This module is based around the job of a Human Resource Officer for a chain of outlets called Top Gear.

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Introduction

This module is based around the job of a Human Resource Officer for a chain of outlets called Top Gear. To research this job, I will be looking at what sort of things it entails such as the process of recruitment and job interviews. I will also be interviewing an every day personnel manager to research what he does in his job, how he advertises available job positions and how he goes about selecting the right person for the job. I will look at why jobs become available within a company and the adverts a company produces to advertise the job.

This project also involves how you are motivated to work and why companies use these methods for their workers.

Recruitment

Jobs can become available in a company such as ‘Top Gear’, for lot of different reasons. Some of these reasons are:

  • A member of staff retires.
  • A member of staff is fired.
  • If a member of staff becomes pregnant.
  • A member of staff gets promoted leaving their old position empty.
  • Someone leaves for a job elsewhere.
  • The company expands needing extra workers.
  • It could be a completely new job for a firm which is newly established and has just started to recruit staff.
  • If a member of staff becomes ill.
  • If someone’s contract expires.
  • Demotion

Application Form

Application forms are sent out so that people interested in the job can fill it in and then the employers will have the applicants information. This is good because they can then read the forms and decide who sounds like they would be good in the job and then give them an interview, rather than interviewing every single person that applies.

Why are Job Descriptions and Person Specifications sent out to Prospective Employees?

Job Description

A job description is sent out so that people can see what the job entails. This is good because then people who are not suited to the job, and who don’t like the sort of work the job involves can decide whether to apply or not. This saves time as it stops people from applying and then deciding the job is not for them after all.

Person Specification

So that the applicant knows what sort of person the company are looking for and what sort of qualities you need in the job. These are sent out to save the company time, if an applicant looks like they fit the person specification then they will get an interview. Also, it could stop the wrong sort of person applying as the person specification tells them what sort of attitude they need and how much responsibility they must have.

Advertising

There are many places a position for a job, like one that was available at Top Gear, could be advertised. Some of these places are:

  • A local newspaper. (e.g.  The Ilkeston Advertiser)

The advantages of this are, if people are looking for a job then they are likely to look at a local paper in the job column. A disadvantage of this is that it may be expensive.

  • A free newspaper. ( e.g. The Trader)

Advantages of this are that lots of people receive this paper through their doors as it is free. The disadvantages are that people wont necessarily look in a free paper for a job and also that it costs money to place an advert.

  • The      Internet. ( On the company website)

The advantages of this is that lots of people will see the advert but many might not unless they visited the company website regularly. It is also free to write an advert for the job on the website.

  • At the local job centre.

Advantages of this is that it is free and also that a lot of people will see the advert because people looking for a job go to the job centre to find one. The disadvantages of this is that you may get too many people applying for the job.

  • On the Radio.

The advantages of having an advert for the job on the radio are that lots of people will hear it. But the disadvantages are that it is expensive to put an advert on the radio.

  • On the shop premises.

Advantages of putting an advert in the outlet window are that it is free and anyone passing will see it. Also, is people see your advert while inside the outlet then they will be the sort of person you want to employ because they will be the type of person right for the job.

  • Word of Mouth.

Advantages are that it is free. Disadvantages are that people may get the wrong information as news being passed on by word of mouth gets changed as it is passed on.  

  • Company magazine.People may look in this to see if there are any jobs available but it is hard to get hold of a company magazine if you do not already work, or know somebody working within the company.

Top Gear are most likely to use the shop premises as a form of advertisement for an open position. This way, the people who apply will only be people who are interested in the type of product Top Gear sells.

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The Human Resource Officer would choose the people with the best application forms. They would also consider choosing people who had had past experience in a job of the same type. They must be the in the right age group and have good qualifications. Another important factor is that they fit the person specification and match the job description.

The Human Resource Officer would only write letters to those who managed to get an interview. It would take too much time to write letters to everyone who had applied for the job and would be a waste of money, ...

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