Applicatio Firm vs. Leter if Applicatio
The purpose of an Applicaton Form is to provide the HR with opening informaton in a
standard form. The purpose of a Leter of Applicaton for the candidate to express their
interest for a positon. It highlights the candidate’s abilites and strengths and illustrates the
candidate’s experience.
The similarites between Applicaton Form and Leter of Applicaton is both documents allow
HR to analyse the informaton about the applicant’s backgrounds, work experience,
qualifcatons and skills.
The diferences between the Applicaton Form and Leter of Applicaton is Applicaton Forms
have a more standard format for collectng and analysing data whereas Leter of Applicaton
are more personal making it more difcult for HR to analyse informaton amongst
candidates.
The Applicaton Form is useful when it comes to organisaton & management of applicatons
is, it is easier for HR to compare applicatons from data about the applicatons therefore it
helps in the decision making process informaton amongst candidates. When conductng an
interview, both documents can help the interviewer to ask questons related to applicants’
experience, past achievements, qualifcatons etc. Applicaton Form and Leter of
Applicaton is useful when making a selecton decision because it is easy to compare data
however, the interview would be signifcant for HR to make fnal selecton decision.
Jib Descriptio vs. Persio Specifcatio
The purpose of the Job Descripton is it gives a detailed informaton about the job dutes and
responsibilites and an overview of what is expected as part of the role along with a
summary of dutes and responsibilites to be performed. Person Specifcaton is the
statement, which explains minimum eligibility requirement for performing a partcular job.
This could include demographic features, physical features, psychological features or
personal features.
The similarites of both Job Descripton and Person Specifcaton include a brief statement
about the same job. They are both documents used to design interview questons and both
documents easily allow HR to compare candidates’ informaton.
The diferences are Job Descripton comprises of designaton, place of work, salary range,
responsibilites etc. On the other hand, Person Specifcaton contains educatonal
qualifcatons, experience, skills, knowledge, age etc. Another diference is Job Descripton
describes jobs, but Person Specifcaton jobholders. Job Descripton and Person Specifcaton
list of diferent requirements needed for the job.
When organising and managing applicatons Job Descriptons helps HR to easily, manage
applicatons by using Job Descripton requirement to compare to applicants’ criteria as well
as the Person Specifcaton. HR can make a quick judgement on who are the most qualifed
and suitable to receive an invite for interview. Using Job Descripton and Person
Specifcaton is useful when organising and managing applicatons because both documents
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