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Unit 8: Recruitment and selection
D2 AND D3
D2: Evaluate how well the documents prepared and participation in the interview
activities supported the process for a job offer.
In this task, I will be assessing the usefulness of the documents in the interview pack for Tesco. The
documents are job description, person specification, cover letter, application form and CV.
Job description
The reason why I used Job description is that it’s one of the most important documents for me as
candidate because as a potential employees with the information regarding that job role. It would
include the job role, the times of your shift, the title of your job and who the candidate may be
responsible for. Using the job description is essential as it helps the business promote the job role. It
is not cost effective as you wouldn’t need to pay to advertise it. Overall, the job description is very
useful as it allows potential candidates to see what the job role is about.
Person Specification
Person specification is sort of the same as job description but it gives the potential candidates inform
about the skills and qualities they may need for this specific job role. This could include them
showing the experience they must have in order to carry out the job role effectively and therefore
be considered for it. The disadvantage of using the person specification is that people may find it not
informative as it is pretty vague and would not work effectively without the job description being
there. Overall, person specification is useful as it allows potential applicants to see the skills and
qualities they must possess as well as the experience needed.
Cover Letter
To have an advantage over other candidate is to have a cover letter which is used by some
companies to help them gain more knowledge about the applicants before the interview. This may
be beneficial for the applicant as it shows the company you have gone out your way to write a cover
letter stating why you would like the job. Although it may be useful, it is not an essential document
as not all businesses use it. It is sometimes overlooked by companies as they may find it time
consuming. Overall, it is not very useful as it is only used by a select few businesses and is sometimes
overlooked by some that do require it.
Application Form
Not every companies or small business have application form, however I had to fill out an application
for the company I applied for and the purpose of using an application form is to help structure the
candidate’s information. Having the candidates application form enables the company to see their
information and allows them to use it for the interview. The disadvantage of having the application
form is that it does not allow the candidate to have a one on one conversation with the company.
Overall, the application form is fairly useful as it helps the business identify your personal
information.
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Unit 8: Recruitment and selection
D2 AND D3
D2: Evaluate how well the documents prepared and participation in the interview
activities supported the process for a job offer.
In this task, I will be assessing the usefulness of the documents in the interview pack for Tesco. The
documents are job description, person specification, cover letter, application form and CV.
Job description
The reason why I used Job description is that it’s one of the most important documents for me as
candidate because as a potential employees with the information regarding that job role. It would
include the job role, the times of your shift, the title of your job and who the candidate may be
responsible for. Using the job description is essential as it helps the business promote the job role. It
is not cost effective as you wouldn’t need to pay to advertise it. Overall, the job description is very
useful as it allows potential candidates to see what the job role is about.
Person Specification
Person specification is sort of the same as job description but it gives the potential candidates inform
about the skills and qualities they may need for this specific job role. This could include them
showing the experience they must have in order to carry out the job role effectively and therefore
be considered for it. The disadvantage of using the person specification is that people may find it not
informative as it is pretty vague and would not work effectively without the job description being
there. Overall, person specification is useful as it allows potential applicants to see the skills and
qualities they must possess as well as the experience needed.
Cover Letter
To have an advantage over other candidate is to have a cover letter which is used by some
companies to help them gain more knowledge about the applicants before the interview. This may
be beneficial for the applicant as it shows the company you have gone out your way to write a cover
letter stating why you would like the job. Although it may be useful, it is not an essential document
as not all businesses use it. It is sometimes overlooked by companies as they may find it time
consuming. Overall, it is not very useful as it is only used by a select few businesses and is sometimes
overlooked by some that do require it.
Application Form
Not every companies or small business have application form, however I had to fill out an application
for the company I applied for and the purpose of using an application form is to help structure the
candidate’s information. Having the candidates application form enables the company to see their
information and allows them to use it for the interview. The disadvantage of having the application
form is that it does not allow the candidate to have a one on one conversation with the company.
Overall, the application form is fairly useful as it helps the business identify your personal
information.
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