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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Quarter 1 – Module 6

Recruiting Qualified People for

One’s Business Enterprise
Entrep– Grade 12
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 6: - Recruiting qualified people for one’s business
enterprise.

First Edition, 2020

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Quarter 1 – Module 6

Recruiting Qualified
People for One’s
Business Enterprise
Introductory Message
For the Facilitator:
Welcome to the Entrepreneurship Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module 6 on
recruiting qualified people for one’s business enterprise.
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators both
from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping the
learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their
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learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their
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they do the tasks included in the module.

For the Learner:

Welcome to the Entrepreneurship Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module 6, on
recruiting qualified people for one’s business enterprise.
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENT PAGES

TITLE PAGE ------------------------------------------------ i

INTRODUCTORY MESSAGE ------------------------------ --- ii

For the Facilitator --------------------------------- ii
For the learner ----------------------------------------- ii

WHAT I NEED TO KNOW --------------------------------- 1

Learning Competency --------------------------------- 1
Learning Objectives --------------------------------- 1

WHAT I KNOW ------------------------------------------------ 1

Task 1 ------------------------------------------------ 1

WHAT’S IN ------------------------------------------------ 2
Task 2 ------------------------------------------------ 2

WHAT’S NEW ------------------------------------------------ 3

Task 3 ------------------------------------------------ 3

WHAT IS IT ------------------------------------------------ 4

WHAT’S MORE ------------------------------------------------ 7

Task 4 ------------------------------------------------ 7

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED --------------------------------- 7

Task 5 -------------------------------- 7

WHAT I CAN DO ---------------------------------------- 8

Task 6 ------------------------------------------------ 8

ASSESSMENT ------------------------------------------------ 9

GLOSSARY ------------------------------------------------ 10

ANSWER KEYS ------------------------------------------------ 11

REFERENCE LIST -------------------------------------------- 12

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 WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

Module 6: Recruiting Qualified People for

One’s Business Enterprise

In this module, you will be guided by a roaster of guidelines on how to

choose right people for your business, no matter how small or like Jonesses
big company you might have in the future. Hiring the right people is crucial
for the success of your business; hence, entrepreneurs should have a normal
hiring process in place when looking for new staff.
By putting time and work into finding the right people, you will improve
your chances of hiring the best performers and avoiding costly and painful
mistakes in the business. Good luck!

Learning Competency:
Recruit qualified people for one’s business enterprise.

Code: CS_EP11/12ENTREP-0h-j-12

Learning Objectives:

After going through the module, you are expected to:

1. Explain the potential importance of recruiting qualified people in
business enterprise;
2. Respond to questions asked; and,
3. Hold the value of cautiousness in recruiting the right people for the
business.

WHAT I KNOW

Task 1

Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is true and write FALSE if the
statement is false. Write your answers on your notebook.
_____1. Pre-employment testing and assessment is one of the most objective
ways of predicting job performance and company fit.

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_____2. The use of pre-employment testing and assessment has to follow the
same guidelines as any other hiring selection method (including
resumes, interviews, etc.)
_____3. Business outfits recruit workers for many reasons, such as: to
acquire specific skills for a new technology.
_____4. To get more staff in order to cope with a business expansion, new
products or market are needed.
_____5. Recruiting new member of the company means to replace
leaving staff.
_____6. Look for employees who embody the company’s values.
_____7. Finding qualified candidates is sometimes difficult because of
competition, changing workforce demographics, and workers’
values.
_____8. Hiring or recruiting people is part of investment in the company.
_____9. Businesses need not have qualified employees.
_____10. The success of the company does not rely on the performance of
the people.

WHAT’S IN

Task 2

DIRECTION: Explain what the picture suggests. Include in your

discussion how you are going to relate this into the world of
business. Do this in your notebook.

Source: Brokenchair.wikipedia

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 WHAT’S NEW

Task 3

Direction: Analyze the situation below and think of probable reasons

for its failure.

“The Boston Consulting Group 2020 reports involving 5 companies publicly

listed in the Philippines since 2009. The said group claims that today almost
one-tenth of all public companies fail each year.” @ Entrepreneur diaries.

Explore!

1. How did you find the activity?

2. Was it easy/hard to identify the reasons why businesses fail?
3. Do you think manpower failure contributes company failure? Justify
your answer.
4. What kind of manpower is needed to make business more effective?
Explain very briefly.

WHAT IS IT

“Over the course of speaking with almost 500 leaders for my weekly
“Corner Office” series, I’ve asked every one of them, “How do you hire?” Their
answers are always insightful because after years of interviewing countless
job candidates, they’ve learned the best approaches to help them get right to
the core of who a candidate is and how he or she will work with a team. Learn
the strategies these chief executives have developed through trial and error to
help you go beyond the polished résumés, pre-screened references and
scripted answers, to hire more creative and effective members for your team.
And if you’re on the other side of the job hunt, you can gain insight on what
your interviewer is really looking for in a candidate.”

- Adam Bryant of New York Times

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The Importance of Hiring the Right People

Often, it is much easier to know who the right person is for your team when
you have experienced hiring the wrong people. The right person is someone that fits
in and that adds to your company, instead of taking away from what you have
created.

When you hire the right people in a company, you will be able to gain the
following benefits:

• You will slash the costs of the hiring process

It’s no secret that the hiring process is expensive. Not only do your
hiring managers have to take time out of their busy schedules, but you
also have to spend money on criminal background checks, skills tests,
job board postings, and more. When you hire the wrong person, you
have to conduct the same hiring process more than once, essentially
doubling the cost. A good hire avoids both the second hiring process
and the added cost.

• You won’t have to deal with the damage that a bad hire can do to
your company

Bad hires can have a negative impact for a lot of different reasons.
Some of them can pose a safety risk to customers or colleagues (hence the
need to run criminal background checks). Others might steal from your
company, hurt your client relations through incompetence, or create a
negative atmosphere in the workplace. Bad hires will almost always
damage your business in one way or another. Avoiding bad hires will keep
your enterprise untarnished.

• You will preserve the morale of your internal teams

No employee exists in a vacuum. Every person you hire fits into

your organization like a puzzle piece in a much larger canvas. A good
hire can not only add vital new skills and experience to your team, but
can also bring warmth, inspiration, and camaraderie to your company
culture. At the other end of the spectrum, a bad hire can hurt the
morale of your entire staff, whether by spoiling the work culture with a
bad attitude or by forcing other team members to pick up the slack
behind his or her lackluster work.

• You will protect your image as an employer

When your company culture goes downhill, word will always get
out. If your employees aren’t saying good things about your business
(or if they are leaving because they are no longer happy with their jobs),
those things reflect poorly on you as an employer. If you post the same

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 job twice in a six-month period, that also reflects poorly on you as an
employer. Hiring the right people will protect your reputation on both
fronts.

• You won’t let good candidates go out the door

Every time you hire someone, you have to turn down dozens of
other applicants—a fair number of whom are probably qualified for the
position. If you find the right person, this trade off doesn’t sting so
badly. When you make a bad hire, it can be frustrating to know that
you let better candidates slip through your fingers. Sure, you might still
have contact information for some of the people who were in your
applicant pool the first time, but the most qualified people have
probably already found other jobs and won’t be too eager to come
running back to a company that already rejected them.

Author Michael Klazema has been developing products for pre-

employment screening and improving online customer experiences in the
background screening industry since 2009.

Hiring the right people today can reduce the number of people you’ll
need to hire in the future. Candidates who are interested and invested in
your business will be open to growing their role as your business matures.
Employees who are capable of taking ownership of their work and their place
within your company will not only help your business prosper, but they’ll
work to stabilize and improve your company at all levels of growth.
http://www.morrisbixby.com/2017/03/17/hiring-right-person-essential/

In the world of business, it is no secret that the spirit of competition is

a vital principle. When it comes to recruitment, you will want to attract the
best and the brightest people to serve as the foundations and grassroots of
your company. Your people will be your company’s greatest resource.
http://blog.hirerabbit.com/17-recruitment-ads-that-will-bring-a-smile-to-
your-face/

Organizations with a solid business strategy are more likely to succeed,

but they have to align their business operations to their strategy. Nothing is
more important in this regard than your hiring and recruitment efforts. When
you begin thinking about hiring, ask yourself why you are considering it and
make sure that your rationale is aligned with your strategic objectives.

Your business will benefit if you know what you are trying to accomplish
in hiring. For many entrepreneurial businesses, hiring capable, and self-
motivated employees provides a competitive advantage. Prospective hires
should have not only great technical skills but also the motivation to make
the business a success.

Look for employees who:

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 • Embody the company’s values.
• Work hard and work smart.
• Have the specific skills required.
• Learn quickly when new skills are needed.
• Are able to work with little supervision.
• Take initiative to make things happen.
• Are comfortable in the uncertainty of an entrepreneurial situation.
• Are flexible to business needs and changing requirements.

The key in hiring for your company is not necessarily finding people who
thrive in uncertainty but rather finding people who thrive in the kind of
organizational culture your company strives for. Resist the urge to hire people
just because they share the same personality traits and background as you.
Businesses benefit from having different points of view to challenge and
develop the company into the future.
https://www.entrepreneurship.org/articles/2005/11/recruiting-and-hiring-
capable-selfmotivated-people

Recruitment refers to the process of identifying, attracting, interviewing,

selecting, hiring and onboarding employees. In other words, it involves
everything from the identification of a staffing need to filling it.

Depending on the size of an organization, recruitment is the responsibility of

a range of workers. Larger organizations may have entire teams of recruiters,
while others only a single recruiter. In small outfits, the hiring manager may
be responsible for recruiting. In addition, many organizations outsource
recruiting to outside firms. Companies almost always recruit candidates for
new positions via advertisements, job boards, social media sites, and others.
Many companies utilize recruiting software to more effectively and efficiently
source top candidates. Regardless, recruitment typically works in conjunction
with, or as a part of Human Resources.
https://www.smartrecruiters.com/resources/glossary/recruitment/

Selection is the action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as

being the best or most suitable "such men decided the selection of candidates.”
https://www.google.com/search?q=selection

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 WHAT’S MORE

Task 4

DIRECTIONS: Complete the paragraphs by writing appropriate words on

the blank. (Choices are: business, success, grow, hire, contributions,
qualified, skills)

Coca-cola believes that recruiting _____________ individuals to fill

(1)
positions can contribute to the overall _____________ of the company. Each
(2)
employee/member of the business is hired to make significant __________
(3)
to Coca-cola Company.

Hiring the right employees for your _____________ is important no

(4)
matter what kind of work there are. Having quality employees will help

your company ____________.

(5)

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

Task 5

Direction: In your notebook, complete the following statements.

1. I have learned that

_____________________________________________________________________

2. I have realized that

_____________________________________________________________________

3. I will apply what I have learned

____________________________________________________________________

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 WHAT I CAN DO

Task 6

Direction: Do what are asked.

1. Explain very briefly 2 important benefits when you are able to hire the
right people in a company.
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

2. Why are employees considered as the company’s greatest resource?

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

3. Think of a business you wish to have in the future. Write down at least
7 qualities of people you need to hire for this business?
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

ASSESSMENT

Task 7

Direction: Write only the letter of your choice.

1. What is recruitment?
A. The process by which a business hires staff.
B. The process by which a business trains staff.
C. The process by which a business inducts staff.
2. Who should be the right person for a particular position?
A. Someone who shares the same likes as the employer.
B. Someone that fits for the position.
C. Someone who is well-educated.
3. The risk associated by a bad hire in the company.
A. The entire workforce will be challenged.
B. The employer will be extra careful in the next hiring process.
C. It can create a negative atmosphere in the workplace.

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4. The following are the qualifications in looking for qualified workers,
EXCEPT.
A. Applicants who seem to know all.
B. Applicants who have specific skills required.
C. Applicants who embody the values of the company.
5. Where would you usually find a summary of the work history of a
prospective employee?
A. Curriculum Vitae/resume
B. Person specification
C. Job description
6. Which of the following is NOT usually part of the selection process?
A. Short listing
B. Interviewing
C. Induction
7. The employees are the company’s greatest resource.
A. True
B. False
C. Maybe
8. Which of the following has the least benefit for the company?
A. Hiring capable and self-motivated employees.
B. Employees who have technical skills.
C. Employees who never mind absences in work.
9. An employer needs to choose applicants who possess the most necessary
requirement which is/are __________.
A. Knowledge
B. Skills
C. Abilities
10. It is the process of generating a pool of capable and qualified people for
the company/ business.
A. Recruitment
B. Selection
C. Job performance

GLOSSARY

Recruitment- Recruitment is the process of generating a pool of

capable people (identifying and attracting a group of potential
candidates from within or outside the organization) to apply for
employment to an organization.

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Selection- Selection is the process of collecting, measuring, and evaluating
information from a pool of applicants. An applicant is a person (or persons)
more likely to succeed in the job(s), given management goals and legal
requirements.

Job Performance: is behaviour – the observable things people do – that is

relevant to accomplishing the goals of an organization.
https://www.studocu.com/en-ca/document/university-of-
winnipeg/recruitment-and-selection

10. B
9. A/B/C
8. C
7. A
6. C
5. A
4. A
3. C
2. B
1. A
Task 7

Task 6- Answers may vary

Task 5- Answers may vary

5. Grow
4. Business
3. Contributions
2. Success
1. Qualified
Task 4-

Task 3-Answers may vary

Task 2-Answers may vary

10. T
9. F
8. T
7. T
6. T
5. F
4. T
3. T
2. T
1. T

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Answer Key

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 REFERENCES

Websites:
1. Brokenchair.wikipedia.com
2. @ Entrepreneur diaries
3. Adam Bryant of Newyorktimes;business
4. http://www.morrisbixby.com/2017/03/17/hiring-right-person-
essential/
5. http://blog.hirerabbit.com/17-recruitment-ads-that-will-bring-a-smile-to-
your-face/
6. https://www.entrepreneurship.org/articles/2005/11/recruiting-and-
hiring-capable-selfmotivated-people
7. https://www.studocu.com/en-ca/document/university-of-
winnipeg/recruitment-and-selection.

8. https://www.smartrecruiters.com/resources/glossary/recruitment/
9. https://www.google.com/search?q=selection

AMECIA RAY D. MAMIGO

Teacher II
Negros Oriental Division
Region VII

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