You are employed by Job Strive UK, a small recruitment agency that is located in Bournemouth, New Milton and Ringwood. The Director of the company Dave Bryant formed the company 9 years ago and for the first 3 years the company only operated from the Bournemouth office. The company has since expanded to cover more of the Dorset and New Forest area by opening subsequent offices in New Milton and then Ringwood.
The company has a database of both potential employees and companies that use the services of the recruitment agency whenever a job opportunity arises. If a vacancy arises the agency will look at the suitability of its job seeking clients on file but also will conduct a thorough recruitment selection process for the company to ensure that the best applicant is found. This will often include selective external advertising through various mediums to suit the budget of each client company in addition to any advertising that the company chooses to do internally.
Job Strive UK can also handle all application administration along with selection of suitable candidates for interview, based on the person specifications provided by the client company.
Although the recruitment services are not cheap, many companies prefer to source out their recruitment to an outside agency as it is beneficial in terms of both time and money particularly if they do not have to recruit on a regular basis. Also beneficial is the specialist knowledge that the recruitment company can offer.
The company has recently received three new instructions one from Highcliffe School for a Classroom Assistant, Dave Bryant will advise you of the other two and Dave Bryant has instructed you to deal with the selection process for these vacancies.
Waitrose for a Supermarket Assistant and WH Smiths for a Customer Services Assistant.
P1 - Identify how two organisations plan recruitment using internal and external sources.
P2 - Explain the impact of the legal and regulatory framework on recruitment and selection activities.
P3 - Prepare the documents used in selection and recruitment activities.
P4 - Plan to take part in a selection interview.
P5 - Take part in a selection interview.
M1 - Compare the purposes of the different documents used in the selection and recruitment process of a given organisation.
M2 - Analyse your contribution to the selection process in a given situation.
D1 - Evaluate the usefulness of the documents in the interview pack for a given organisation, in facilitating the interview process.
D2 - Evaluate your experience of planning and participating in the recruitment and selection process.
This assignment will satisfy the assessment criteria for Unit 13. The assessment criteria for each part of the unit are clearly indicated at the end of each task.
Unit 13 Assignment 1
To aid you in preparing the documentation for the job vacancies, you need to collect 2 examples of each of the follow;
P1, P3
For both organisations you are dealing with, you need to prepare a report for the company Director Dave Bryant to explain in detail how both companies’ conduct their normal RECRUITMENT and SELECTION process. The report should focus on;
Note. Current UK and EU legislation: Sex Discrimination Act 1995/97; Race Relations Act 1992; Equal Pay Act 1970; Disability Discrimination Acts 1995 and 2005; European Working Time Directive; Employment Act 2002; national minimum wage; Data Protection Act 1998. Ethical issues: asking candidates the same questions; interviewers not related to candidates; gender and ethnic balance on panels Reports should reference all of the above legislation/issues.
P1, P2
For one of the two vacancies you are responsible for, prepare the following professional documents;
The advert should be flexible so it can be easily adapted to be displayed through different mediums, e.g. Newspaper and Web Site. The advert and all documentation should carry the recognised logo/corporate identity of the client company, but all correspondence and communication for the application process should be administered through yourself and JobStrive UK.
P3
For the Classroom Support Assistant at Highcliffe School to apply for the job, you need to complete the following documentation;
The documents should all be presented in a neat and concise pack for presentation at interview.
P3
For the Classroom Support Assistant interviews at Highcliffe School you need to research and prepare the following essential documents;
These documents will be used as part of the Interview selection process that you will be involved in.
P3, P4, P5
You will take an active part in the Interview process for the position of Classroom Support Assistant both as an Interviewer and as an Interviewee.
Evidence will be photographic/video of the participation in the interview process.
P4, P5
In a report;