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BTEC First BusinessTeaching and Assessment Pack

Unit 8: Recruitment, Selection and Employment

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Learning aim B: Produce documentation for specific

job roles




RECRUITMENT




Why does a vacancy arise?• Employee leaving

• Extra work

• Sickness

• Different job role requirements

• Maternity or paternity cover

• High staff turnover

• Promotion




How do businesses recruit?

• Internally:• From within the business.• Usually through

recommendation by others

or putting an advertisement

on the staff notice board.

Externally:• From outside the

business.• Usually through a

newspaper or online advertisement, recruitment agencies and the job centre.




Recruitment documentation• Job description:

• Allows the business to identify the role which needs to be filled, and

allows the potential candidate to see the details of the position

which they are applying for.• Includes:o job titleo position in businesso locationo summary of the jobo main duties or tasks.




Recruitment documentation• Person specification:

• Allows the business to identify the ideal person for the job, and

allows the potential candidate to see how they might be suitable for

the vacant position.• Includes:o title of the jobo knowledge/qualificationso skills and qualitieso experience.




Recruitment documentation• Curriculum vitae:

• A document which can be sent to businesses outlining information

about the candidate.• Includes:o personal detailso personal statemento work experienceo educationo skills/trainingo interestso references.




Recruitment documentation• Covering letter:

• Accompanies the curriculum vitae and offers the applicant a chance

to write specifically about why they want the job. • Includes:o a brief outline of why the applicant wants to work for the businesso an explanation of why the applicant believes they are suitable for

the vacant position.




Recruitment documentation• Application form:

• A document created by a business to gather the information they

need to see if an applicant is suitable.• Includes:o applicant’s personal detailso employment historyo qualifications and educationo statement from applicanto referenceso declaration statements.