Unit 8- Recruitment and Selection
Learning Aim A: Examine how effective recruitment and selection contribute to business
success
P1- Explain how a large business recruits and selects giving reasons for their processes.
P2- Explain how and why a business adheres to recruitment processes which are ethical and comply
with current employment law
M1- Analyse the different recruitment methods used in a selected business
D1- Evaluate the recruitment processes used and how they contribute to the success of the selected
business
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, P1- Explain how a large business recruits and selects giving reasons for their processes.
Introduction
Tesco is a business that operates In the UK and worldwide. Tesco sells foods and beverages, home
appliances, clothing's, financial services. The ownership of Tesco is public limited company which has
shares that can be bought on the stock exchange. Tesco was found on 1919 by Jack Cohen located in
East End of London from at the stall in Wall Street Market which they have started off selling war-
surplus groceries that they have continued to do so since but different type of groceries, war related
goods. Tesco have almost 5000 stores around the world and has approximately employed approximately
326000 employees worldwide as of 2022. Tesco’s total annual revenue is $84 billion in a year (2021-
2022) which was a 12% increase compared to the previous year.
Growth of the business
Tesco came into existence by selling their first own brand product in 1924 by Jack who is the founder
has stated that it will bring unequalled value later would be named “Tesco Tea.” In 1929, Jack Cohen has
opened its first ever store in Burnt Oak, Edgware, North London. The store sells dry goods and tea. Tesco
has acquired businesses but has never merged with another business, their first acquisition was in 1957
when it had bought 70 Williamson stores which included both the shops and the restaurants where
Tesco sold meat. This would then be followed by another acquisition of 200 Harrow stores in 1959. The
advantages if Tesco was to grow is that they will be able to attract new customers which can allow Tesco
to have a potential increase in revenue that they can use to further expand their business with such as a
possible entry to a new market, increase marketing budget, more money spent on goods and services
for better quality that can increase demand amongst customers. Since there’s has been an increase in
Tesco’s expansion over the UK, there will also be an increase in workers so that it can keep the business
operational when there’s sufficient amount of productivity rates to maintain productivity rates and
output of units. If there is insufficient labour, Tesco will not be able to compete against its rivals as less
labour means less efficiency, higher workload for the workforce when its low which can have a negative
impact on productivity rates leading to knock on effect on the quality of the goods produced and the
customer service. To prevent this, Tesco can implement robust recruitment and selection process
strategies that can greatly improve their productivity rates through hiring more qualified workers. This
can be done by having the job descriptions stand out which involves conciseness in the description,
compelling summaries and include essentials such as responsibilities. Furthermore, use of social media is
a good strategy as it is cost effective and easily gets the job done as it has wider reach, applicants can be
intrigued to apply when Tesco has the ability to share photos and videos of their business culture, giving
potential applicants a glimpse of what would it be like to work at Tesco. Moreover, since it is done on
social media across applications and websites, conversation can be held whereby Tesco is able to
provide information and answer questions for any people that have potential interest for the job role.
By doing this, Tesco is more likely to have qualified workers as they would be more willing/encouraged
to apply when knowing full well what the job role is like and its expectations whilst having their own skill
set taken into consideration in deciding if they are a good fit for the job role based on what they have
found regarding Tesco job roles.
Changing job roles
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Learning Aim A: Examine how effective recruitment and selection contribute to business
success
P1- Explain how a large business recruits and selects giving reasons for their processes.
P2- Explain how and why a business adheres to recruitment processes which are ethical and comply
with current employment law
M1- Analyse the different recruitment methods used in a selected business
D1- Evaluate the recruitment processes used and how they contribute to the success of the selected
business
1 of 36
, P1- Explain how a large business recruits and selects giving reasons for their processes.
Introduction
Tesco is a business that operates In the UK and worldwide. Tesco sells foods and beverages, home
appliances, clothing's, financial services. The ownership of Tesco is public limited company which has
shares that can be bought on the stock exchange. Tesco was found on 1919 by Jack Cohen located in
East End of London from at the stall in Wall Street Market which they have started off selling war-
surplus groceries that they have continued to do so since but different type of groceries, war related
goods. Tesco have almost 5000 stores around the world and has approximately employed approximately
326000 employees worldwide as of 2022. Tesco’s total annual revenue is $84 billion in a year (2021-
2022) which was a 12% increase compared to the previous year.
Growth of the business
Tesco came into existence by selling their first own brand product in 1924 by Jack who is the founder
has stated that it will bring unequalled value later would be named “Tesco Tea.” In 1929, Jack Cohen has
opened its first ever store in Burnt Oak, Edgware, North London. The store sells dry goods and tea. Tesco
has acquired businesses but has never merged with another business, their first acquisition was in 1957
when it had bought 70 Williamson stores which included both the shops and the restaurants where
Tesco sold meat. This would then be followed by another acquisition of 200 Harrow stores in 1959. The
advantages if Tesco was to grow is that they will be able to attract new customers which can allow Tesco
to have a potential increase in revenue that they can use to further expand their business with such as a
possible entry to a new market, increase marketing budget, more money spent on goods and services
for better quality that can increase demand amongst customers. Since there’s has been an increase in
Tesco’s expansion over the UK, there will also be an increase in workers so that it can keep the business
operational when there’s sufficient amount of productivity rates to maintain productivity rates and
output of units. If there is insufficient labour, Tesco will not be able to compete against its rivals as less
labour means less efficiency, higher workload for the workforce when its low which can have a negative
impact on productivity rates leading to knock on effect on the quality of the goods produced and the
customer service. To prevent this, Tesco can implement robust recruitment and selection process
strategies that can greatly improve their productivity rates through hiring more qualified workers. This
can be done by having the job descriptions stand out which involves conciseness in the description,
compelling summaries and include essentials such as responsibilities. Furthermore, use of social media is
a good strategy as it is cost effective and easily gets the job done as it has wider reach, applicants can be
intrigued to apply when Tesco has the ability to share photos and videos of their business culture, giving
potential applicants a glimpse of what would it be like to work at Tesco. Moreover, since it is done on
social media across applications and websites, conversation can be held whereby Tesco is able to
provide information and answer questions for any people that have potential interest for the job role.
By doing this, Tesco is more likely to have qualified workers as they would be more willing/encouraged
to apply when knowing full well what the job role is like and its expectations whilst having their own skill
set taken into consideration in deciding if they are a good fit for the job role based on what they have
found regarding Tesco job roles.
Changing job roles
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