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3.4.2 - Recruitment and selection of employees Typeit
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A job vacancy may arise in a business for a number of reasons: a member of staff may be retiring; leaving to work elsewhere; or have been promoted, leaving a gap or vacancy. Also the business may have sacked or a member of staff. When any of these events occurs, the business will need to a new member of staff.
The recruitment process involves paperwork and might also mean an interview, either face to face or on the phone, or via Skype or other remote methods.
Firstly, the HRM (human management) department of the business will identify the vacancy and will develop a job . This document will describe the duties and responsibilities of the role and will explain what that worker will be doing each day.
Then, business will develop a person , which will set out the qualifications, work experience, skills and personality traits that the ideal candidate for the vacancy will have.
Next, the business will the role, either internally or externally, and prospective candidates will be asked to complete an application form, which helps the business to be able to compare candidates.
Lastly, the business may require a , which is short for curriculum vitae; is a summary of the applicant's working life to date and is unique to every job candidate. This will help the HRM to set questions for the interview. Often, a CV is accompanied by a letter of , but this is not always required.