Recruitment
Recruitment is the process by which a business seeks to hire the right person for a vacancy.
Before advertising the job, a The process of looking at a job vacancy and identifying the tasks and responsibilities involved in the position is conducted to see if the position has to be filled at all.
A job analysis identifies the roles and duties undertaken in the position.
Sometimes elements of the job may be shared by existing staff. If the job does need to be filled, then the next stage takes place.
Job descriptions explain the work to be done
The firm writes a job description and person specification for the post and then advertises the vacancy in an appropriate place.
- A document that contains all the duties and responsibilities of the job explain the work to be done and typically set out the following:
- job title
- location of work
- main tasks of the employee
- A document that states the skills and qualifications required to do the job list individual qualities of the person required, eg:
- qualifications
- experience
- skills
- essential
- desirable