Unit 2 GCSE Business and Communication Systems RECRUITMENT

Learning Outcomes Students should be able to: identify, describe and evaluate the main methods of internal recruitment identify, describe and evaluate the main methods of external recruitment recommend the most suitable method or type of recruitment for a given situation Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

Paired Activity (6 minutes) Lucy runs a business in Ballymena. Answer the following questions: I want to recruit a member of staff, why? I want to recruit a member of staff, how? What documents am I likely to need? Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk Recruitment A vacancy arises Carry out a job analysis Draw up a job description and person specification Decide whether to recruit internally or externally Advertisements drawn up and placed in appropriate media Application forms are issued and/or CVs and letters of application are requested Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

Internal Methods of Recruitment Notice boards Company newsletters E-mail Intranet Internal Methods of Recruitment Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

Benefits of Internal Recruitment Employee’s abilities are known already Motivational Quicker Shorter induction Less expensive Reduces risk of employing wrong person Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

Drawbacks of Internal Recruitment Limited range of applicants No new ideas or skills brought into the business Staff resentment due to jealousy/rivalry Vacated position will need to be filled Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

External Methods of Recruitment Media Internet Job centres Private recruitment agencies Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

External Recruitment Media Newspaper and magazine advertisements. Jobs which require limited skills are advertised locally, while more specialist jobs are advertised more widely, perhaps even in specialist magazines. Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

External Recruitment Internet There are several websites on the internet which advertise a range of jobs. Many firms also have their own websites on which they advertise their vacancies. Advertising on the internet is not expensive and has a wide audience. Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

External Recruitment Job Centre These are found in major towns and are government operated. They display jobs on cards either in the window or inside the building on notice boards and people seeking work are encouraged to come in and look around. The staff will arrange appointments with firms for people who are interested in a particular job. Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

External Recruitment Private Employment Agencies They help businesses to recruit staff. They are common in secretarial work, nursing etc. A firm looking for staff will approach an agency, which will supply workers who are interviewed by the agency, the firm or both. The agency gets a commission related to the salary of the person they have found for the firm. Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

Benefits of External Recruitment Large choice of applicants ‘new blood’ (new ideas, more willing to make changes) Overcomes jealousies Insight into other firms May save money on training Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

Drawbacks of External Recruitment Settling in time required – potentially a longer induction period Demotivating for existing staff More expensive than internal recruitment Process takes longer Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk Pupil Activity Working individually you have twenty minutes to answer the following past paper questions: 2011 Question 2a 2012 Question 1ei 2013 Question 1d i & ii 2015 Question 3d 2016 Question 1a Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

Learning Check Can you: Identify, describe and evaluate the following main methods of internal recruitment: notice board newsletter email intranet identify, describe and evaluate the following main methods of external recruitment: media internet job centres private recruitment agencies recommend the most suitable method or type of recruitment for a given situation Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk