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

• It is cheaper

• Applicants are familar with the business

• Slower process

• Range of applicants are limited

• No issues of jealousy among staff

• Existing employees have opportunities to get promotion

• Will need trained for new job

• Newly promoted employees job will have to be filled

• Applicants are not familiar with business

• Staff moral is increased

• Range of applicants is larger

• Cause jealousy among staff

• No other vacancies are created

• Can lead to demotivation of staff

Match the following methids of external recruitment

• Can be either local or national.

• Internet

• Is not expensive and has a large audienc

• Private recruitment agencies

• Run by the government and is free

• Media

• Firm pays when a peson is appointed

• Job centres

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

• Some info may not be relevant

• Easier to compare applicants

• Takes long time to look through

• Applcant could be nervous, therefore underperform

• Can be costly to design and create

• Can be difficult to compare applicants

• Can give false information

• Can be nervous therefore underperform

• Shows written communication skills

• Contacts exact information required

• Helps with shortlisting

• Shows oral communication skills

• Can be time consuming.

• Shows skills in relation to answers

• Shows personality and appearance

• Can be completed online which takes less time

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

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

• See what training is needed

• Increase staff competence and business profitability

• Give the opportunity to take training and develop career progress

• Opportunity of promotion

• Given chance to communicate to set targets

• Help with planning and development of HR