Recruitment,

selection and
training of
workers
Jude Nsour
Recruitment
 Recruitment

Internal Recruitment External Recruitment

When a vacancy is filled When a vacancy is filled

by someone who is an by someone who is not an
existing employee of the existing employee and
business. will be new to the
business.
 The Advantages & Disadvantages of
Internal Recruitment & External Recruitment

Internal Recruitment External Recruitment

Avantages (+) Disadvantages ( - ) Avantages (+) Disadvantages ( - )
Quick & cheap Less Possibilities to New ideas to the Longer to fill the
have a better business vacancy
candidate

Application already Internal Conflict Different skills & More expensive to

know about business experience provide advertising

The business know It doesn't bring new Workers are not Takes time and more
about applicants ideas upset when an money, which
internal is promoted increase their
expenses

Workers are more There will still be

motivated vacancy to fill, unless
the worker’s
previous job has
become redundant
 Job Analysis & Job Description

Job analysis is when a vacancy occur, the Human

Resources Department carries out a job analysis along
with the managers of department where the vacancy is.

Job description is a list of the key point about a job, job

title, key duties, responsibilities and accountability.
 Person specification & Shortlist

Person specification is a list of qualification, skills,

experience and personal qualities looked for in a
successful applicant.
Shortlist is a list of candidates who are chosen from
all of the applicants to be interviewed for the job.
 Methods of training
Induction training is a programme to help new recruits become
familiar with their workplace, the people they work with and the
procedures they need to follow.

On-the-job training is the place of work. Watching or following an

experienced worker.

Off-the-job training is the training that take place away from the
workplace, for examples at college, university or specialist training
provider’s premises.
 Advantage & disadvantage of
on-the-job & off-the-job
On-the-job training Off-the-job training
Advantages Disadvantage Advantages Disadvantage
It is relatively cheap Workers might pick Workers learn the It can be expensive,
up any of the latest methods and especially when the
experienced techniques training is provided
workers bad habits by a private training
provider

Workers learn the Workers might not It does not disrupt The worker does not
way that the learn the most the production of produce any output
business wants the up-to-date methods other worker during training
job done

Workers are Workers make more

producing output mistakes when
while training learning and this
experienced worker
Resignation, Retirement, Redundancy and
Dismissal
Resignation is a termination of employment by the worker,
because they have found a job with different employer.

Retirement is a termination of employment due to the worker

reaching an age beyond with they do not need to work.

Redundancy is a termination of employment by the employer

because the job is no longer needed.

Dismissal is a termination by the employer because the worker

has broken company rules or is not performing work to the
required standard.
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Curriculum Vitae is a brief
account of person’s education,
qualification and previous
experience, typically sent with
a job application.