Methods of Recruitment &
Selection
AS Business Studies
Unit 2
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Aims & Objectives
Aim:
• Understand internal and external
recruitment
Objectives:
• Define internal and external recruitment
• Explain the recruitment process
• Analyse internal and external recruitment
• Evaluate internal and external recruitment
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Starter
• Think about the recruitment process.
• Try to order each stage of the recruitment &
process from the first stage.
• Stage 1:
– Business Identifies the Vacancy
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Recruitment Process
Identify the Vacancy
Write a Job Description & Person Specification
Advertise the position internally, and/or
externally.
Receive and Process Applications
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Job Description & Person
Specification
Job Description:
• A summary of the main duties and
responsibilities associated with a job.
Person Specification:
• Identifies the skills, knowledge and
experience a successful applicant is likely to
have.
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John Lewis
1) Decide on and label the correct section
either job description or person specification
2) Decide on the key features and contents of
both, make a list of their
features.
3) Why do you feel it is
important to have both of
these when recruiting?
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Job Description
• Job Title
• Position in the business, any subordinates or
managers
• Location of the job
• Summary of nature and objectives of the job
• List of the main duties or tasks of the
employee
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Job Specification
• Knowledge: the level of education and
background
• Experience: of the type of work involved
• Skills: practical, interpersonal, managerial
• Usually separated into essential, and
desirable.
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Internal Recruitment
Definition: candidates
from within the
business.
1) Promotion / transfer
2) Internal
advertisement
3) Personal
recommendation
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External Recruitment
Definition: candidates from outside the business.
 Job advertisements
 Recruitment agencies
 Personal recommendation
 Job Centres
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Methods of Recruitment &
Selection
AS Business Studies
Unit 2
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Aims & Objectives
Aim:
• Understand internal and external
recruitment
Objectives:
• Define internal and external recruitment
• Analyse internal and external recruitment
• Evaluate internal and external recruitment
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Starter
Starter:
•Define internal recruitment
•Define external recruitment
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Benefit or Drawback
• Draw up the following table.
Internal Recruitment
External Recruitment
Benefits
Benefits
Drawbacks
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Drawbacks
Benefit or Drawback
Task: Decide on internal / external and then
benefit / drawback for each statement.
1) Cheapest option, very low advertising costs
Internal, Advantage
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Benefit or Drawback
2) Can be very expensive and time consuming
process, particularly for small businesses.
External Disadvantage
3) Another vacancy may be created as a result
which may then require external recruitment
Internal Disadvantage
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Benefit or Drawback
4) Promotion job opportunities can be used to
motivate employees.
Internal Advantage
5) New ideas and perspectives may be brought
to the business.
External Advantage
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Benefit or Drawback
6) There may be a lack of new ideas in the
organisation.
Internal Disadvantage
7) Induction training will be needed for new
employees at cost.
External Disadvantage
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Benefit or Drawback
8) Greater choice of alternative candidates,
meaning it is more likely the right candidate
will be selected for the job.
External Benefit
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Technology & Recruitment
• Many firms are now using technology to reduce costs of recruitment
and attract employees http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RpJAFVwNs&feature=related
% Employers Using Technology in Recruitment
Pre-Screening Online
Off the Shelf Selection Tests
Candidate Management System
Communicate by Email
Online Selection Processes
Accept Applications Online
0%
10%
20%
30%
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40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Internal or External?
• Which recruitment method is the best?
Internal or External?
• What may you need to consider to answer
this question?
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Methods of Selection
• Brainstorm as many methods of selection as
you can.
• We have already done a few!!
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Methods of Selection
Presentations
Psychometric
Tests
Work
Samples
Assessment
Centres
Peer
Assessment
Interviews
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Plenary
• Explain the term labour turnover (2 Marks)
• What do you understand by the term
assessment centre? (2 Marks)
• Is external recruitment always necessary?
(4 Marks)
• To what extent can recruitment and
selection processes improve the quality of a
workforce? (7 Marks)
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Homework
Effective Recruitment question June
2011 question 2d (13 Marks)
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