A report that examines the
recruitment process in a large
business. Effectively examining how effective the recruitment and selection contributes to business success.
Report on the Recruitment and Selection Processes of
Tesco Plc
Tesco is a famous UK supermarket that has stores in over 11 countries world-wide and has
already began branching out into other markets to acquire profits, these markets include
the retailing of books, clothing, electronics, furniture, toys, petrol, software, financial
services, telecoms and internet services this is due to its gargantuan size as it is a global
business it has the power to move into other markets and open branches in more countries
in coming years.
Recruitment and selection: Recruitment is the process a business follows to attract
applicants to apply for a job and then to choose the best person for the job. Selection is the
decision-making process by the business by checking CV’s and references to know whether
an applicant is worthy of their job, it is very imperative that the business gets this right, so
that they employ the right type of people.
Before the recruitment process can begin the business needs to first plan its recruitment, in
other words they need to decide whether they need to recruit, whether its internally or
externally and how and where to advertise to get the right applicants and so, they check the
number and skills of their current employees to meet present and future need for
employees. Recruitment planning holds significant importance due to its purpose being to
identify the goals for a particular role, because it makes the job analysis more specific.
Tesco as well as many other supermarkets need to recruit staff for many reasons, including
expansion for the new chains, staff sick or paternity, maternity leave or for seasonal
demand which is usually the most common cause for recruiting. Sometimes Tesco need to
recruit immediately due to seasonal demand and for gaps in their workforce, so they need
to fill the gaps to meet their workforce supply shortage by increasing their demand for
candidates. Then Tesco begin putting up adverts on their site and on agencies to grab
attention which would lead candidates to agencies, job centres or their website to begin the
application process.
Tesco recruitment process mainly involves the use of their own website and Job agencies
such as indeed LinkedIn, Reed and Totaljobs.
, Tesco allows its applicants to apply online for a job as it has become very popular among
businesses. Included in the application is a job description stating all the duties and
responsibilities the applicant will take on in this role. It also shows the person specification
that will provide details of the required applicant characteristics and qualifications to ensure
that they are not interviewing everyone who applies, and they do not meet the
specifications, which would be a waste of time, money and resources. The inclusion of the
person specification and job description ensures the applicant is aware of their duties and
responsibilities while working at Tesco.
A job description is a collection of information to prospective employees about what the job
involves. It provides the purpose of the job and the types of responsibilities and duties
expected. But different organisations include their own essential information, but there are
key elements that are usually included such as the title of the job, department and location,
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