32 Recruitment and selection

32 Recruitment and selection

1 Prepare.

1 Put the following stages into a likely sequence.

a deciding whether to use an Executive Search agency

b choosing which publications and other media to advertise in

с drawing up a job description

d deciding whether to advertise internally or externally

e interested people apply for the job and receive an application form

f deciding on the content of the job advert

g selecting one candidate and offering them the job

h deciding on who to invite for an interview, then interviewing them

i looking through all the completed application forms and CVs that you receive

j drawing up a shortlist of candidates for a second interview

2 Same or different?

1. a job, a position, a post 4 equal opportunities, discrimination

2. an applicant, a candidate 5 to recruit, to take on, to hire

3. headhunting, executive search 6 to dismiss, to fire, to make redundant, to lay off

2 Write notes about the recruitment and selection process in your company.

job description issues

advertising issues

Non-managerial staff/workers

improvements to the process?

interview and selection issues

job description issues

advertising issues

Managerial staff

improvements to the process?

interview and .selection issues

Case study: one recruitment and selection process
Case	Evaluation of case

3 Discuss.