Unit 8 - Recruitment and Selection - final quiz

Recruitment can be internal or _____________ to the company

Define workforce planning

Explain four reasons why a business would need to recruit staff

Advantages of using a recruitment agency or consultant include (select all that apply)

• Organisation can concentrate on running the business

• The organisation must pay the agent and the employee, including a finders fee or a percentage of their salary

• The agency will have access to lots of different people and can screen unsuitable candidates

• It can keep the information that your organisation are recruiting secret from your competition

• The agent may not know the detail of the culture and values of the business, not finding the right person for the organisation and job.

Disadvantages of internal recruitment include (choose all that apply)

• Limited choice of candidates

• Cheaper to advertise

• Candidates already know the organisation

• Encourages career progression

• May not generate new ideas

Professional recruitment should lead to professional staff integration with the organisation

• True

• False

The document listing the requirements that a person needs to have in order to meet the expectations of the job is known as

• Person specification

• Job description

• Job advertisement

• CV

List five key elements of a job description.

List the key elements to a person specification

The person specification will list attributes that are essential or _________________________