HR 3 Recruitment & Job design

Question 1

Job analysis

Answer 1

Formal system developed to determine what tasks people actually perform in their jobs.

Question 2

Job description

Answer 2

A list of tasks, duties and responsibilities of a job

Consists of title, identification and demographics, essential functions, specifications

Question 3

Job specification

Answer 3

The skills and abilities the person must have to perform the job

Question 4

Job design

Answer 4

refers to how a job can be modified (verbeteren) or changed to be more effective

Question 5

internal factors of forecasting how many people you will need to recruit

Answer 5

Budget constraints
Expected or trend of employee separations
Production levels
Sales increases or decreases
Global expansion plans

Question 6

external factors of forecasting how many people you will need to recruit

Answer 6

Changes in technology
Changes in laws
Unemployment rates
Shifts in population
Shifts in urban, suburban, and rural areas
Competition

Question 7

How to develop a recruitment strategy?

Answer 7

1. Refer to a staffing plan.
2. Confirm the job analysis is correct through questionnaires.
3. Write the job description and job specifications.
4. Have a bidding system to recruit and review internal candidate qualifications for possible promotions.
5. Determine the best recruitment strategies for the position.
6. Implement a recruiting strategy.

Question 8

Skill/competency based job analysis

Answer 8

Focuses on knowledge and abilities
E.G 1. able to utilize data analysis tools
2. able to work within teams
3. adaptable

Question 9

Task based job analysis

Answer 9

Focuses on duties of the job
E.G 1. Write performance evaluations
2. Prepare reports
3. Answer calls

Question 10

yield ratio

Answer 10

what percentage of candidates passes from one stage of the hiring process to another. It is usually used to measure how many candidates were hired from a total number of applications.

Question 11

Recruitment method:

Executive search firms, temporary employment agency

Answer 11

+ Can be time saving

• Expensive
• Less control over final candidates to be interviewed

Question 12

Recruitment method:

Campus Recruiting

Answer 12

+ Can hire people to grow with the organization
+ Plentiful source of talent

• Time consuming
• Good relationship with campuses requires

Question 13

Recruitment method:

Professional organizations and associations

Answer 13

+ Industry specific - networking

• Maybe a fee to place n ad
• May be time-consuming to network

Question 14

Recruitment method:

Website/Internet recruiting

Answer 14

+ Diversity friendly
+ Low cost
+ Quick

• Could be too broad
• Be prepared to deal with hundreds of resumes

Question 15

Recruitment method:

Social media

Answer 15

+ Inexpensive
+ Creativity

• Time consuming
• Overwhelming response

Question 16

Recruitment method:

Events

Answer 16

+ Access to specific target markets of candidates

• Can be expensive
• May not be the right target market

Question 17

Recruitment method:

SIG (specific interest groups)

Answer 17

+ Industry specific

• Research required for specific SIGS tied to jobs

Question 18

Recruitment method:

Referrals

Answer 18

+ Higher quality people - retention

• Concern for lack of diversity

Question 19

Recruitment method:

Unsolicited resumes and applications

Answer 19

+ Inexpensive

• Time consuming

Question 20

Recruitment method:

Internet and/or traditional advertisement

Answer 20

+ Can target a specific audience

• Can be expensive

Question 21

Recruitment method:

Employee leasing

Answer 21

+ Can be a good alternative to temporary employment if the job is permanent

• Possible costs
• Less control of who interviews for the position

Question 22

Recruitment method:

Public employment agencies

Answer 22

+ The potential ability to recruit a more diverse workforce
+ No cost, since it is a government agency

• May receive many resumes > time consuming

Question 23

Recruitment method:

Labour unions

Answer 23

+ Access to specialized skills

• May not apply to some jobs or industries
• Build relationship with the union