Unit 8: The Recruitment and Selection Process
Examine how effective recruitment and selection contribute to a bussiness
success
Synopsis
Lego is is a privately established company who’s product line is producing
plastic construction toys. The birth of the company was located in the heart
of Billund, Denmark. In addition, the lego group company has a total of 800
physical stores. Furthermore, the numebr of employees is at around
17,4311. Lego pieces can be assembled and disassemlbed to create a
creative and joyful experince for children and adults. The word Lego,
derived from the word leg godt which in english translates to “play well”2. Lego was founded by a hard
working carpenter named Ole Kirk Kristiansen, in the year 1932.
Furthermore, throughout the development of the Lego company it suffered numerous fires which, caused
massive amount of damage despite, this Lego Ole and his son Godfrey kept rebuilding Lego bigger and
better than before3.
P1 - Explain how a large business recruits and selects giving reasons for their processes.
Workforce Planning
Workforce planning enusres that people with the best skills are at the correct time and where they need to
be to meet the organization current and future needs4. It primarily, is a form of preparation which is an
never ending balancing act. It ensure, that companys’ must balance the demand for labour with the
available supply of labour5. Furthermore, it predicts and informs the businesses’ impact on workforce on
behalf of the external and internal factors.
1
Forbes. (n.d.). Lego Group. [online] Available at: https://www.forbes.com/companies/lego-group/?sh=834ae1b53d35
[Accessed 29 Apr. 2021].
2
Wikipedia. (2021). Lego. [online] Available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego#:~:text=The%20Lego%20Group%20began%20in%20the
%20workshop%20of
[Accessed 29 Apr. 2021].
The LEGO® Story (2012). The LEGO® Story. [online] YouTube. Available at: https://youtu.be/NdDU_BBJW9Y
3
The LEGO® Story (2012). The LEGO® Story. [online] YouTube. Available at: https://youtu.be/NdDU_BBJW9Y
4
www.youtube.com. (n.d.). What is Workforce Planning? [online] Available at: https://youtu.be/mGHCPrJvmWs
[Accessed 30 Apr. 2021].
5
www.youtube.com. (n.d.). What is Workforce Planning? [online] Available at: https://youtu.be/mGHCPrJvmWs
Examine how effective recruitment and selection contribute to a bussiness
success
Synopsis
Lego is is a privately established company who’s product line is producing
plastic construction toys. The birth of the company was located in the heart
of Billund, Denmark. In addition, the lego group company has a total of 800
physical stores. Furthermore, the numebr of employees is at around
17,4311. Lego pieces can be assembled and disassemlbed to create a
creative and joyful experince for children and adults. The word Lego,
derived from the word leg godt which in english translates to “play well”2. Lego was founded by a hard
working carpenter named Ole Kirk Kristiansen, in the year 1932.
Furthermore, throughout the development of the Lego company it suffered numerous fires which, caused
massive amount of damage despite, this Lego Ole and his son Godfrey kept rebuilding Lego bigger and
better than before3.
P1 - Explain how a large business recruits and selects giving reasons for their processes.
Workforce Planning
Workforce planning enusres that people with the best skills are at the correct time and where they need to
be to meet the organization current and future needs4. It primarily, is a form of preparation which is an
never ending balancing act. It ensure, that companys’ must balance the demand for labour with the
available supply of labour5. Furthermore, it predicts and informs the businesses’ impact on workforce on
behalf of the external and internal factors.
1
Forbes. (n.d.). Lego Group. [online] Available at: https://www.forbes.com/companies/lego-group/?sh=834ae1b53d35
[Accessed 29 Apr. 2021].
2
Wikipedia. (2021). Lego. [online] Available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego#:~:text=The%20Lego%20Group%20began%20in%20the
%20workshop%20of
[Accessed 29 Apr. 2021].
The LEGO® Story (2012). The LEGO® Story. [online] YouTube. Available at: https://youtu.be/NdDU_BBJW9Y
3
The LEGO® Story (2012). The LEGO® Story. [online] YouTube. Available at: https://youtu.be/NdDU_BBJW9Y
4
www.youtube.com. (n.d.). What is Workforce Planning? [online] Available at: https://youtu.be/mGHCPrJvmWs
[Accessed 30 Apr. 2021].
5
www.youtube.com. (n.d.). What is Workforce Planning? [online] Available at: https://youtu.be/mGHCPrJvmWs
