Chapter 3

Recruitment and Selection Process

The section aims to:

• Introduce the concepts of recruitment, defining candidate requirements, attracting candidates, job advertisements, job descriptions and person specifications.
• Explain candidate assessment, obtaining references, offering employment.
• Inter-generational workforce differences.
• The importance of social networks for recruitment and selection.
• Discuss what is particular about recruitment and selection policies and practices in SMEs (compared with large organisations).

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