Recruitment and selection
recruitmentThe process of finding people to work for an organisation is the process of finding people to work for a company.
selectionThe process of ensuring the best or most suitable candidate is chosen to work for an organisation refers to the methods used to choose the best or most suitable candidateA person who has applied for a job for the vacancyA job that has not been filled.
There are ten stages of a recruitment and selection process. The first six stages make up the recruitment process. The last four make up the selection process.
- Identify the vacancy
- Carry out a job analysisThe process of looking at a job vacancy and identifying the tasks and responsibilities involved in the position
- Create a job descriptionA document that contains all the duties and responsibilities of the job
- Create a person specificationA document that states the skills and qualifications required to do the job
- Advertise the job
- Send out application formA form to be filled in when applying for a job. It is a set of pre-prepared questions set by the organisation or request curriculum vitae (CV)A document prepared by a person applying for a job that gives a summary of their education, previous employment and suitability for the post
- Collect CVs/application forms
- Create a shortlistA small number of candidates that have been selected from a larger group
- Hold interviewA formal meeting where candidates are asked questions to see if they are a suitable candidate for the vacancy/testing
- Inform successful candidate