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Personal specification – Personal specification is a document created by the
recruitment selectors in the organisation. This document is made with purpose to
show the potential applicants what skills and attributes are needed the applicant to
have to be able to perform the tasks which will be given to them in the job. That
helps the selectors to safe time for interviewing or looking CVs of people who does
not have the right skills to perform the job. Many people will not apply when they see
the skills needed and realize they do not have these skills, but many people, even if
they do not have some of the skills, but they feel like they are still suitable for the
position and apply, here it comes the next stage of selection which is interview or
looking at the applicants documents such as CVs, application form, and cover
letters. But even if there are some candidates who applied even they do not have the
skills needed, the personal specification still helps the selectors to save time and
money from interviewing and looking at much more documents, if there was not
personal specification in the job advert. The personal specification can also help the
interviewer to create more questions related to the job and the skills that the
applicants have and do not have.
Advantages Disadvantages
Filter the potential candidates who It can take long time to create
have the skills needed and who personal specification and to
does not have them. make sure every skill needed is
Save money and time to the covered.
selectors for interviewing people Will not stop all potential
who are not suitable for the job. candidates from applying even if
The personal specification can be they do not have the skills listed in
used as a check list for skills on the personal specification.
the interview. Another disadvantage is that the
Gives a clear idea to the personal specification s useless
interviewer what questions to ask without the applicant’s CV
the interviewee.
Job advert – Job advert is a usually online or news paper post with purpose to
inform people that there is a position to be filled in the company. The job advert is
one of the first stages in recruiting new employees. If people do not know about the
vacancy everything else is meaningless. Businesses also use the job advert to
advertise them, for example the business going to post the vacancy, job description,
personal specification and job specification but also they going to post their logo,
business description and images which going to attract potential candidates but also
potential customers. The job advert helps the business to attract potential applicants
as well as deter the once that do not fit the mould. That helps the selectors and te
company to make shorter list of candidates and save money and time from
interviewing unsuitable candidates. The job advert also helps the company to collect
personal data of the candidates such as contacts (emails, phone numbers) and if for
Personal specification – Personal specification is a document created by the
recruitment selectors in the organisation. This document is made with purpose to
show the potential applicants what skills and attributes are needed the applicant to
have to be able to perform the tasks which will be given to them in the job. That
helps the selectors to safe time for interviewing or looking CVs of people who does
not have the right skills to perform the job. Many people will not apply when they see
the skills needed and realize they do not have these skills, but many people, even if
they do not have some of the skills, but they feel like they are still suitable for the
position and apply, here it comes the next stage of selection which is interview or
looking at the applicants documents such as CVs, application form, and cover
letters. But even if there are some candidates who applied even they do not have the
skills needed, the personal specification still helps the selectors to save time and
money from interviewing and looking at much more documents, if there was not
personal specification in the job advert. The personal specification can also help the
interviewer to create more questions related to the job and the skills that the
applicants have and do not have.
Advantages Disadvantages
Filter the potential candidates who It can take long time to create
have the skills needed and who personal specification and to
does not have them. make sure every skill needed is
Save money and time to the covered.
selectors for interviewing people Will not stop all potential
who are not suitable for the job. candidates from applying even if
The personal specification can be they do not have the skills listed in
used as a check list for skills on the personal specification.
the interview. Another disadvantage is that the
Gives a clear idea to the personal specification s useless
interviewer what questions to ask without the applicant’s CV
the interviewee.
Job advert – Job advert is a usually online or news paper post with purpose to
inform people that there is a position to be filled in the company. The job advert is
one of the first stages in recruiting new employees. If people do not know about the
vacancy everything else is meaningless. Businesses also use the job advert to
advertise them, for example the business going to post the vacancy, job description,
personal specification and job specification but also they going to post their logo,
business description and images which going to attract potential candidates but also
potential customers. The job advert helps the business to attract potential applicants
as well as deter the once that do not fit the mould. That helps the selectors and te
company to make shorter list of candidates and save money and time from
interviewing unsuitable candidates. The job advert also helps the company to collect
personal data of the candidates such as contacts (emails, phone numbers) and if for
