How do People Contribute to Businesses??

Learning Intentions

•Types of Employment

Types of Employment

Full Time Employment

Part-Time Employment

Permanent – last as long as the business

Temporary – Lasts for a short period of time

Flexi-Time – Full or Part-Time jobs.

The employee can choose when the will be

at work.

Core time appliesThis is when the employee must be

at work.

Types of Employment

Look at the following….What Type of Employment would suit these jobs? Say why you think this.

Job DescriptionJob Description is basic information about the job. For example it will include;

•Job Title•General Tasks•Responsibilities•Location•Salary•Hours of Work•Holiday Entitlement

Person Specification

A Person Specification is a profile of the ideal candidate for the job - information on the type of person that they want for the job.

Information such as;

•Qualifications

•Skills Required

•Qualities

•Experience

Why do we need them?

Job Description and Person Specification help:

•HR Department to prepare a suitable Job Advertisement

•The interviewer to prepare questions which are relevant to the job before the interview takes place.

•HR employees can check application forms to see that applicants fit the job criteria

•Allow people to see if they want to apply for the job

•Allow people to check if they are suitable for the job

Recruitment

Businesses need to make sure that they;

Advertise the job in the correct places and correct times.

Ensure that the application form will provide all of the information that the business needs

Job adverts should be short and accurate.

They should also provide what??

Job Descripti

on

Person

Specification

Where would YOU place a job advert??

Nowadays many firms include all of the ‘Fringe Benefits’

Gym Membership Pension Scheme

Company CarPrivate Health Care

Application Forms

Do we need them??

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

What is a CV and why do we need

to have one?

It’s a short summary all about you!!

So what's in it?• Education/Qualifications• Employment Experience

ReferencesReferences are used to make sure that the information that the applicant has given about him/herself is true and accurate.

References are often people who have worked with you in previous jobs i.e. Manager

Methods of Recruitment

InternalThis is where the business recruits people from within the company i.e promotion

What happened here??

What is going to happen here??

Internal

Internal

Advantages

• Employees can develop in the company

• Employees are already familiar with the company

• Employee strengths and weaknesses are already known

• No expensive to do• Improves staff moral

Disadvantages

• Could be better people outside the company that can do the job

• Another vacancy arise as the company will need to fill the job that the person left

External Recruitment

This is recruitment that is out with the company.

Why is this a good thing??

•The company can find better qualified people for the job

•It is sometimes good to bring some new people in (New Blood) as it can freshen things up in the business

The Selection Process

Interviews

Can be carried out in several ways:

One to One

Panel Interview

Group Interview

Successive Interviews - one after the other if successful

Here’s Some Unsuccessful Applicants

What Makes a Good Interview??

• Put candidates at ease and explain how the interview will be conducted.

• All candidates should be asked the same questions.

• Give the candidate opportunity to ask questions

• Keep the interview running at a good pace

Good/Bad ImpressionsGood first impressions are very important at interviews as they can affect your chance of success.

Dress Code

Looking Uninterested

Monitoring InterviewsSome businesses use InterviewChecklists of Identify qualities of the candidate.

Learning Intentions

By the end of the lesson you will be able to:

• Understand what is meant by the term Appraisal.

• Understand the Appraisal Interview Process

Appraisal

Is a techniques used by companies to evaluate the performance of their employees. Formally or Informally.

Formal Appraisal – is a meeting to discuss employee performance. (Usually yearly)

Informal Appraisal – Manager will make judgements on a daily basis. Employee isn’t told this is happening.

Formal AppraisalA criteria is set to judge the employee’s performance.

By doing this this means that the company will be able to:

Identify strengths and weaknesses

Is the employee ready for promotion?

Asses the Recruitment/Selection process

Identify any training needed

Award a rise in salary

Target Setting must be •Precise e.g. I am going to do more revision.

I am going to do more revision in Business Studies as I have a test coming up soon.

•Relevant and work related.

•Accompanied by a statement of how the and when the target will be achieved

SMARTTargets must be SMART:

•S Specific •M Measurable•A Agreed between appraiser and employee•R Realistic •T Time related

Task

You have to interview someone in the class and give them an Appraisal in Business Management

Asking them how they think they have gotten on in the subject and general questions

Then you must agree on 2 targets – remember they must be SMART!!