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The recruitment and selection process is a series of hurdles aimed at selecting the best candidate for the job.
Trend analysis
The study of a firms past employment needs over a period of years to predict future needs. A forecasting technique for determining future staff needs by using ratios between a causal factor and the number of employees needed. Assumes that the relationship between the causal factor and staffing needs is constant
Ratio analysis
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Trend Analysis The study of a firms past employment needs over a period of years to predict future needs.
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Scatter plot
A graphical method used to help identify the relationship between two variables.
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Job posting
Publicizing an open job to employees (often by literally posting it on bulletin boards) and listing its attributes. Advantages:
They are known quantities. They know the firm and its culture.
Disadvantages:
They may have less-than positive attitudes. Rehiring may sent the wrong message to current
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Succession planning
The process of ensuring a suitable supply of successors for current and future senior or key jobs. Identifying and analyzing key jobs. Creating and assessing candidates. Selecting those who will fill the key positions.
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Advertising
The Media: selection of the best medium depends on the positions for which the firm is recruiting.
Newspapers (local and specific labor markets) Trade and professional journals Internet job sites Marketing programs
Constructing an effective ad
Wording related to job interest factors should evoke the applicants attention, interest, desire, and action (AIDA) and create a positive impression of the firm.
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Public agencies operated by federal, state, or local governments Agencies associated with nonprofit organizations Privately owned agencies
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Benefits of Temps
Paid only when working More productive No recruitment, screening, and payroll administration costs
Costs of Temps
Fees paid to temp agencies Lack of commitment to firm
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Special employment agencies retained by employers to seek out top-management talent for their clients.
Contingent-based recruiters collect a fee for their
Internet technology and specialization trends are changing how candidates are attracted and how searches are conducted.
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College recruiting
Recruiting goals
To determine if the candidate is worthy of further
On-site visits
Invitation letters Assigned hosts Information package Planned interviews Timely employment offer Follow-up
Internships
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Employee referrals
Walk-ins
Direct applicants who seek employment with or without encouragement from other sources. Courteous treatment of any applicant is a good business practice.
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More firms and applicants are utilizing the Internet in the job search process. Cost-effective way to publicize job openings More applicants attracted over a longer period Immediate applicant responses Online prescreening of applicants Links to other job search sites Automation of applicant tracking and evaluation
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Selection interview
A selection procedure designed to predict future job performance on the basis of applicants oral responses to oral inquiries.
A discussion, following a performance appraisal, in which supervisor and employee discuss the employees rating and possible remedial actions. An interview to elicit information about the job or related matters to the employer some insight into whats right or wrong about the firm.
Appraisal interview
Exit interview
Situational interview
A series of job-related questions that focus on how the candidate would behave in a given situation. A series of job-related questions that focus on how they reacted to actual situations in the past.
A series of job-related questions that focus on relevant past job-related behaviors.
Behavioral interview
Job-related interview
Situational Questions: 1. Suppose a co-worker was not following standard work procedures. The co-worker was more experienced than you and claimed the new procedure was better. Would you use the new procedure? 2. Suppose you were giving a sales presentation and a difficult technical question arose that you could not answer. What would you do? Past Behavior Questions: 3. Based on your past work experience, what is the most significant action you have ever taken to help out a co-worker? 4. Can you provide an example of a specific instance where you developed a sales presentation that was highly effective? Background Questions: 5. What work experiences, training, or other qualifications do you have for working in a teamwork environment? 6. What experience have you had with direct point-of-purchase sales? Job Knowledge Questions: 7. What steps would you follow to conduct a brainstorming session with a group of employees on safety? 8. What factors should you consider when developing a television advertising campaign?
Note: So that direct comparisons can be made, an example is presented to assess both teamwork (1,3,5,7) and sales attributes (2,4,6,8) for each type of question.
Source: Michael Campion, David Palmer, and James Campion, A Review of Structure in the Selection Interview, Personnel Psychology (1997), p. 668.
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An interview in which each interviewer forms an independent opinion after asking different questions.
An interview in which the applicant is interviewed sequentially by several persons; each rates the applicant on a standard form. An interview in which a group of interviewers questions the applicant.
Panel interview
Intelligence Tests
Tests of general intellectual abilities that measure a
range of abilities, including memory, vocabulary, verbal fluency, and numerical ability.
Aptitude tests
Tests that measure specific mental abilities, such as
inductive and deductive reasoning, verbal comprehension, memory, and numerical ability.
Tests that measure motor abilities, such as finger dexterity, manual dexterity, and reaction time. Tests that measure static strength, dynamic strength, body coordination, and stamina.
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