Stage 3
Advert appears and information is sent out to people who request it.
Stage 4
Shortlist forwarded to recruiting manager. People on the shortlist are called and some questions are asked by a member of HR then they decide from the phone call who to invite to an interview. Candidates who don’t pass the phone call assessment are sent letters that they are not suitable.
Stage 5
HR manager sets date, time, location and panel for interview. Shortlisted candidates are sent letters with the details of this and anything they need to bring to the interview.
Stage6
Interview takes place.
Stage 7
Suitable candidate is selected and put on 3 months probation to prove them.
Letter of Application
The benefits of this document are that it allows the applicant to sell themselves in accordance to the job. However it won’t its difficult to compare between applicants and is very time consuming for the HR department to read.
Application Form
The benefits of this document to the company is that it saves the organisation time as it asks direct questions from the start e.g. are you eligible to work in the UK? Do you have over 2 year’s customer service experience? if applicant doesn’t meet the criteria then they are no longer able to proceed with the application. However the downsides are that they are costly and very standardised.
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
The downside of this document is that it might not have as much info on it. It is very time consuming and some will have to thrown in the bin as a result of this. However it gives company an overview of the candidate’s personality, experience, contact information and qualifications.
Personal Specification
This document is straight to the point and tells the employer what kind of person the organisation is looking for and allows the organisation to designs questions suitable for candidate. It is costly and time consuming.
Job Description
This document is straight to the point and gives candidate an overview of the job and describes essentials of the job. However it doesn’t deter anyone who isn’t suitable from applying.
Job Advert
This document attracts the right candidate by describing basics of job however it is very expensive and can take time. The vacancies at Vodafone are advertised on their website. The information available on the vacancy is the requirements, salary and duties. Job vacancy information can be downloaded form the website. You can apply for vacancies from the Vodafone website. To apply for the vacancy you need a CV and cover letter. A short list record is used to shortlist and filter candidates. The information that is sent to decide on interviews is the CV and application letter. Vodafone lets candidates know that they have been shortlisted by email or by letter. Candidates have to wait 14 days to be made aware of they have been shortlisted. The HR manager and candidate are involved in the interview. The candidate will they have to wait up to a week to get a response on how they did in the interview.
Summery
Some of these documents like a CV allow the candidate to sell themselves and give employers the chance to get to know the candidate better also gives an overview of the candidate’s employment history and allow the company to deduct candidates accordingly. However such documents can be very long and time consuming. CVs are not standard whereas application forms are, application forms make it easier for both parties as it gives the employer the information that they and the employee saves time righting irrelevant information. Some documents are factual like the application form it tells the employer if candidate is eligible to work in the UK ethnicity, gender etc. application is good factual information as it is standardised.
