M1: Compare the purposes of the different documents used in the
selection and recruitment process of a given organisation.
Introduction
Within the following assignment I shall be comparing the different documents
used in the selection and recruitment process of a given organisation.
Furthermore will be comparing these different processes used in the recruitment
of a business or organisation.
Job Advert
A job advert is a source or method used by a business or organisation to attract
suitable qualified experienced individuals suitable for a selected job role.
Furthermore a job advert is an advertisement source created by human resource
professionals with the managers of the department whom need to recruit staff.
Job Description
A job description is a written statement/ document which has detail of a specific
job, based on the findings of a job analysis. A job description often includes
duties, purpose, responsibilities, work conditions, job title, the designation of
which employees’ reports; a job description usually forms the basics and
fundamentals of which forms the job specification.
Person’s specification
A person’s specification refers to a description of the skills, experience,
qualifications, knowledge along with other attributes which a businesses or
organisations employers expect a candidate to process in order to perform the
job role/ duties. A person’s specification should reflect and compare to the job
description and forms the foundation of the recruitment stages.
Application form
An application form is a method used in collecting information from individuals
looking to be recruited; examples of information collected include gender, age,
housing location, full name, and education, qualification as well as other aspects
which may be beneficial or of relation to the following job.
Comparisons
A job description is a formal document created by an employer describing the
responsibilities expected within the job vacancy; therefore a job description is
important as a business relies of this to explain a work role to potential
applicants whom are and not acceptable for the role. The job description acts as
the structure job interviews by focusing attention on the work requirements and
applicant credentials that are most important to success in the position to be
filled. Where the comparison of a job description and a person specification is a
description of the qualifications, skills, experiences, knowledge and other
attributes with a person whom is looking to apply for a job will personally have,
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