AQA GCSE Business - Recruitment

Which of the following statements best describes the term recruitment?

• The number of people leaving an organisation in a specific time period

• The total amount of job vacancies in an organisation

• The number of people that are employed in an organisation

• The process of finding people to work for an organisation

Which of the following best describes the term person specification? A document that:

• Details the duties and tasks involved in a specific job

• Is completed by a person applying for a job vacancy

• Details the skills and qualifications required in a specific job

• Is completed by a previous employer that comments on a candidate’s skills and abilities

Which of the following would be the most suitable place for a local plumbing firm to advertise for five new plumbers?

• Convenience store window

• Job centre

• Daily national newspaper

• Television

Which of the following is a method of selection that uses a series of multiple-choice questions to show a candidate’s character and nature?

• Long listing

• Team building exercise

• Psychometric test

• References

A benefit of using zero hour contracts to an organisation is that :

• It will attract the best applicants to a role

• Employees will have increased freedom over their working hours

• It will reduce the total wage bill

• Recruitment and selection costs will be reduced

Which of the following is an example of external recruitment?

• Advertising a job vacancy on the internet

• Advertising a job vacancy on a firm’s intranet

• Promoting current employees to more senior posts

• A manager recommending an existing member of staff for a new role

Which of the following is a drawback to a firm of using internal recruitment to fill a job vacancy?

• It is expensive

• Limited new ideas are introduced to the firm

• Personalities of potential applicants are known

• Gives existing employees a chance to be promoted

Which of the following is a reason why a business would need to recruit new employees?

• It is expanding in to new markets

• It is delayering its organisational structure

• Its staff retention rate this year is 100%

• Demand for its products has fallen by 30% during the year

When an employee is contracted to work between 35-40 hours each week it is known as a:

• Part time contract

• Full time contract

• Job share

• Zero hour contract

A benefit to a business of effective recruitment and selection is a highly productive workforce. This means:

• Less output will be produced in a specific time period

• Lower profit margins can be achieved

• More employees can be employed

• Lower unit costs can be achieved