Recruitment

Samuel Flanagan

Task 1 Recruitment and Selection

In this assignment I will be explaining the different types of recruitment and selection

methods that different businesses use. I will also be explaining in depth these methods for

two different organisations.

There are many reasons why a job vacancy may occur within a business, some of these

reasons include:

 Dismissal - this is when an employee is no longer needed for whatever reason by a

business, this could be down to failure to meet deadlines, not being punctual,

committing a crime etc.

 Promotion- a promotion is advancement in an employee’s rank in an organization,

when this occurs they will leave their old job behind and be given a new one. This

means the job that is left behind will need filling. This is a very common reason for

recruiting.

 Changing jobs - when an employee decides to change jobs for whatever reason

usually because of higher wages they create a job vacancy within the business. When

changing jobs the worker must give their employer at least 2-4 weeks’ notice

depending if they are paid weekly or monthly.

 Maternity leave - is an employee benefit when they are given paid or unpaid time off

work to care for a child or make arrangements for the child's welfare. This means an

employee won’t be in work for a certain about of time so the business will have to

recruit for temporary work.

 Retirement - this is when an employee stops work completely. They have reached an

age or saved enough money up to last the rest of their lifetime. When this happens in a

business the worker must notify their employee and the business must advertise for a

new job.

 Long term illness- an employee may become ill for a very long time and may not be

able to work as efficiently as they normally do. Therefor when this occurs a business

has to find cover by employing someone for the duration the illness.

Recruitment and selection is the process of attracting and choosing the right...