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Topic 20 :Topic 20 :
HR management: RecruitmentHR management: Recruitment
By Zhu Wenzhong By Zhu Wenzhong
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• Explain the importance of effective Explain the importance of effective recruitment for a business recruitment for a business
• State the five categories of job analysis State the five categories of job analysis • Explain the types of information required Explain the types of information required
for drawing up a job description for drawing up a job description • Explain the internal recruitment and its Explain the internal recruitment and its
advantages and disadvantagesadvantages and disadvantages• Explain the major methods of external Explain the major methods of external
recruitment recruitment
LEARNING GOALSLEARNING GOALSLEARNING GOALSLEARNING GOALS
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The importance of effective The importance of effective recruitment for a business recruitment for a business The importance of effective The importance of effective recruitment for a business recruitment for a business • Effective recruitment helps to gain new Effective recruitment helps to gain new
suitable members for the businesssuitable members for the business• It can attract the best candidates for the job It can attract the best candidates for the job
vacancies. vacancies. • Wrong persons selected will mean suffering of Wrong persons selected will mean suffering of
administration costs for recruiting activities administration costs for recruiting activities • Suitable persons selected may give some Suitable persons selected may give some
competitive advantages for the businesses competitive advantages for the businesses
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Job analysis Job analysis Job analysis Job analysis
• Task analysis Task analysis • Activity analysis Activity analysis • Skill analysis Skill analysis • Role analysis Role analysis • Performance analysis Performance analysis
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Major Elements for a job Major Elements for a job description description Major Elements for a job Major Elements for a job description description
• General information: General information: title, place, main title, place, main taskstasks
• Job content information: Job content information: detailed tasks, detailed tasks, purpose of the task, methods involved, purpose of the task, methods involved,
responsibilityresponsibility • Working conditions: Working conditions: physical, social and physical, social and
economic conditionseconomic conditions
• Performance information: Performance information: criteria for criteria for measurement measurement
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Methods of recruitment Methods of recruitment Methods of recruitment Methods of recruitment
Methods of recruitment Methods of recruitment
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Methods of recruitment
Internal recruitment
External recruitment
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Methods of recruitment Methods of recruitment Methods of recruitment Methods of recruitment • Advertising jobs inside the Advertising jobs inside the
business and appointing internally business and appointing internally from its existing employeesfrom its existing employees
• Advantages: a chance for employees, Advantages: a chance for employees, less risk of employing wrong less risk of employing wrong persons, quicker and cheaperpersons, quicker and cheaper
• Disadvantages: limited numbers of Disadvantages: limited numbers of applicants, no chance for external applicants, no chance for external applicants, new vacancies created applicants, new vacancies created
Internal recruitment Internal recruitment
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Methods of recruitmentMethods of recruitmentMethods of recruitmentMethods of recruitment
• Firms fill vacancies Firms fill vacancies by recruiting new by recruiting new employeesemployees
• Advantages: a wider Advantages: a wider number of applicants number of applicants for choice for choice
• Disadvantage: Disadvantage: expensive and time-expensive and time-consuming consuming
Internal recruitment Internal recruitment
External recruitment External recruitment
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Methods of external recruitment Methods of external recruitment Methods of external recruitment Methods of external recruitment
• Commercial employment agencies Commercial employment agencies • Job centers Job centers • Headhunting Headhunting • The career service The career service • Visiting universities Visiting universities • Advertising agencies Advertising agencies
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Finding Qualified CandidatesFinding Qualified CandidatesFinding Qualified CandidatesFinding Qualified Candidates
• Access internal and external sourcesAccess internal and external sources• Consider internal employees firstConsider internal employees first• Look outside if qualified candidates Look outside if qualified candidates
not available internallynot available internally
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Selecting and Hiring EmployeesSelecting and Hiring EmployeesSelecting and Hiring EmployeesSelecting and Hiring Employees
• Must follow the requirements set Must follow the requirements set by federal and state lawby federal and state law
• Failure to comply with equal Failure to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation employment opportunity legislation can expose an employer to fines can expose an employer to fines and penalties, bad publicity, and and penalties, bad publicity, and poor employee moralepoor employee morale
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Selecting and Hiring EmployeesSelecting and Hiring EmployeesSelecting and Hiring EmployeesSelecting and Hiring Employees
• Some firms try to screen out high-Some firms try to screen out high-risk employees by requiring drug risk employees by requiring drug testing for job applicantstesting for job applicants
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Question for critical thinking Question for critical thinking Question for critical thinking Question for critical thinking
• Each person in the class will choose one Each person in the class will choose one job vacancy as you like, and draw up a job vacancy as you like, and draw up a job advertisement for it within 15 job advertisement for it within 15 minutes. It should contain the job title, minutes. It should contain the job title, employer, skills required, experience employer, skills required, experience required, benefits, what the applicant required, benefits, what the applicant should do, etc. should do, etc.
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