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Recruitment

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Recruitment

Recruitment is the process that businesses use to find new people to join their business and to fill specific job vacancies.

Internal recruitment

Internal recruitment

  • Internal recruitment is when a job position is advertised to people who already work at a business.
  • Internal recruitment can be beneficial to a firm because employees that already work for a firm may need less training because the employee will already know a lot about the firm.
  • Because the role is advertised internally, the costs of attracting and training people are lower.
  • But it may create another vacancy in the business.
External recruitment

External recruitment

  • External recruitment is when a business looks for new people outside of the organisation to fill a specific position.
  • It is usually more expensive because jobs are advertised and hires need more training. But it will reach more people.
  • New people from another business may bring in new ideas.
  • It does not create another vacancy in the business.

Main Stages in the Recruitment Process

There are 4 main stages to the recruitment process:

Job analysis

Job analysis

  • Job analysis involves a business analysing what the exact function of the job will be, and what sort of person they are looking for.
Job description

Job description

  • Job description involves the business advertising the job.
  • A job description simply describes what the job is, what the person will be doing day to day, and gives some background on the firm itself.
Person specification

Person specification

  • In the advertisement, the business will state the requirements for what qualifications, training, language and education that a person applying needs to have.
  • The business will also state what skills are preferred and essential for the job.
Selection methods

Selection methods

  • After the advertisement, the business receives applications for the job. These selection methods are used to choose a candidate:
    • CVs – candidates will send a document that contains information about their education, qualifications and previous experience.
    • Online testing – businesses usually give candidates a maths and/or verbal reasoning test to get a better idea of their skills.
    • Interviews – most companies will have some form of interview process to get an idea if the candidate is a good fit for the job.
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Features of Business Organisations

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Organisation of Businesses

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Business Environment

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Marketing Mix

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Business Finance

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Financial Planning

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Financial Statements

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International Business

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Globalisation

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International Business

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International Economic Environment

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Management & Leadership

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Business Decision Making

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Business Principles & Practices

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Quality Management

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Human Resources

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Documents & Business Decisions

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    What are the advantages and disadvantages of external recruitment?Fill in the list
  2. 2
    Benefits of internal recruitment:True / false
  3. 3
    Which of these costs is not reduced by internal recruitment?Multiple choice
  4. 4
    Selection methods used in recruitment:Fill in the list
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    The Recruitment ProcessPut in order
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