Recruitment Flashcards
(33 cards)
What is recruitment
Process of attracting the best qualified and most highly skilled employees available to fill vacant roles within a business
Why might businesses recruit
Business growth - additional employees to fill new positions
New organisation structure - new employees with new skills
Filling vacancies - due to staff promotions, resignations, retirement or dismissal
Stages or recruitment
- job analysis
- job description
- person specification
- advertise position
What is the job description
Document that defines the main duties and responsibilities of the job being advertised
What is the purpose of a job description
Outline the requirements and expectations of the job to attract appropriate candidates.
What should a job description include (t, L, conditions, d+r)
Job title
Location
Conditions of employment, such as working hours
Main duties and responsibilities
What is the person specification
Details of the specific qualifications, attributes, skills and work experience of the ideal person for the post
What is the purpose of the person specification
Drawn up to match the JD. It’s to summarise the specific attributes of the ideal candidate. Ensures the correct candidates apply and are then correctly selected. Personal attributes may also be listed. They could be desirable and/or essential.
What is a contract
Agreement between employer and employee and its purpose is to outline rights, duties and responsibilities for both parties
When must a contract be provided in
8 weeks within starting a job
What might a contract include
Pay, hours of work, holidays, sick pay, pension
Examples of internal recruitment
Notice boards
Company newsletters/e-newsletters
Emails
Examples of external recruitment
Newspapers (local, regional, national, global.)
Journal (occupation specific eg: the nurse times)
Internet (social media)
Radio
The job centre (govt)
Head hunting
Billboard (eg army)
Advantages of internal recruitment
- new worker will be familiar with business
- induction training not necessary saves time and money
- motivates existing staff as created promotion opportunities
- employer knows strengths and weaknesses to potential employee to be promoted
- less expensive than external, faster than external
Disadvantages of internal recruitment
Range of applicants is narrower
New skills not brought into business (no new blood)
Choices of promotion may be biased leads to demotivation and causes jealousy therefore decreasing productivity
Causes further vacancy begin R and S again
Advantages of external recruitment
Range of applicants a lot larger, more choice and skilled applicants
New skills and ideas will be brought into the business
Doesn’t cause any further vacancies
Disadvantages of external recruitment
New worker won’t be familiar with business
Induction training will be required
More expensive and slower than internal
Demotivating for existing staff as
Factors that will influence the recruitment method used
Size of business
Budget available
Where business is located
Number of new employees needed
How quick the employees are needed (urgency)
How to measure how good the recruitment method worked
Response rate (how many ppl apply)
Suitable candidates applying (correct qualifications etc etc)
Ease of operation
Success result (right applicants obtained)
Advantages of social media in recruitment
Cheaper than traditional methods of advertising eg: local and national newspaper ads
Access to a wider pool of candidates since the internet is global
Two way communication, traditional is normally on things like newspapers which is static (one way communication)
Disadvantages of social media in recruitment
Dealing with online queries from applicants is very time consuming
Too many people with the incorrect qualifications and skills may apply
In general what must the employer ensure happen in the recruitment, selection and training processes.
All employees must be treated equally (race, religion, gender, disability)
REASONABLE adjustments must be made to buildings (ramps, toilets, lifts etc etc)
Employees shouldn’t be discriminated in relation to sex, race, gender identity, religion, marital status.
Exceptions to the rules of race when recruiting, selecting and training
An example could be if someone of a certain race is needed for a certain acting role or modelling.
What must employers do to do with religion equality
Ban display of flags, emblems, posters, graffiti or singing songs that may cause offence to others.
Must register with the equality commission if they have more than 11 or more employees and submit all data regarding religious composition of their staff.
