Task 4 M1
i) Jobcentres and recruitment agencies
Advantages
One huge advantage to using job centres and recruitment agencies is the speed at which you
can hire someone. Using a recruitment agency will massively shorten the time it takes to fill
different jobs. There is minimal work to do if you let a recruitment agency work for you as they
do all the work, they are the middle man. You can tell them what type of employee you are
looking for and they will go out and find that potential employee. Furthermore not only do they
do all the work they can do it much faster because they normally have a lot of connections and
may already have people looking for that specific job-ready to apply. Another advantage is that
recruitment agencies are most likely going to find higher-quality candidates for the job. This is
because recruitment agencies and job centres have the access to a large talent pool with
already pre-scanned and pre-referenced candidates. This means that the recruiting firm can
only choose the best applicants out of all those who are eligible. Furthermore, agency recruiters
and job-centre staff have received advanced training in evaluating applicants. To distinguish
real experts from good interviewees, they can use best-practice approaches. They also bring a
wealth of expertise to the organization that employs the recruiting firm. Another advantage is job
centres are free to use and the employer is helping desperate people get jobs and make life a
little easier.
Negatives
One negative of using a recruitment agency is that it can be quite expensive. In general
recruitment, agencies fees are normally around 20 - 30% of the employee’s annual salary. So
for example, if the employee’s annual salary is £40,000 then the fees will averagely range from
£8000 - £12000 to hire that employee. This is incredibly expensive and most small businesses
will never use recruitment agencies because of the fees they charge. One downside of using a
job centre to find workers is that they may find staff who do not fit in with the values of Asda.
The candidates hired may not respect the brand culture or represent the company's most
important morals. They are most likely searching for a job solely to earn money, rather than to
contribute to the creation of something significant that will benefit people in the future.
ii) Internal job advertisements
Internal job advertisements otherwise known as internal recruitment are a way of transferring
existing new employees from one job to another to avoid costs and work.
Advantages
One advantage of internally hiring is that the current employee's history and identification can
be readily available, as the employer can already have a copy of it because it is necessary to
have the position the individual currently has. Often, since they have already been recruited,
they do not need to go through the whole interviewing and recruiting process again; they are
i) Jobcentres and recruitment agencies
Advantages
One huge advantage to using job centres and recruitment agencies is the speed at which you
can hire someone. Using a recruitment agency will massively shorten the time it takes to fill
different jobs. There is minimal work to do if you let a recruitment agency work for you as they
do all the work, they are the middle man. You can tell them what type of employee you are
looking for and they will go out and find that potential employee. Furthermore not only do they
do all the work they can do it much faster because they normally have a lot of connections and
may already have people looking for that specific job-ready to apply. Another advantage is that
recruitment agencies are most likely going to find higher-quality candidates for the job. This is
because recruitment agencies and job centres have the access to a large talent pool with
already pre-scanned and pre-referenced candidates. This means that the recruiting firm can
only choose the best applicants out of all those who are eligible. Furthermore, agency recruiters
and job-centre staff have received advanced training in evaluating applicants. To distinguish
real experts from good interviewees, they can use best-practice approaches. They also bring a
wealth of expertise to the organization that employs the recruiting firm. Another advantage is job
centres are free to use and the employer is helping desperate people get jobs and make life a
little easier.
Negatives
One negative of using a recruitment agency is that it can be quite expensive. In general
recruitment, agencies fees are normally around 20 - 30% of the employee’s annual salary. So
for example, if the employee’s annual salary is £40,000 then the fees will averagely range from
£8000 - £12000 to hire that employee. This is incredibly expensive and most small businesses
will never use recruitment agencies because of the fees they charge. One downside of using a
job centre to find workers is that they may find staff who do not fit in with the values of Asda.
The candidates hired may not respect the brand culture or represent the company's most
important morals. They are most likely searching for a job solely to earn money, rather than to
contribute to the creation of something significant that will benefit people in the future.
ii) Internal job advertisements
Internal job advertisements otherwise known as internal recruitment are a way of transferring
existing new employees from one job to another to avoid costs and work.
Advantages
One advantage of internally hiring is that the current employee's history and identification can
be readily available, as the employer can already have a copy of it because it is necessary to
have the position the individual currently has. Often, since they have already been recruited,
they do not need to go through the whole interviewing and recruiting process again; they are
