Recruitment Documents (Edexcel IGCSE Business)

An Introduction to Recruitment

• Recruitment is the process of attracting and identifying potential job candidates who are suitable for a particular role

  • Recruitment activities include job advertising, job fairs, social media outreach and referrals from current employees

  • The goal of recruitment is to create a pool of qualified candidates who can be considered for the role
    

• Selection is the process of choosing the best candidate

  • Selection activities often involve reviewing CVs and conducting interviews or assessment tasks

  • The goal of selection is to hire the most suitable candidate for the job

Diagram: Stages in the Recruitment Process

The process of employing a worker, from identifying the vacancy to selecting the right candidate for the role

• The specific details of the recruitment process may vary slightly between businesses due to different factors, including

  • The urgency of the role needing to be filled

  • The budget involved in advertising the vacancy

  • The nature of the role and the skills required, e.g. some roles require very specific skill assessments

  • Preferences of management, e.g. preference of using CV's rather than application forms

  • The time available for the process to occur, e.g. Google's recruitment process, usually takes 6–8 weeks
    

Comparing Recruitment Documents

• The recruitment process must first identify the job roles that are needed and define the characteristics of the ideal candidates to fill vacancies
  

• Businesses use a range of documents in the recruitment process
  

Diagram: Recruitment Documents

The job description, person specification and application form is written by the employer. The CV is written by the prospective employee

• The recruitment documents are used throughout the process and play a very important part in helping the business choose the right candidate for the role

  • Without detailed recruitment documentation, prospective candidates may lack the appropriate skills or qualifications needed for the role, or be misinformed about what the role consists of

Job description & person specification

• Before a business starts to look for new employees, it writes a person specification and a job description to determine the job role and ideal candidate to fill that role
  
  

A Comparison of the Person Specification & Job Description 

Application Forms & CVs

• Once a job is advertised, the business accepts applications from candidates via application form or Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  
  

Comparing Application Forms & CVs