MGT 4610-Chapter 5
Terms
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- Recruitment
- The process of attracting individuals on a timely basis, in sufficient numbers and with appropriate qualifications, and encouraging them to apply for jobs with an organization.
- Contingent workers
- Described as the “disposable American workforce†by a former Secretary of Labor, work as part-timers, temporaries, or independent contractors.
- Professional employer organization (PEO)
- Off-site human resources department that puts a client firm’s employees on its payroll, then leases the employees back to the company.
- Promotion from within (PFW)
- The policy of filling vacancies above entry-level positions with employees presently employed by a company.
- Employee requisition
- A document that specifies a particular job title, the appropriate department, and the date by which an open job should be filled.
- Recruitment sources
- Various locations in which qualified individuals are sought as potential employees.
- Recruitment methods
- The specific means by which potential employees are attracted to an organization.
- Job posting
- A procedure for informing employees that job openings exist.
- Job bidding
- A technique that permits individuals in the organization who believe that they possess the required qualifications to apply for the posted job.
- Advertising
- A way of communicating the firm’s employment needs to the public through media such as radio, newspaper, or industry publications.
- Employment agency
- An organization that assists firms in recruiting employees and also aids individuals in their attempts to locate jobs.
- Job fair
- A recruiting method engaged in by a single employer or group of employers to attract a large number of applicants for interviews.
- Internship
- A special form of recruitment that involves placing students in temporary jobs with no obligation either by the company to hire the student permanently or by the student to accept a permanent position with the firm following graduation.
- Executive search firms
- Organizations retained by a company to search for the most qualified executive available for a specific position.
- Contingency search firms
- These types of firms receive fees only upon successful placement of a candidate in a job opening.
- Retained search firms
- These types of firms are considered consultants to their client organization and serve on an exclusive contract basis.
- Applicant tracking system (ATS)
- A system that automates online recruiting and selection processes.
- OUTSOURCING
- The process of transferring responsibility for an area of service and its objectives to an external provider.
- CONTINGENT WORKERS Also known as part-timers, temporaries, and independent contractors
- What type of worker comprises the fastest growing segment of our economy
- PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION (EMPLOYEE LEASING)
- PEO
- Offering OVERTIME
- What is the most commonly used method of meeting short-term fluctuations in work volume.
- Employee requisition, determining internal vs. external recruitment, use of appropriate recruitment method
- What are the basic components of the recruitment process?
- EMPLOYEE REFERRALS
- actively soliciting applications from their friends and associates.
- (1) to fill entry-level jobs (2) to acquire skills not possessed by current employees and (3) to obtain employees with different backgrounds to provide a diversity of ideas
- Name 3 needs that will require external recruitment?
- Re-recruiting
- When employers try to get their best ex-employees to come back.
- EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
- An organization that helps firms recruit employees and, at the same time, aid individuals in their attempt to locate jobs.
- Private employment agencies
- An organization known for recruiting white-collar employees by offering an important service in bringing qualified applicants and open positions together.
- Public employment agencies
- An organization operated by each state that receives overall policy direction from the U.S. Employment Service.
- Technical and vocational schools, community colleges, colleges, and universities
- The most common use of recruiters is with what type of schools?
- JOB FAIRS
- a recruiting method engaged in by a single employer or group of employers to attract a large number of applicants for interviews.
- VIRTUAL JOB FAIRS
- A job fair that takes place online
- INTERNSHIPS
- A special form of recruiting which involve placing a student in a temporary job.
- WALK-IN APPLICANT
- An unsolicited applicant
- OPEN HOUSES
- This is when firms pair potential hires and managers in a warm, casual environment that encourages on-the-spot job offers.
- EVENT RECRUITING
- Attending events that the people you are seeking go to.
- SIGN-ON BONUSES
- Financial incentive offered to prospective employees upon hire as an incentive to join an organization.
- APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEM
- This system automates the online recruiting and selection processes.
- Internet
- The large system of many connected computers around the world that individuals and businesses use to communicate with each other.
- Web (World Wide Web)
- The system of connected documents on the Internet, which often contains color pictures, video, and sound and can be searched for information about a particular subject.
- Intranet
- A system of computers that enables people within an organization to communicate with each other.
- DirectEmployers.com
- A search engine that was developed by a group of corporations that enables job candidates to search member companies jobs listings and be taken directly to a member company Web site once a desired position is identified.
- Niche sites
- Web sites that cater to a specific profession.
- Passive job seekers
- Individuals who are willing to change jobs if the right opportunity comes along.
- Talent auction
- The act of a person or persons placing their qualifications on a site and having organizations bid on their services.
- Resume management systems
- Systems that scan resumes into databases, search the databases on command, and rank the resumes according to the number of resulting hits they receive.
- Keywords
- Those words or phrases that are used to search databases for resumes that match.
- Keyword resume
- A resume that contains an adequate description of the jobseeker’s characteristics and industry-specific experience presented in keyword terms in order to accommodate the electronic/computer search process.
- Internet recruiter aka cyber recruiter
- is a person whose primary responsibility is to use the Internet in the recruitment process.