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Case Study About Recruitment

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Running Head: RECRUITMENT
Name
Definition
Advantages
Disadvantages
Application form
A document that a job
applicant is required to fill, to
provide information to the
employer.
- Simplistic and
standardized.
- informative and enlightens
the applicant about job
requirements
- they are limiting since they entail
preset spaces
- insecure as in the case where
they as for confidential
information on paper
Psychometric tests
The objective measurement of
behavioral and cognitive traits
of an individual by scientific
means (Taylor, 2015).
- provides employers with
an insightful view of the
applicants
- are an insurance against
pricey recruitment errors
- people’s responses do not reflect
their capabilities
- are inconsiderate to people of
marginalized backgrounds
- conducting the tests requires
trained personnel
Résumé or
curriculum vitae
review
A short account of an
applicant’s professional
qualifications
- the recruiter obtains
applicants information
easily
- more alluring since the
format allows for inclusion
of information as desired
- may include gaps due to lack of
experience or unemployment,
which may not resonate well with
the employer (Sullivan, 2016)
- not all skills fit within the
respective context, making them
unusable
Formal (structured)
interview
A form of questioning where
different individuals are
provided with similar
questions
- efficient due to
standardized questioning
- used repeatedly to verify
data reliability
- respondents are likely to alter the
truth, to portray themselves in a
positive light (Edenborough, 2014)
- limitation as to what answers a

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person can give
Informal interview
An applicant gathers
information about the
workplace, while an employer
judges the applicant’s
capabilities
- it involves an informal
approach; hence
participants are more free
- fosters a friendly
environment.
- often time consuming
- employer might get the wrong
impression from the meeting
- non-suitable for questions that
may be personal or awkward
Teaching
observation
An observer records instructor
and student behavior in a
classroom
- the evaluator is able to
assess participants on site
- allows for instant
feedback
- people are bound to change
behavior when being monitored
- a single observation cannot
adequately evaluate a teacher
Presentation by
candidates to a panel
of teachers
A job seeker is scrutinized by
a group of interviewers
(Finkel, 2013)
- it is a rigorous process as
it involves inputs from
different people
- division of responsibilities
ensures that all questions
are asked appropriately
- the candidate may feel
intimidated
- due to multiple interviewers,
complacency may affect the
interview process
Online testing
A job seekers response is
evaluated and graded
electronically
- tests can remain
confidential through data
encryption
- gets rid of the need for a
proctor
- users need to be computer
literate, and have an internet
connection
- machine error may alter the
process
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