WorksheetsAQA GCSE Business - Recruitment
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
Which of the following is the most important item to include in a job advertisement for an administration role in a large company?
Closing date for applications
Detailed history of the firm
A photo of the board of directors
Details of health and safety procedures
An organisation employs 240 staff in total. 20% of the staff are on zero hour contracts and 1/4 are part time. The remainder are full time. The number of staff that are full time is:
48
60
120
132
