4.2 Recruitment and selection of employees

• What is the definition of recruitment in business studies?

  Attracting and selecting candidates
• What are the two main steps in the recruitment process?

  1️⃣ Attracting applicants

  2️⃣ Evaluating applicants
• The recruitment process includes two main phases: recruitment and selection.


  True
• Internal recruitment lowers training costs and boosts employee morale.


  True
• Match the selection method with its purpose:

  Interviews ↔️ Assess skills and fit

  Tests ↔️ Evaluate abilities

  Reference Checks ↔️ Verify past performance
• Why do businesses use recruitment and selection techniques?

  To make informed decisions
• What is a disadvantage of internal recruitment?

  Limited pool of candidates
• Reference checks provide insights from previous employers or colleagues.

  True
• What is an advantage of structured interviews?

  Reduces bias
• Generating a pool of candidates is part of the recruitment process.


  True
• Recruitment involves attracting and selecting suitable candidates, while selection involves evaluating and choosing the best candidate.
• What is internal recruitment?

  Recruiting from within
• Interviews assess a candidate's communication skills and cultural fit with the organization.
• What is one limitation of using questionnaires in job analysis?

  Limited depth
• The recruitment process begins with advertising the vacancy.


  True
• Order the following selection methods based on their primary purpose:

  1️⃣ Interviews: Assess skills and cultural fit

  2️⃣ Tests: Evaluate abilities and traits

  3️⃣ Reference Checks: Verify past performance
• Interviews in job analysis are time-consuming but provide in-depth insights
• Businesses must comply with anti-discrimination laws during recruitment to avoid unfair treatment
• In the recruitment process, attracting applicants is a key task, while evaluating applicants is part of the selection process.
• What is the purpose of recruitment in an organization?

  To fill job vacancies
• What are the main tasks in the recruitment and selection phases?

  1️⃣ Attracting applicants

  2️⃣ Generating a pool of candidates

  3️⃣ Evaluating applicants

  4️⃣ Choosing the best candidate
• What is one advantage of external recruitment?

  Brings new skills
• Job analysis helps organizations understand the requirements of a specific job.


  True
• Recruitment is the process of attracting and selecting suitable candidates to fill a job vacancy
• External recruitment involves recruiting from outside the organization
• What is a limitation of questionnaires in job analysis?

  Potential for biased answers
• Behavioral interviews predict future success by analyzing past behaviors.


  True