Reference no: EM13670534

Assignment: Workforce Planning

You have been asked to plan for the recruitment and selection strategy to attract 20 new tutors for a new college delivering business degree courses in Peterborough in September 2014. Specifically you have been asked to:

1. Recruitment
As a minimum you should:

• Explain why it is important to have a clear recruitment and selection strategy
• Evaluate the possible sources to attract external candidates
• Examine the role and methods of background checking
• Recommend an application procedure, giving reasons for your suggestions
• Write a job description and personnel specification (which should be annotated to explain your rationale)
• Produce an advert for the positions (which should be annotated to explain the different inclusions)

2. Selection
As a minimum you should:

• Explain the role and importance of selection from a corporate and employee perspective
• Evaluate the different options available for selection
• Make specific recommendations for an appropriate selection process, giving reasons for your ideas
• Write an interview plan (if chosen) which incorporates sample questions to be asked (with reasons).

Total Word Count 2000 words
(excluding annotated job description, personnel specification and advert).

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