Recruitment and selection hire people who fit the company’s culture even if this may involve overlooking some technical skills for a better cultural fit.
Business recruit staff for a variety of reasons, this includes, For the growth of the business, Changing job roles within the business, Filling vacancies created by resignation, retirement or dismissal, internal promotions.
The main Aims of Recruitment are to obtain suitable candidates for vacant posts, to use and to be seen to use a fair process, to ensure that all recruitment activities contribute to company goals and a desirable company image, to conduct recruitment activities in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
As you can see I have visited an online recruitment site, which is www.fish4jobs.co.uk,
From this website I can examine that the layout is easy to access to read and view and the links work right which take you to the information you want to see, the colours and graphics are eye catching and simple and the design does attract the viewers.
It provides good links to show who are currently recasting at the moment and gives a clear lists of the places., which I think is a very good idea as its clear to see and you can visit it straight away. It provides clear information such as:
fish4.co.uk About fish4 Contact us Help Work at fish4 Affiliates Privacy policy Terms of use Press office
Layout is simple but still very effective as the pictures make it lively to visit, explore and view them.
The sections are clear and visible for all views and it allows you to insert your detail in and the search will help you find what you are looking for.
Accessibility and the browser are effective and fast to use and the links do actually work which is good because sometimes the server don’t connect or work which can be very frustrating and annoying, I feel the accessibility is superior as it ensures the headings, links work and where it says click here it works.
The website is very descriptive and provides all the major information you will need and the presentation is well presented and I feel anyone from any age group can use this easily. It allows you to have a control on the website and to view it however you want to you can interactive within it easily and is highly accessible, colourful and clear. Overall it meets the requirement of what a user would expect which is the main point and also because this is a large online organisation which is commonly used throughout the UK from all different users. The font style is different and easy to use as well and is different from many other websites.
Below I have listed a few Advantages and Disadvantages about on-line recruitment and they are as follow:
The Advantages are that online recruitment gives you better audiences to choose from all over.
Online recruitment is quicker to fill out and much more easier to access
Online recruitment gives a better chances of success as it is available on the website 24/7, 7 days a week for however long you want it.
Cost effective as you are putting a job vacancy on your own website and there are no additional costs. This will also save time and is easier when you are looking through them.
The Disadvantages would consist of the following:
Not everyone has access to the internet even though it is needed in our everyday life to communicate others may not have this facilities, which could mean a person with the right ability may be missed as they are unable to apply online.
It won't always work because not every job vacancy post can be filled out online and sometimes you may miss out the vital information or it can be misleading.
The costs for setting this up can be high and needs 24-hour maintenances to make sure it is working effectively throughout and that there are no major problems.
There can be too many candidates applying for the same job and it can be hard to choose from.
One of the most disadvantages would be that managers make decision reading through the application instead of face to face interviews, it is vital to see the person personality and physical appearances can be very important.
Online recruitment could mean HR jobs will be cut down which can be a problem for many HR workers as they will be replaced with online recruitment technology, this could cause many jobs to be lost.
One of the recruitment campaign what I have looked at is from the department of Heath, below is the link.
http://www.socialworkcareers.co.uk/
From the website the feature that really interested me mostly were the following this is mainly because I am currently a full time student. These are the main features that attracted me Bursary Scheme for Undergraduate Courses, Bursary Scheme for Postgraduate Courses, Applying for the Social Work Degree, The Personal Statement and helping to Prepare for Your Social Work Interview, these are one of the main reasons why this campaign caught my attention as it offers so much more then just job it provides other opportunities as well that could suit my needs.
From the CIPD website I will below describe my understanding of the psychological contract.
http://www.cipd.co.uk/subjects/empreltns/psycntrct/psycontr.htm
From my understanding a psychological contract is the perceptions of the two parties, employee and employer, of what their mutual obligations are towards each other'. It can be distinguished from the legal contract of employment. It also looks at the
the reality of the situation as perceived by the parties, and may be more influential than the formal contract in affecting how employees behave from day to day.
This contract shows the relationship between an employee and an employer it addresses factors that are not defined in a written contract of employment such as
levels of employee commitment, productivity, quality of working life, job satisfaction, attitudes to flexible working, and the provision and take-up of suitable training. Expectations of both employer and employee can change, so the psychological contract must be checked regularly to avoid any misunderstandings.
If the contract is broken then this will have a negative effect on the job satisfaction and commitment.
When recruiting it is important to take into account the ethnic minority and equal opportunities a classic example would be the Mersey Fire service, which looks into ethnic minority and female fighters ways in which they overcome this was when they held awareness days to give people an idea of the entry standards needed which not many people are aware of, they advertised through agency who specialise in attracting women and ethic minorities to make female feel more welcomed. They appointed fire fighters to build contracts in local communities and this was very successful.
Some reasons why some organisation struggle to recruit is simply because of competition, skills shortage, may be demanding, transport problems and money problems. Some people may have insufficient skills, no applications or even lack or formal qualifications.
The measures taken to increase retention are to go through training and development, promoting image as a good employer. Increasing pay, being more flexible with hours, providing opportunities for sideway jobs move and more improved benefits.
Ways in which I feel recruitment can be advertised is online, internal opportunities, agency, paper, radio and poster to make sure it reaches a wide range of audiences in everyway. Its also important to make the advert catchy with bold written/visuals, providing company information, opportunities and challenges offer as well as a good information pack.
Conclusion
I have come to a conclusion that recruitment is very important to any organisation and is important to recruit the right staff who will fit in well with the organisation, as this will have an affect on the whole organisation. Therefore it is very important to look carefully into recruitment and to advertise in the right ways providing all the right information that is needed and to make sure it is aimed at the right people and so the right candidates are selected. Recruitment for organisation is also a major cost which they have to consider so its important they don’t get this stage wrong otherwise it can be very costly and time consuming.
Reference:
http://www.hrmguide.co.uk/recruitment/introduction_to_online_recruitment.htm (Accessed 23 April 2010)
http://www.onrec.com/news/online_job_recruitment_trends_benefits_o
(Accessed 23 April 2010)
http://www.onrec.com/news/benefits_of_online_recruitment_during_an
(Accessed 23 April 2010)
http://www.socialworkcareers.co.uk/
(Accessed 23 April 2010)
Lecture Notes Week 16
http://www.cipd.co.uk/subjects/empreltns/psycntrct/psycontr.htm
(Accessed 24 April 2010)
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