1.4.2 Recruitment, selection and training

a) Recruitment and selection process:
o internal versus external recruitment

b) Costs of recruitment, selection and training

c) Types of training:
o induction
o on-the-job
o off-the-job

Recruitment & Selection

Use your text book and the following videos to make notes on recruitment and selection:
Test your knowledge on a revision quiz.

A level Business Revision - Recruitment & Selection

Internal vs. External Recruitment

Case Study

Assess the importance of Lidl's recruitment and selection process for their success? (10/12 marks)

Lidl Graduate Programme

Area Manager recruitment video

Costs of recruitment, selection and training

Recruitment can be expensive i.e. advertising, expenses, agency fees and staff appointing. In industries with high labour turnover rates, this expense is a waste if staff leave the organisation. Therefore the investment into the recruitment, selection and training, can vary significantly between industries,

Consider the two videos below and explain how the industries they work in, impact the recruitment and selection process? (4 marks)
Research the recruitment process for the industry you'd like to work in the future.

Additional reading: The average cost of recruitment