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level: 2.3 Recruitment, Selection and Training of workers

Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
The process of identifying that the business needs to employ someone up to the point where applications are receivedq	Recruitment
The methods used to choose which applicants to offer the job to	Selection
Unoccupied position	Vacancy
Identify & recording the responsibility and tasks relating to a job	Job analysis
Outline the duties carried out by a worker. Should also include working conditions.	Job description
Outlines the requirements, qualification, expertise, physical characteristics,... needed for the job	Person specification
Looks to fill a vacancy with their current employees	Internal recruitment
Find someone outside the business to fill the vacancy	External Recruitment
Choosing a number of applicants to interview	Shortlisting
Checking with a "referee" that a candidate is who they claim to be and that they are honest and reliable	References
Training given to a new employee, outlining the firm's activities and culture. Only last between one day and one week	Induction training
New employee watches an experienced worker do the job correctly	On the job training
Trained away from the workplace, usually by specialist business	Off the job training
A worker is fired because of bad work or bad behavior	Dimissal
A worker is fired because they are no longer needed. Usually paid compensation	Redundancy