Reference no: EM133179471

Explain practices and procedures suitable for effective recruitment and selection

Read the following case study and then answer the questions: 

Power monitoring are a fairly new company.  The company has seen rapid expansion since its launch some two years ago. The company currently employs 150 members of staff.  The Human Resource department is very well structured and organised in order to cater for legislative requirements as well as support the employees of the business. 

Next month, an administration assistant will join the team, having previously worked within the sales centre of the Head Office.  This means that she must be trained in some of the basic functions of the HR role.  The main content of the training will be recruitment and selection.  You should compile a portfolio of questions and answers, examples of documentation and diagrams for this new assistant which will be useful for her to refer to. 

Vacancy - Senior administration assistant 

The example documentation should be based on the above vacancy.  It would be beneficial for the successful candidate to have three years experience in an administration setting.  It would also be helpful to have previous supervisory experience.  The role involves supervision of a team of five administration staff.  The office has a lot of communication with suppliers in Spain and China where a number of suppliers are based. 

The role involves the daily running of the office which includes delegating the workload, organising breaks, preparing reports, answering telephone enquiries, checking e-mail enquiries, processing orders, placing orders, liaising with other departments as well as many other general administration tasks. 

A number of skills are key to this role.  They include time management, communication skills, organisational skills, presentation skills, and many others. 

1. Explain all of the key stages of a good recruitment and selection process.  Each stage must be briefly explained/.
2. An example of a job description for the above vacancy. 
3. An example of a person specification for the above vacancy. 
4. An example of a job advertisement for the above vacancy. 
5. Identify at least four areas of legislation which apply to the recruitment and selection process.  Briefly explain how the company will comply with this legislation. 
6. Describe a range of selection methods that may be used by the company.  This must include a minimum of two selection methods. Outline at least two benefits for each method.