Filling job vacancies by defining the job, attracting suitable candidates and selecting those best suited to fill the role
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What is labour turnover?
The number of staff leaving a company as a percentage of those employed
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What is training?
When employees learn new skills or develop the skill hey already have in order to improve performance
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What is induction training?
Initial training to familiarise newly appointed workers with key aspects of their jobs and their employer eg: health and safety etc
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What is off the job training?
Where employees leave the place of work to receive instruction either within the firm or by using an external organisation
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What is on the job training?
Where the employees acquire or develop skills without leaving the place of work eg: being guided through an activity by a more experienced member of staff
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What is the first stage of the recruitment process?
A vacancy arises
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What is the second stage of the recruitment process?
Job description is written
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What is the third stage of the recruitment process?
A person specification is written
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What is the fourth stage of the recruitment process?
Internal/external recruitment?
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What is the fifth stage of the recruitment process?
Adverts are placed
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What is the sixth stage of the recruitment process?
Applications and CV's are sent in
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What is the seventh stage of the recruitment process?
Shortlisting of applicants
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What is the eighth stage of the recruitment process?
Selection methods
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What is the ninth stage of the recruitment process?
Someone is appointed
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What is a job description?
Related directly to the nature of the position itself rather than the person required to fill it
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What is a person specification?
Related to abilities and qualifications and qualities needed, (essentials and desirables)
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What are the advantages of internal recruitment?
Employees are already known to the business, promotion opportunities can be motivating for employees, usually quicker and easier, cheaper
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What are the disadvantages of internal recruitment?
May reduce amount of new ideas within the business, leaves a vacancy elsewhere, not always possible depending on workforce size, restricted amount of candidates
Complexity of job, timer period (temp or permanent), management or lower level
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Reasons for training?
Changes in law, new employees, employees have been promoted, new technology, policies change etc
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What are the benefits of training?
Increases productivity, improves quality of work which reduces waste and costs, means employees are more flexible (useful with absences) good for motivation, reduce accidents, creates good reputation
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What are the advantages of on the job training?
No replacement/cover is needed, work is stopped, cheaper, more realistic, work wit an experienced employee
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What are the disadvantages of on the job training?
Not as many opportunities, pressurised, not as many peoples trained at once, people reluctant to train people, pick up bad habits
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What is labour turnover?
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The number of staff leaving a company as a percentage of those employed
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