Wednesday 11 September 2019

Recruitment and Selection in Business

Recruitment advertising

Internal advertising:

Staff notice board, email, web page, company magazine or staff meeting.


External advertising:



Newspapers were the traditional place to advertise job vacancies.



Now the internet is the dominant force in external recruitment advertising.

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Some organisations use an external business to host the advertisement for them.

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Methods of application

1. Letter

A letter is requested to be sent in with an application form or CV.

2. Online

May involve an email application or may be done through the company website.

The website will shortlist applicants according to the requirements of the person specification.

3. Telephone


This may be used as a screening technique to see which applicants reach the next stage of the selection process.