process
Spillover Effects
Indirect or unintended consequences of an action
What is the candidate experience?
describes all the recruiting and hiring interactions the job applicant has with the employer.
What are some best practices re the candidate experience?
Keep application process simple
Keep applicants informed during the process
Minimize hiring decision times
What is an organizational image?
General impression based on both feelings and facts
Employer Image
Attitudes towards and perceptions of the organization as an employer
True or false- How an organization is reputed to treat applicants and employees is likely to have a strong effect on applicant attraction
True
Different types of recruiting messages attract different job seekers and induce them to apply. Therefore:
Message content should appeal to the goals and values of the targeted recruits
Non compensatory screening factors should be communicated to facilitate self-selection- job location, type of job, pay etc.
What are the 4 steps to developing an Employer Value Proposition?
- Analyse current perceptions of your target audience
- Align EVP with firm’s policies, practices, culture, and values- what you offer, should be a reflection of these policies, practices, culture, and values
- Communicate your story clearly and consistently
- Mesaure and improve your EVP by establishing appropriate metrics and periodically preparing step 1.
How to develop the recruiting message
- Appeal to the goals and values of targeted talent pool
- Communicate employer value proposition
- Include info on job location, requirements, and salary can filter out applicants and save time and processing costs
What are realistic job previews?
Provide both positive and potentially negative information to job candidates.
Goal is not to deter, but to aid self-assessment
