IGCSE BUSINESS Revision: UNIT 2 H.R. 100

All of the following are tasks of the Human Resources Department (Personnel) except:

• allocating workers to jobs on the production line

• induction training of new staff

• advising managers on the best pay and salary systems for staff

• disciplining staff who break company rules

In recruiting and selecting new staff, which is the correct order of tasks?

• interviews, job adverts, selection, prepare job description

• job description, job adverts, interviews, selection

• Selection, job description, job adverts, prepare job description

• Job adverts, selection, interviews, prepare person specification

The main difference between a job description and a person specification is that:

• job description outlines the qualities and qualifications of the applicant;

  person specification outlines the duties of the job

  
  

• job description describes the type of business; person specification outlines

  the qualities and qualifications of the applicant

• person specification gives precise details of the duties; job description outlines

  the people that the applicant will be working with

• job description outlines the duties of the job; person specification outlines the

  qualities and qualifications of the applicant

Which of the following will not appear on a job description?

• Title of the job

• Main duties of the job

• Qualifications needed

• Department the job is in

Which of the following is a claimed disadvantage of internal recruitment for a Management position?

• It saves time and money compared to external recruitment

• No new ideas or experience is brought into the business

• The recruit will already know how the firm operates

• It can benefit motivation for existing workers if they feel there is a chance of promotion

Each of the following is a method of external recruitment except:

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• notice on staffroom noticeboard

• local newspaper advertisement

• recruitment agencies

• advert in a specialist magazine

When advertising a job vacancy, it is usual to include all of the following information except:

• the wage rate for the job

• duties to be carried out by the person appointed

• the name of the chief executive

• conditions of employment

One of the advantages of using a recruitment agency is that:

• it is cheaper than if a business recruited staff directly

• they always select the right person for the job

• the agency train the newly appointed worker

• agencies only send suitable candidates for interview by the business

All of the following methods are likely to be used to help select a new worker except:

• asking them to write their own reference

• interviewing the applicants

• asking for a curriculum vitae (CV)

• asking all applicants to perform tests to check their abilities

Which of the following is one reason for a business using induction training for new workers?

• To see who is staying and who is leaving the business

• To check the standard of work of all workers

• To help select the workers that will be employed by the business

• To explain the firm’s procedures and methods of working