The Recruitment Process Flashcards

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What are the main stages of the recruitment and selection process?
e.g. a café needs a new barista

1. Identify the vacancy and carry out a job analysis — the café needs one barista.
2. Write the job description and person specification, then advertise — the advert lists the duties and skills needed.
3. Collect applications, shortlist, select and appoint — the best applicant is offered the barista job.

What is job analysis?

The process of collecting and interpreting information about a job vacancy to determine the type of person needed.

What is the difference between a job description and a person specification?

A job description lists the duties of the job (title, pay, hours, location, reporting line); a person specification describes the education, skills and experience the applicant needs.

Give two methods of internal recruitment.

Advertising on a noticeboard in the staffroom and using the intranet or internal email (also newsletters or word of mouth).

Give two methods of external recruitment.

Advertising at a job centre and advertising in a newspaper (also using an employment agency).

Give two benefits to a business of internal recruitment.

Current employees already have experience of the business and know the other employees; it is cheaper as there is no need for external advertisements.

True or false? Internal recruitment gives a business a wider pool of applicants than external recruitment.

False. Internal recruitment gives only a limited pool; external recruitment gives a wider choice and brings new ideas and skills into the business.

What are the steps to recommend and justify a recruitment method for a business?

e.g. a growing bakery needs a new shift supervisor

1. Look at the business's situation: it already has trained counter staff who know the bakery.
2. Choose a method and give a benefit: internal recruitment, as promotion motivates existing staff and saves advertising costs.
3. Weigh one drawback and conclude: the pool of applicants is smaller, but the supervisor role is best filled internally.