Recruitment and Selection

Task 1

When the college has a job opportunity they will want to advertise the job. They might advertise in newspapers and job agencies. The college may even send out application forms to candidates.

Some of the reasons the college may need new staff is because of employees leaving, high staff turnover, maternity cover or the college may even have more work and not enough staff.

Another way of finding out if the college need to recruit new staff is by doing a skills audit. This is when the college staff will be questioned to see if they are qualified for the required job.

Anyone who applies for a position will become an applicant. If the college gets many applicants it will have to decide and select one successful person. The selection process can take very long as the college has to make sure that the right person has been chosen for the job. Out of all the applicants the strongest individuals will be selected and be in a list of candidates.

One way to get to know a candidate is by interviewing them. This will give them an opportunity to ask questions it is also the first opportunity that applicants and the organisation have to speak with each other formally. After interviews the college may want to put the candidates in a classroom scenario to see how they will handle certain situations. Once the college has decided which candidate is ideal for the job they will send a letter to the successful candidate. The unsuccessful candidates should also receive a letter informing them that they have not been chosen for the job.

Applicants can apply for a job by handing in a Curriculum Vitae (C.V) or by filling in an application form. In a C.V applicants write all their details including education and employment history, it will also include referees. A C.V will tell an employer a great deal about the candidate. The information the neatness and structure of it will show the candidates abilities. The advantage of this is that the organisation can see all information on an applicant in one place. However a C.V only focuses on positive aspects and may be misleading. Also one C.V will be used to apply for many different jobs so may not be specific to just one role.

Application forms have the merit of being standardised