Recruitment

• The steps undertaken by a business to identify a vacancy and attract suitable candidates internally and externality
• Whats the steps of recruitment?

  1. identifying the vacancy
  2. job description
  3. person specification
  4. advertising the vacancy
  5. reviewing applications
  6. short listing and references
  7. assessing candidates
  8. offering the position
• What are the pros of a CV?

  shows more personality, less time consuming for the business and candidate
• What are the pros of an application form?


  business can ask specific questions, easier for comparisons and removes unserious applicants
• What are the cons of a CV?


  Subjective
• What are the cons of an application form?


  Length
• Benefits of internal recruitment?


  Cost-effective, improved employee retention and shorter induction period
• Benefits of external recruitment?


  Fresh perspectives, provides new ideas and larger amount of applicants
• Cons of internal recruitment?


  reduces talent available, limits number of applicants, leaves a role to be filled
• Cons of external recruitment?


  higher costs, may upset current employees and lots of training required