Grp 2

• Recruitment


  An important step in selecting employees, in which they attract people with the required qualifications to apply for the job
• Employment Agencies


  They operate in one of two ways: either they charge the company or the applicant when the applicant gets the job
• Employee Referrals


  Another way of recruiting wherein current employees recommend family members and friends for specific job openings
• Incentives


  Measures taken when unemployment rates are low, and organizations must take extra measures to recruit employees
• Public Employment Agencies


  State and local employment agencies designed primarily to help the unemployed find work, but they often offer services such as career advisement and résumé preparation
• Structure


  Determined by the source of the questions, the extent to which all applicants are asked the same questions, and the objectivity of the system used to score the answers
• Style


  Determined by the number of interviewees and number of interviewers
• Medium


  Interviews also differ in the extent to which they are done in person or how the interview is conducted
• When traditional recruitment methods are unsuccessful, organizations look for applicants from Nontraditional Population
• Realistic Job Previews involves giving an applicant an honest assessment of a job
• Information presented prior to interview or early in the interview carries more weight than information presented later in the interview is NOT an advantage of structured interview.
• Smiling and making appropriate eye contact is an essential appropriate nonverbal cues
• Skill-level determiners are one of the interview questions that tap an interviewees level of expertise
• Job Analysis

  • It is the cornerstone of personnel selection. Remember, unless a complete and accurate picture of a job is obtained, it is virtually impossible to select excellent employees.
  • Key process that identifies tasks, duties, and the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities for a job.
• Employment Interviews

  • The most commonly used method to select employees.
• Internet Recruiters

  • It is a private company whose website lists job openings for hundreds of organizations and résumés for thousands of applicants.
• Internal Recruitment

  • Typically promote from within the organization to boost morale and motivation, but may lead to a homogeneous workforce.
• External Recruitment

  • Hiring from outside the organization to bring in new ideas and diversify the workforce.
• Newspaper Ads

  • Less effective methods were once prevalent for local hiring but are now largely surpassed by digital alternatives.
• Blind Box

  • Ad method where the company’s name is hidden, possibly to prevent a surge of unqualified applicants or discreetly replace current staff.
• Recruitment via Electronic Media

  • Accounts for a small percentage of recruitment but reaches a large audience weekly through listeners.
• Point of Purchase Methods (POP)

  • Uses venues like store windows or bulletin boards in business locations to post job vacancies.
  • A method of advertising that involves placing a product in a place where it is likely to be seen by the consumer.
• Executive Search Firms

  • Specialized agencies that focus on high-paying, non-entry-level positions and charge the hiring organization.
• Campus Recruiters

  • Recruiters visit colleges to engage directly with students, increasingly supplemented by virtual job fairs.
• Employment Agencies

  • Involve charging either the company or the job seeker, useful when HR departments are overwhelmed.