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Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies Section 2 People in business

ACTIVITY 8.1

Molly is the Human Resource Manager for Coggins Plastics (CP). CP has two vacancies.
1 Machining supervisor.
2 Factory manager.

Molly and the Operations Director are considering which method of recruitment to use to fill both of these vacancies. Recommend
whether internal or external recruitment should be used to fill these posts. Justify your recommendation.

Main stages in recruitment and selection of staff
Finding new employees requires a business to go through a recruitment and

selection process. There are several stages to this process as shown in Figure 8.2.

1. The business identifies the need for a new
worker and carries out a job analysis

2. A job description is produced

3. A person specification is produced

108 4. The job is advertised

5. Send out application forms and job details

6. Receive completed applications

7. Select a shortlist from all of the applicants

8. Interview shortlisted candidates

9. Select the right candidate
Figure 8.2 The recruitment process

Job analysis
When a vacancy occurs, the Human Resource Department carries out a job
analysis along with the manager of the department where the vacancy is. This is a

process that identifi es the content of a job in terms of the activities involved and the
skills, experience and other qualities needed to perform the work. It also identifi es
the main job requirements.