The recruitment process.
What is the recruitment process?
The recruitment process is the process in which a business must recruit new staff due to an unfilled position in the organisation. It occurs when a vacancy is available and presents an opportunity to consider recruiting a new member of staff, or to reassess the requirements of the job. Answers to these questions should help to clarify the correct requirements of the job and how it fits into the rest of the organization or department. Execute interviews, or consultations with the current job-holder and colleagues. This may well produce good ideas about useful changes.
When should an employer re-evaluate their recruitment process?
An employer should re-evaluate their recruitment process when their staff do not live up to an employers expectations. The employees may not perform to the best of their abilities and may not be correctly qualified for the position in the organization.
How does the recruitment process play out?
Stage 1
Stage 5
The recruitment process is the process in which a business must recruit new staff due to an unfilled position in the organisation. It occurs when a vacancy is available and presents an opportunity to consider recruiting a new member of staff, or to reassess the requirements of the job. Answers to these questions should help to clarify the correct requirements of the job and how it fits into the rest of the organization or department. Execute interviews, or consultations with the current job-holder and colleagues. This may well produce good ideas about useful changes.
When should an employer re-evaluate their recruitment process?
An employer should re-evaluate their recruitment process when their staff do not live up to an employers expectations. The employees may not perform to the best of their abilities and may not be correctly qualified for the position in the organization.
How does the recruitment process play out?
Stage 1
- Identify a job vacancy.
This is the most vital part in the entire recruitment process. It involves re-evaluating the the job vacancy to see if this position is actually necessary within the organisation.
Stage 2 - Carry out a job analysis.
Once decided if the position is necessary, the employers must look at the tasks and duties that will be carried out by the employee in this positing. For example, if in the 'Veggie Delite' organisation, will the future employee just make sandwiches or make sandwiches and clean the restaurant.
Stage 3 - Prepare a job description.
The job description contains the information about what the job involves. This include tasks, duties, responsibilities and contact details as well as a few optional details such as pay and working hours.
Stage 4 - Prepare a person specification.
A person specification contains information about the type of about the type of person required to carry out the job. Certain skills, qualifications and experience may be required. It shows a list of things that is essential and desirable in the candidate. The candidate will not see this.
Stage 5
- Advertise the job.
This is the second most important part of the recruitment process. Advertising the job looks at suitable places to advertise your placement. You would not advertise an executive job in a supermarket as it is unsuitable. Employers should look at website or papers suitable to advertise the job. It can be advertised internally, which means the position will be filled with an existing candidate within the organisation or externally, which means the position will be filled by a candidate who is not already part of the company.
Stage 6 - Send out application forms.
The last stage of the recruitment process is sending out and receiving application forms. In this is stage, the organisation owner must review all applicants and select several candidates to make a shortlist.
Methods of recruitment
There are two main methods of recruitment.
- External Recruitment
- Internal Recruitment
Advantages of external recruitment
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Disadvantages of external recruitment
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Advantages of internal recruitment
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Disadvantages of internal recruitment
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How to advertise
When beginning to advertise your job, you must take into consideration the market you are aiming your job at. For example, if you are looking for a part-time sandwich maker, it is best to advertise this type of job in a newspaper, as it is not a position high in an organisation, and will appeal to readers aged 20-25.
Types of advertisement
There are many methods to advertise the position you need to be filled.
Types of advertisement
There are many methods to advertise the position you need to be filled.
- Online
- Newspapers
- Employees/Company notice board
- Supermarket notice board