Recruitment and Selection

A company always need a person who work for. Then, what is the procedure of recruitment or selection.

Recruitment

The process of finding people for particular jobs in recruitment or, especially in American English, hiring. Someone who has been recruited is a recruit or in American English, hire. The company employs or hires them; they join the company. A company may recruit employees directly or use outside recruiters, recruitment agencies, or employment agencies. Outside specialists called headhunters may be called on to headhunt people for very important jobs, persuading them to leave the organizations they already work for. This is called headhunting.

Words

recruit /haɪə $ haɪr/ ★★☆ v or vt.

to find new poeple to work in a company, join an organization, do a job etc.

We’re having difficulty recruiting enough qualified staff.

to get people to join the army, navy etc.

Most of the men in the village were recruited that day.

vt. to persuade someone to do something for you

I recruited three of my friends to help me move.

recruitment  /rɪˈkruːtmənt/ ★★☆ n.

[uncountable] the process of finding new people to join a company, organization, the army etc.

The process of finding people for particular jobs in recruitment

recruiter /rɪˈkruːtə-ər/ n.

[countable] someone who helps companies and organizations to find new people to work for them

recruitment agency (also recruitment firm)

a business that works for organizations to find people for a jobs when the organization need them SYN employment agency

employ /ɪmˈplɔɪ/ ★★★ S3 W3 vt.

to pay someone to work for you

The factory employs over 2,000 people.

employ some body as something

Kelly is employed as mechanic.

hire /haɪə $ haɪr/ ★★★ S2 W3 vt.

BrE to pay money to borrow something for a short period of time. SYN : AmE rent

A young British man hire a car for a week.

AmE to employ someone

A recruiter who works on personnel department of Apple in New York, hires him.

hire n.

Bre [uncountable] an arrangement by which someone borrows something for a period of time in excahnge for money SYN rental

All our equipment is available for hire

Ame [countable] someone who starts to work for an organization SYN recruit

Nearly half Andersen’s new hires are women.

join /dʒɔɪn/ ★★★ S1 W1 vt.

to become a member of an organization, society, or group.

You can enjoy a sprot without joining a club or belonging to a team

headhunt /ˈhedhʌnt/ vt.

to find a manager with the right skills and experience to do a particular job, often by persuading a suitable person to leave their present job

Mr Birt was headhunted to be director of the BBC.

headhunter n.

[countable] a person who find a right person and persuade them to move to a new job.

They hired a headhunter to search out a replacement

headhunting n.

[uncountable] finding a person who are right for a job which is requested by a company

Most headhunting firms offer a professional and high-quality service.

Applying for a job

Fred is a van driver, but he was fed up with long trips. He looked in the situations vacant page of his local newspaaper, where a local supermarket was advertising for van drivers for a new delivery service. He applied for the job by completing application form and sending it in.

Harry is a building engineer. He saw a job in the appointment pages of one of the national newspapers. He made an application, sending in his CV(curriculum vitae - the ‘story’ of his working life) and a covering letter explaining why he wanted the job and why he was the right person for ti.

* Situation, post and position are formal words often used in job advertisements and applications.

Words

fed up adj. informal

annoyed or bored, and wanting something to change

Anna got fed up with wating.

situations vacant n.

[uncountable]BrE the title of the part of a newspaper in which jobs are advertised

I looked in the situations vacant pages of the national newspapers.

CV(curriculum vitae) n.

[countable] a short written document that lists our education and previous jobs, which you send to employers when you are looking for a job SYN AmE résumé or resume

I sended in my CV/résumé/resume to apply for a community manager.

apply /əˈplaɪ/ ★★★ S1 W1 v.

to make a formal request, usually written, for something such as a job, a place at a university, or permission to do something

apply for

We need to apply for planning permission to build a garage.

apply to

I applied to four universities and was accepted by all of them.

application /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən/ ★★★ S1 W1 n.

[countable, uncountable] a formal, usually written, request for something such as a job, place at university, or permission to do something.

application form

Every applicant should filling this application form.

appointment /əˈpɔɪntmənt/ ★★★ S2 W2 n.

[countable] an arrangement for a meeting at an agreed time and place, for a particular purpose

I’d like to make an appiontment to see the doctor.

[countable, uncountable] when someone is chosen for a position or job

Other changes included the appointment of a new Foreign Minister.

covering letter n. SYN AmE cover letter

[countable] a letter that you send with documents or a package that gives information about its contents

The covering letter had sealed with CV was handwritten.

Selection procedures

Dagmar Schmidt is the head of recruitment at a German telecommunications company. She talks about the selection process, the methods that the company uses to recruit people:

‘We advertise in national newspapers. We look at the backgrounds of applicants: their experience of different jobs and their educational qualifications. We don’t ask for handwritten letters of application as people usually apply by email; handwritting analysis belongs to the 19th century.

We invite the most interesting candidates to a group discussion. Then we have individual interviews with each candidate. We also ask the candidates to do written psychometric tests to assess their intelligence and personality.

After this, we shortlist three of four candidates. We check their references by writing to their referees: previous employers or teachers that candidates have named in their applications. If the references are OK, we ask the candidates come back for more interviews. Finally, we offer the job to someone, and if they turn it down we have to think again. If they accept it, we hire them. We only appoint someone if we find the right person.’

Words

selection process n.

procedures of recruiting.

He was used to work on the recruitment department, so he knows well about selection process

background /ˈbækɡraʊnd/ ★★★ S2 W2 n.

[countable] someone’s family, education, previous work etc.

It’s important to understand other people, people from different backgrounds

[countable, uncountable] the situation or past events that explain why something happens in the way that it does.

Without knowing the background to the case, I couldn’t possibly comment.

applicant /ˈæplɪkənt/ ★☆☆ n.

[countable] someone who has formally asked, usually in writing, for a job, university place etc

Successful applicants will be expected to get a stimulating job.

qualification /ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən $ ˌkwɑː-/ ★★☆ W3 n.

[countable usually plural] if you have a qualification, you have passed an examination or course to show you have a particular level of skill or knowledge in a subject

He left school without any qualifications.

qualification in

We are looking for graduates with qualifications in maths or science.

qualification /ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən $ ˌkwɑː-/ ★★☆ W3 n.

[countable usually plural] a skill, personal quality, or type of experience that makes you suitable for a particular job or position.

qaulification for

health and fitness qualifications for membership in the Territorial Army.

handwritten /ˌhændˈrɪtn◂/ adj.

written by hand, not printed

My cosine has handwritten novel books

handwriting /ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ/ n.

[uncountable] the style of someone’s writing

I recognised her handwriting on the envelope.

envelope /ˈenvələʊp $ -loʊp/ ★★★ S3 n.

[countable] a thin paper cover in which you put and send a letter.

She tore open the evelope and frantically read the letter.

psychometric test n.

a scientifically-based test that measures someone’s ability and their thinking skills, and also their personality and attitudes, in order to find out if they are suitable for a job

The two main types of psychometric tests used are personality questionnaires and aptitude tests.

assess /əˈses/ ★★☆ vt.

to make a judgment about a person or situation after thinking carefully about it SYN judge

A report to assess the impact of advertising on children.

shortlist /ˈʃɔːtlɪst $ ˈʃɔːrt-/ n.

[countable] BrE a list of the most suitable people for a job or a prise, chosen from all the people who were first considered

Davies was on the shortlist for the Booker Prize.

shortlist /ˈʃɔːtlɪst $ ˈʃɔːrt-/ vt.

[usually passive] BrE to put someone on a short list for a job or a prize

We shortlist three or four candidates.

referee /ˌrefəˈriː/ ★★☆ n.

[countable] BrE someone who provideds information about you when you are trying to get a job.

His headmaster agreed to act as his referee.

[countable] someone who makes sure that the rules of a sport such as football, basketball, or boxing, are followed

turn down phvt.

to refuse an offer or request

He turned down a job at an investment bank.

appoint /əˈpɔɪnt/ ★★☆ W3 vt.

to choose someone for a position or a job

Officials appointed by the government.

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