Which term describes a document that summarises an individual's skills, experience and achievements and is often sent to an employer with a covering letter?
CV
What is meant by 'job description'?
A document that sets out the duties, responsibilities and working conditions of a particular job
What is the name for the document that details the type of person required for a job, including the qualifications and qualities needed to carry out the role?
Person specification
What is meant by 'internal recruitment'?
Filling a vacancy using an existing employee of the business, for example through promotion
Which term describes a standard document provided by a business that candidates complete with their personal details when they want to be considered for a vacancy?
Application form
What is meant by 'external recruitment'?
Advertising a vacancy to candidates outside the business
Which of these is the final stage of the recruitment process?
Integrating the new employee into the business
Which of these is normally included in a job description?
The main duties and responsibilities of the role
What is the main purpose of a person specification?
To describe the type of person required for the job
Why might a business ask all applicants to complete the same application form?
It makes it easier to compare candidates using the same information
Which of these is an external method of recruitment?
Placing an advert with a recruitment agency
A supermarket promotes an existing checkout assistant to team leader. Which is a likely disadvantage of using internal recruitment here?
The business gains no new ideas from outside
What is a director mainly responsible for?
Leading a specific function and its staff
What is a senior manager mainly responsible for?
Planning work and monitoring a department's performance
Which task is most likely to be carried out by a supervisor or team leader?
Making day-to-day decisions and solving routine problems
Which of these best describes operational staff?
They carry out the main day-to-day tasks of the business
Which of these is an example of support staff?
An IT technician
Why does a business write a job description before advertising a vacancy?
To set out the duties and responsibilities of the post for applicants
A business has analysed the requirements of a new post. What is the next stage of the recruitment process?
Attracting candidates to apply for the post
A garden centre fills a supervisor vacancy by promoting an existing sales assistant. Why might this benefit the garden centre?
The employee already knows how the business works
Why might an applicant send a CV rather than complete an application form?
It lets them present their skills and experience in their own words
A software business advertises a vacancy for a programmer in a specialist trade journal. Why is this likely to be an effective method?
It reaches people with the skills needed for that kind of work
A business writes a job description and a person specification for a vacancy. Which of these belongs in the person specification?
The qualifications and qualities needed for the post
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