4.2.1+Stages+of+recruitment+and selection

Recruitment is the hiring of workers to the firm. It occurs for a number of reasons:
 * ♣ The firm is just starting
 * ♣ Someone has left (for various reasons)
 * ♣ Expansion of the business
 * ♣ New skills required

This can occur via one of two methods; internally where the job is filled by a person already working for the company, or, externally, where a new employee to the company is recruited.
 * METHODS OF RECRUITMENT**


 * INTERNAL RECRUITMENT**

There can be a number of advantages and disadvantages of advertising the company inside the business. advantages


 * • it gives employees within the company a chance to develop their career.


 * • there maybe a shorter induction period as the employee is likely to be familiar with the company.


 * • employers will know more about the internal candidates’ abilities. This should reduce the risk of employing the wrong person.

disadvantages
 * • internal recruitment maybe quicker and less expensive than recruiting from outside


 * • internal advertising limits the number of applicants.


 * • external candidates may have been of better quality.


 * • another vacancy will be created which might have to be filled.


 * • if having investigated ways of filling the vacancy internally the business still does not appoint, then it must find ways to obtain candidates externally.


 * EXTERNAL RECRUITMENT**

This can be done in one of many ways: These companies specialise in recruiting and selection. They will either provide a shortlist of candidates for the company to interview or a temporary worker. They minimise the administration for the company, however they usually only come up with staff that stay in the job for a short amount of time and they charge the business fees.
 * Advertising: But where and how? Read the section from the book and summarise the various options open to you**
 * Commercial employment agencies**

These are government run and they can find people easily as they have acces to national databases of the unemployed.
 * Job centres**


 * Headhunting**

Executive agencies approach individuals who have an excellent reputation in a particular field of work.


 * visiting universities**

It is a fairly cheap and convenient way of visiting final year students using the free services of the universities’ career services.
 * Choosing: How could you decide who is best? What would you like to see? Eg How would I chose a teacher?**