Recruitment, Selection and Contracts
Follow a fair recruitment sequence, choose suitable attraction and selection methods and understand the employment contract’s role.
How to study National 5 Business Management
Learn the concept, apply it to a real organisation, trace the consequence and make a decision supported by financial or qualitative evidence.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Recruitment stages include identifying a vacancy, job analysis, job description, person specification and advertising.
Exam cue: Keep recruitment and selection stages in order.
Concept 2
Recruitment may be internal or external through suitable media or agencies.
Exam cue: Justify the method using job requirements, reach, cost and evidence quality.
Concept 3
Selection methods include application forms, CVs, tests, references and interviews before appointment.
Exam cue: Distinguish a job description from a person specification.
Concept 4
A contract of employment records the agreed employment relationship and key terms.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Treating interviewing as a recruitment-advertising method.
Guardrail: Check the organisation type, objective, stakeholder, time period and whether the evidence supports the strength of the judgement.
Putting the person specification before analysing the job.
Guardrail: Check the organisation type, objective, stakeholder, time period and whether the evidence supports the strength of the judgement.
Choosing a method without considering fairness or suitability.
Guardrail: Check the organisation type, objective, stakeholder, time period and whether the evidence supports the strength of the judgement.
Memory anchors
Job analysis
Identifies the tasks, responsibilities and requirements of the vacancy.
Job description
Describes the role, duties and responsibilities.
Person specification
States the qualities, skills and experience sought in an applicant.
Internal recruitment
Seeks candidates from the existing workforce.
External recruitment
Seeks candidates from outside the organisation.
Selection evidence
Applications, CVs, tests, references and interviews provide different evidence for appointment.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
What should happen first when a vacancy arises?
What is job analysis?
Answer all questions to submit.
Next step personalized recommendations
Continue learning
Move forward only after this module is stable.
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