Recruitment And Selecting Employees:
Overview
Hiring the wrong person is one of the most expensive mistakes a business can make: wasted training, lost output and the cost of starting again. That is why recruitment and selection is treated as a careful process, not a quick decision, and why examiners expect you to know each stage of it.
In this lesson you will learn the difference between recruiting from inside and outside the business, walk through every stage from job analysis to the interview, weigh up full-time against part-time staff, and practise recommending who a firm should employ. You will leave able to judge a hiring decision like a manager.
Objectives
- Recruitment and selection methods
- Difference between internal recruitment and external recruitment
- Main stages in recruitment and selection of employees
- Recommend and justify who to employ in given circumstances
- Benefits and limitations of part-time employees and full-time employees
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- Filling a vacancy by promoting an existing employee is an example of: A. external recruitment B. internal recruitment C. outsourcing D. delayering Answer: B
- Which document lists the qualifications and qualities the ideal candidate should have? A. job description B. person specification C. curriculum vitae D. contract of employment Answer: B
- Which is an advantage of external recruitment? A. it is always cheaper B. it brings in new ideas and skills C. it needs no advertising D. it motivates existing staff Answer: B
- Which is usually a benefit of employing part-time workers? A. greater flexibility to cover busy periods B. higher commitment C. easier communication D. lower training cost per worker Answer: A
- Which is the correct early stage of recruitment? A. interview the candidates B. appoint the best candidate C. write a job description D. check references Answer: C
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Textbook section
Employee Recruitment
How do firms recruit applicants?
"Introduction to Business: Employee Recruitment" by OpenStax, OpenStax, Rice University, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://openstax.org/books/introduction-business/pages/8-2-employee-recruitment. Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/introduction-business/pages/1-introduction
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Textbook section
Employee Selection
How do firms select qualified applicants?
"Introduction to Business: Employee Selection" by OpenStax, OpenStax, Rice University, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://openstax.org/books/introduction-business/pages/8-3-employee-selection. Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/introduction-business/pages/1-introduction
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