Appraisal and training

What is the main purpose of a job description?

• To highlight the main qualities and qualifications needed.

• To give the main duties and responsibilities of the job.

• To allow the ideal candidate to answer the questions in detail

• To act as a referece in the even of any disputes between the employer and the employee

Which documnet gives details of the skills and qualification required for the job?

Which type of recruitment brings new skills and ideas into a business?

• Internal recruitment

• External recruitment

Organise these options into the right categories of advantage and disadvantages of internal and external recruitment.

Groups:

(a) Internal Advantages

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(b) Internal Disadvantages

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(c) External Advantages

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(d) External disadvantages

• Can lead to demotivation of staff

• Range of applicants is larger

• Range of applicants are limited

• Newly promoted employees job will have to be filled

• Cause jealousy among staff

• No issues of jealousy among staff

• Existing employees have opportunities to get promotion

• Applicants are not familiar with business

• Will need trained for new job

• Applicants are familar with the business

• No other vacancies are created

• Staff moral is increased

• Slower process

• It is cheaper

Match the following methids of external recruitment

• Can be either local or national.

• Private recruitment agencies

• Is not expensive and has a large audienc

• Job centres

• Firm pays when a peson is appointed

• Media

• Run by the government and is free

• Internet

What is the role of the equality commission?

• To ensure a business employs the same amount of women as men

• To provide advice to those who believe they have been discrimated against

• To visit businesses to make sure there is facilities

• To help during interviews o make sure employers are recruiting the correct people

Organise these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Application form

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(b) CV

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(c) Testing

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(d) Interview

• Shows personality and appearance

• Can be costly to design and create

• Shows oral communication skills

• Can be difficult to compare applicants

• Takes long time to look through

• Helps with shortlisting

• Shows skills in relation to answers

• Can be nervous therefore underperform

• Can give false information

• Applcant could be nervous, therefore underperform

• Contacts exact information required

• Can be completed online which takes less time

• Can be time consuming.

• Easier to compare applicants

• Shows written communication skills

• Some info may not be relevant

Which of the following are the roles and responsibilities of the employer and employee during recruitment

• Honesty

• Communication

• Not to discriminate

What is appraisal?

• The process of assessing the emloyee's performance and identifying strengths and weaknesses

• The process of deciding if you should advertise a job and replace employee

• The process of improving the output in the business which will improve profits

Organise the advantages of appraisal into employers and employees

Groups:

(a) Employers

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(b) Employees

• Give the opportunity to take training and develop career progress

• See what training is needed

• Help with planning and development of HR

• Given chance to communicate to set targets

• Identify strengths and weakesses to use the best staff in certain roles

• Increase staff competence and business profitability

• Opportunity of promotion